It was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model of ...
35 pistol, which resulted from an interesting coincidence, was one of the best designs of World War II. It is a design heavily inspired by the Colt M1911 and Browning Hi-Power prototypes.