As much as chimps may prefer Glocks or H&Ks, I'm really struck by the resurgence in Model 1911 Brownings."M1911 comeback" gives 147,000 hits on Google. This is an old article but still interesting; the new article is in gun stores with every arms make putting out multiple variations on this venerable theme.
As a mere child I was taught the design was to stop the Moros of Mindano - Islamists peeved with Teddy Roosevelt and infused with lots of get-up-and-go. Well here we are 100 years later and...
(IBM just turned 100 as well.)
