Colt OHWS
Country of origin
United States
United States
ManufacturerColt's Manufacturing Company
The Colt OHWS (Offensive Handgun Weapon System; also known as Colt SOCOM) was a semi-automatic pistol created by Colt to compete for the United States Special Operations Command (US SOCOM) Offensive Handgun Weapon System (OHWS) tender. The winner of this competition would become the standard-issue handgun for most US special forces groups. The OHWS contract was awarded to Heckler & Koch (H&K) for their MK23 Mod 0 pistol, and Colt scrapped the project.
The OWHS program was started to find a pistol that can fire a specialized .45 ACP round known as the .45 ACP +P.
The OWHS program was started to find a pistol that can fire a specialized .45 ACP round known as the .45 ACP +P.
