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Colt OHWS, the Glossary

The Colt OHWS (also known as Colt SOCOM) was a semi-automatic pistol created by Colt to compete for the United States Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) tender.^[1]

11 relations: Colt's Manufacturing Company, Heckler & Koch, Heckler & Koch Mark 23, List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces, M1911 pistol, Magazine (firearms), Semi-automatic pistol, Silencer (firearms), Special forces, United States Special Operations Command, .45 ACP.
Colt semi-automatic pistols
Trial and research firearms of the United States

Colt's Manufacturing Company

Colt's Manufacturing Company, LLC (CMC, formerly Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms manufacturer, founded in 1855 by Samuel Colt that has become a subsidiary of Czech holding company Colt CZ Group.

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Heckler & Koch

Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK or H&K) is a German firearms manufacturer that produces handguns, rifles, submachine guns, and grenade launchers.

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Heckler & Koch Mark 23

The Heckler & Koch MK 23, MK 23 MOD 0, Mark 23, or USSOCOM MARK 23 is a semi-automatic large-frame pistol chambered in.45 ACP, designed specifically to be an offensive pistol. Colt OHWS and Heckler & Koch Mark 23 are .45 ACP semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic pistols of the United States.

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List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces

This is a list of weapons served individually by the United States armed forces.

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M1911 pistol

The Colt M1911 (also known as 1911, Colt 1911 or Colt Government in the case of Colt-produced models) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the.45 ACP cartridge. Colt OHWS and M1911 pistol are .45 ACP semi-automatic pistols, Colt semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic pistols of the United States.

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Magazine (firearms)

A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine).

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Semi-automatic pistol

A semi-automatic pistol (also called a self-loading pistol, autopistol, or autoloading pistol) is a handgun that automatically ejects and loads cartridges in its chamber after every shot fired.

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Silencer (firearms)

A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle.

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Special forces

Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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United States Special Operations Command

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces.

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.45 ACP

The.45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol), also known as.45 Auto,.45 Automatic, or 11.43×23mm is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_OHWS

Also known as Colt SOCOM.