- Title:
- Colt Model 1911 A1 .45 in automatic pistol, Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Newman VC, The Essex Regiment
- Object name(s):
- pistol, self-loading, Colt, .45 in M1911 A1
- Brief description:
- Colt .45 in automatic pistol Model 1911 A1, used by Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Newman VC, The Essex Regiment. Designed by John Moses Browning and initially produced by Colt, this iconic pistol was used by the armies of several nations throughout the 20th century and saw service in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War and more recent conflicts. Lieutenant-Colonel Augustus Charles Newman won the Victoria Cross while serving with No 2 Commando, for his gallantry during the St Nazaire Raid in 1942.
- Collection:
- National Army Museum
- Associated concept:
- Firearms
- Current location:
- National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery
- Object name:
- pistol, self-loading, Colt, .45 in M1911 A1
- Object number:
- NAM. 1992-05-133-1
- Right type:
- National Army Museum Copyright
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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