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The Beretta 92 was designed in 1975, and production began in 1976. Many variants in several calibers continue to be used to the present. The United States military replaced the .45 ACP M1911A1 pistol in 1985 with the Beretta 92FS, designated as the "M9".
The Beretta Cx4 Storm is a pistol-calibre semi-automatic carbine aimed at the sporting, personal defense and law enforcement markets. It was designed to accept magazines from different Beretta pistol platforms ( 92/96 , 8000 "Cougar" series , Px4 ) using adapters.
The Beretta 92G-SD and 96G-SD Special Duty handguns are semi-automatic, locked-breech delayed recoil-operated, double/single-action pistols, fitted with the heavy, wide Brigadier slide, chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge (92G-SD) and the .40 S&W cartridge (96G-SD), framed with the addition of the tactical equipment rail, designed and manufactured by Beretta.
M1911A1 and early M9 with magazines removed. In the 1970s, every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces (except the U.S. Air Force) carried the .45 ACP M1911 pistol.The USAF opted to use .38 Special revolvers, which were also carried by some criminal investigation/military police organizations, USAF strategic missile officer crews, and military flight crew members across all the services when serving ...
The report is titled Pistol Procurement - Allegations on Army Selection of Beretta 9-mm as DOD Standard Sidearm (June 1986). --D.E. Watters 00:31, 5 March 2006 (UTC) (The Army evaluators and the GAO also had greater confidence that Beretta would actually deliver its pistols on time and on budget, compared to Sig.
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 The 90-Two has been replaced by the 92A1/96A1 in Beretta's lineup (see the Beretta 92 article).
Standard issue handgun to be replaced by the Beretta APX. In service since 1978 830 delivered in 2008; 7,000 delivered in 2010; Beretta APX Italy: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm Parabellum — New standard issue handgun. Successor of the Beretta 92FS, first entering in service with forces in active combat missions [2] Glock 17 Austria: Semi ...
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.