A closer look at two U.S. Ordnance Prototype Pistol designs that competed in the epic 1900s pistol trials that led to the adoption of the Colt M1911. Both are extremely rare guns made in the single digits. First is the Pierce-Hawkins, one of just two created at Springfield Armory from a design by Army Major W. S. Piece and Lt. Wilford J. Hawkins. Then, there is the Phillips U.S. Ordnance Prototype, a .45ACP pistol designed by Captain W.A. Phillips at the Franklin Armory. Neither pistol went into commercial production.
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