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Colt Ace
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<p>The Colt Ace or Colt Service Model Ace is a Colt <a href="/facts/Model_1911/Wzb4l1cz">Model 1911</a>-derived <a href="/facts/Semi-automatic_pistol/nlBHDhu2">semi-automatic</a> firearm chambered for the <a href="/facts/.22_Long_Rifle/lYgYNrNV">.22 Long Rifle</a> cartridge instead of <a href="/facts/.45_ACP/hEdjsBlQ">.45 ACP</a>. It was created in 1931 and produced through 1947 to allow inexpensive and low-recoil <a href="/facts/Sub-caliber_training/6EA9ajrF">sub-caliber training</a> while maintaining the feel of the military Model 1911 pistol. </p>