Cavalry Trials for Browning's Automatic Pistol: The Colt 1907
The Colt Model 1907 was a crucial but ultimately unsuccessful prototype in the lineage leading to the M1911. Developed after the Thompson-LaGarde tests mandated a .45 caliber, it incorporated requested features like a grip safety and loaded chamber indicator. Despite improvements over the 1905, cavalry field trials revealed reliability issues and soldier dissatisfaction, leading to its obsolescence with Browning's subsequent M1911 design.









