Model M1911 pistol
One century later, the 1911 is still an outstanding pistol, still in use by law enforcement and military as well - mostly in United States - and despite the fact that some of his most famous features (as the caliber) have been re-evaluated recently.
His pros are the use of two safeties, his extreme reliability even in the dirtiest environments and his accuracy. Many SOG soldiers shelved it for the Browning Hi-power, in order to have a larger magazine at disposal (the rounds were almost doubled). With regard to this decision, SOG soldiers were precursors of the modern, hi-capacity small-caliber pistols that started being worldwide-used during the nineties, and are the nowadays standard.