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Smallest .45 ACP pistols

The 25 shortest of 129 .45 ACP pistols in the catalogue with a recorded overall length. The median is 215 mm (8.46 in).

RankFirearmOverall lengthWeightYear
1stLiberator FP-45Liberator FP-45Guide Lamp Division, General MotorsGuide Lamp Division, General Motors141 mm (5.55 in)454 g1942
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 CarrySIG Sauer P220 CarrySIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 Carry DAKSIG Sauer P220 Carry DAKSIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 Carry EliteSIG Sauer P220 Carry EliteSIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 Carry Elite SAOSIG Sauer P220 Carry Elite SAOSIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 Carry SAOSIG Sauer P220 Carry SAOSIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
=2ndSIG Sauer P220 CompactSIG Sauer P220 CompactSIG SauerSIG Sauer147 mm (5.79 in)393 g
8thSmith & Wesson CS45 (Chief's Special)Smith & Wesson CS45 (Chief's Special)Smith & WessonSmith & Wesson159 mm (6.25 in)678 g1999
9thTaurus Millennium Pro PT-145Taurus Millennium Pro PT-145TaurusTaurus160 mm (6.30 in)652 g2003
10thTaurus PT745Taurus PT745TaurusTaurus165 mm (6.50 in)680 g2004
=11thGlock G36Glock G36Glock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)565 g1999
=11thGlock G30SGlock G30SGlock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)575 g2013
=11thGlock 30 Gen4Glock 30 Gen4Glock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)675 g1996
=11thGlock G30 Gen4Glock G30 Gen4Glock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)675 g1996
=11thGlock G30 Gen5Glock G30 Gen5Glock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)745 g2023
=11thGlock G30 SFGlock G30 SFGlock Ges.m.b.H.Glock Ges.m.b.H.177 mm (6.97 in)745 g2007
17thSIG Sauer P220SIG Sauer P220SIG SauerSIG Sauer180 mm (7.09 in)862 g1975
=18thRuger American Compact .45 ACPRuger American Compact .45 ACPSturm, Ruger & Co.Sturm, Ruger & Co.184 mm (7.24 in)811 g2016
=18thSmith & Wesson 457Smith & Wesson 457Smith & WessonSmith & Wesson184 mm (7.24 in)822 g1996
=18thSmith & Wesson 457SSmith & Wesson 457SSmith & WessonSmith & Wesson184 mm (7.24 in)822 g2003
=18thRuger SR1911 Officer-StyleRuger SR1911 Officer-StyleSturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.184 mm (7.24 in)879 g2016
=18thTaurus 1911 OfficerTaurus 1911 OfficerTaurusTaurus184 mm (7.24 in)936 g
23rdSmith & Wesson M&P45 CompactSmith & Wesson M&P45 CompactSmith & WessonSmith & Wesson185 mm (7.28 in)893 g2008
=24thSmith & Wesson Model 325 Night GuardSmith & Wesson Model 325 Night GuardSmith & WessonSmith & Wesson190 mm (7.48 in)794 g2008
=24thTaurus PT-945Taurus PT-945TaurusTaurus190 mm (7.48 in)855 g1994

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.