Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Zvichitevera kubudirira kwayo mumiedzo, pfuti yeColt yakagamuchirwa zviri pamutemo neHondo musi waKurume 29, 1911, payakasarudzwa Model ya1911, yakazoshandurwa kuita Model ya1911, muna 1917, uyezve M1911, pakati pemakore ekuma1920. Mutungamiriri weCivil Marksmanship akatanga kugadzira mapistol eM1911 kunhengo dzeNational Rifle Association muna Nyamavhuvhu 1912. Anenge mapistori zana akasimbiswa "N.R.A". pasi pechirongwa chechirongwa chakagadzirwa paSpringfield Armory uye naColt. M1911 yakagamuchirwa zviri pamutemo neU.S. Navy neMarine Corps muna 1913. Iyo.45 ACP "Model ye1911 U.S. Army" yakashandiswa nezvose zveUS Army Cavalry mauto uye varwi vevarwi panguva yeUnited States '
Rwendo Rwokuranga rwokuenda kuMexico kundorwisa Pancho Villa muna 1916.