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The Beretta 92 (also Beretta 96 and Beretta 98) is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The Beretta 92 was designed in 1975, and production began in 1976. The Beretta 92 was designed in 1975, and production began in 1976.
The M12 has served the U.S. Armed Forces well for decades, and was adopted simultaneously with the adoption of the Beretta 92FS in 1985. [14] [15] The Beretta 92FS performed successfully in a number of survivability trials, which included: exposure to temperature ranges between −40 and 140 °F (−40 and 60 °C); salt water corrosion tests ...
The model Beretta 92FS was the primary side arm of the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force, designated the M9 pistol. [22] In 1985, Beretta was chosen after a controversial competition to produce the M9, winning a contract for 500,000 pistols. [23] [24] A condition of the original agreement was domestic manufacture of the M9.
1984-? (92F/SB-F) 1985-present (92FS) Beretta 92G-SD/96G-SD: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum Italy: 2002 Beretta 93R: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum Italy: 1979-1993 Beretta 418: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta.25 ACP Italy: Early 1920s to c. mid-1950s Beretta 950: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta.25 ACP ...
The Beretta 93R is an Italian selective-fire machine pistol, designed and manufactured by Beretta in the late 1970s for police and military use, that is derived from their semi-automatic Beretta 92. The "R" stands for Raffica , which is Italian for "volley", "flurry", or "burst" (sometimes spoken "R" as "Rapid" in English).
The Beretta 90-Two is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. It was released in 2006 as an enhanced version of the Beretta 92, and is produced in 9×19mm, 9×21mm IMI and .40 S&W versions. The 90-Two has been replaced by the 92A1/96A1 in Beretta's lineup (see the Beretta 92 article).
Vektor also made compact versions of both models, marketed as “General models”; these have shorter barrels, slides and grips. [1] The Vektor SP1 was a short-recoil operated, locked-breech pistol. It used a Walther-type tilting locking piece, located below the straight-recoiling barrel, to lock it to the slide. The frame is made from ...
In both trials where the Beretta 92SB-F and SIG Sauer P226 competed the SIG was either equal or superior to the Beretta in most tests. [20] The purchase price for the Beretta M9 handgun was $178.50 per unit. [20] The P226 lost out in the final bidding and the Beretta emerging the winning design once again.