Caliber: 9mm Barrel Length: 4.9 in The M9 is a lightweight, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers.

Key Points – The Beretta M9 served as the US military’s standard sidearm for decades, seeing action from Desert Storm through the Global War on Terror, eliciting both strong support and ...

Last month, Beretta,too, confirmed that it will make a bid to remain the U.S. Army's gunmaker of choice, announcing the release of the M9A3 handgun, a new version of the Beretta M9 featuring: ...

The Army's long-time pistol supplier, Beretta, is criticizing the service for failing to communicate perceived shortcomings of the M9 sooner — a move the gun maker says would have led to ...

The Beretta Model 92SB-F was formally recognized as the M9 on Jan. 14, 1985. The initial Beretta operation went forward despite legal challenges from H&K, SIG and S&W over the nature of the testing.

This was corrected with an enlarged hammer pin, resulting in the Beretta 92FS. It was this design that was ultimately adopted by the U.S. in 1985 as the M9.

The Beretta M9 pistol was introduced to the ranks as a replacement for the M1911 starting in 1985. It wasn’t until recently that both pistols were removed from service and replaced with the more ...

Beretta has made an effort to provide updated M9 pistols to the U.S. armed forces. As far back as 2003, we offered the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps M9 pistol upgrades.

A newly drilled Beretta M9 pistol is seen during the manufacturing process at the company’s plant in Accokeek, Md. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post) ...

The Beretta M9A3 was meant to be the next-generation pistol for the U.S. Army, but it was shafted in favor of a wider rival to replace the older and somewhat maligned M9. Still, the Italian gun ...

In January 1985, the Army chose the Beretta, designated it the M9, and placed an order for 321,960 pistols. It had taken the armed forces five years to choose a new handgun.