service revolver which proved ineffective against the suicide attacks by Moro rebels. At that time there were still a large number of revolvers in use by the US military forces and it was during the Moro Rebellion of 1899 – 1913 in the southern Philippines that the necessity of a self-loading pistol rather than a revolver was realised. The history of the 45 ACP and the Colt 1911 started during the late 1890’s.
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