>I have been led to believe that the 45 was originally adopted because the Japanese took substances that caused them to be extraordinarily agressive in combat and that the 45 was a 'man stopper' by virtue of the mass of the bullet. Close quarters combat and it would stop your attacker in their tracks but a lousy longer distance piece.
That's close; it wasn't the Japanese, but Filipine guerrillas in the 1900 insurrection. Then, during the pistol trials, the Cavalry Board weighed in with their requirement about being able to stop a horse as well. Basically everything smaller than .44 was thrown out.
Dan LeClair
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