POTD: USMC’s M45A1 CQBP In Action

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    M45A1 CQBP

    1st Lt. Samantha Rosales, a logistics planner with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M1911 .45-caliber pistol [M45A1 CQBP] during marksmanship training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the East China Sea, Sep. 21, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall)

    The USMC recently posted some photos of the M45A1 CQBP in action during a training session aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp. Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit put some rounds through the M45A1, above we see Lt. Samantha Rosales, a logistics planner, and below we see the 31st MEU’s commander, Col. Robert Brodie, taking his turn at the firing line.

    Col. Robert Brodie with M45A1 CQBP

    “Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an M1911 .45-caliber pistol [M45A1 CQBP] during marksmanship training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while underway in the East China Sea, Sep. 21, 2018. The Amphibious Reconnaissance Platoon Marines carry a variety of tactical weapons, including the M1911, and specialize in close-quarters battle tactics during amphibious operations. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide-range of military operations in the Indo-Pacific region.” (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Hannah Hall)

    The M45A1 CQBP was introduced back in 2012, it replaced the earlier 1911s in use with MARSOC and MEU(SOC) 1911. The cerakoted M45A1 Close Quarter Battle Pistol (CQBP) has a pair of dual recoil springs, 3-dot tritium sights and ambidextrous controls and a frame Picatinny rail.

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