The M9 is a lightweight, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers. The Beretta M9 has redundant automatic ...

The U.S. procured around 2.7 million M1911 and M1911A1 pistols in military contracts during its service life. The M1911 was replaced by the 9mm Beretta M9 pistol as the standard U.S. sidearm in ...

The new pistol will replace the M9 Beretta, which has been the service’s primary handgun since 1986. The 101st received more than 2,000 M17s and M18s, some of which have been unpacked and test ...