Did it win any wars? The Soviets lost Afganistan. The M1911 was on the
winning side of 2 major world wars.


"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:20:24 -0500, Tony
wrote:
I would dispute the definition of "the most successful" firearm merely
because it was the most widely produced / cheapest.

How would you measure success, then?