Yep. And General Pershing had just the answer for that problem, and it was NOT Mr. Browning's M1911 .45 auto.
Correction it was the Philippine Insurrection were the regulars were equipped with .38 caliber revolvers, but the Phillipine constabulary were issued .45 Colt Peacemakers. These ( the .45 revolvers) were considered obsolete by the Army .
It was in fighting with the guerrillas that the Army realized that against a fanatic enemy at close quarters the .38 revolver cartridge ( NOT the .38 Special) just didn’t cut it.
The “War Department “ then came out with a “request for an improved sidearm”. The Browning design was an improvement on an earlier Browning pistol in the same cartridge.
Just thought you would like to know. 8*)
Yep. And General Pershing had just the answer for that problem, and it was NOT Mr. Browning's M1911 .45 auto.