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On September 30, 2011, Beretta USA announced that the U.S. Army's Foreign Military Sales program has purchased an additional 15,778 Model 92FS pistols for the Afghan military and other U.S. allies. [37] The Model 92FS is the non-U.S. military designation for the M9 pistol. In September 2012, Beretta USA announced that the U.S. Army had bought ...
Beretta M1934 [2] - This weapon had an amazingly long service life in the Italian army only being replaced in 1981. Beretta 92S [ 3 ] - Adopted in 1981 to replace obsolete M1934. Later variant Beretta M9 similarly replaced the long lived M1911 pistol in US service.
The P226 was the runner-up to the M9, as both were the only two to satisfactorily pass the trials. However, the P226 would ultimately not be chosen. In a later competition for a compact service pistol, SIG Sauer's P228 became the M11 pistol.: Steyr of Austria submitted the Steyr GB.
Mk 2 Mod 0/1/2 (Semi-Automatic Rifle, 7.62×51mm NATO) M1 Garand (Semi-automatic rifle, .30-06) M1941 Johnson rifle (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) Model 45A; M1946 rifle (never used in active duty) M1947 Johnson auto carbine (Semi-Automatic Rifle, .30-06) Pedersen Rifle (.276) (competed unsuccessfully with M1 Garand to become primary service rifle)
Pistol Auto 9mm 1A: Semi-automatic pistol: 9×19mm India Canada: Status: In service. Standard side-arm of the Indian Army, manufactured under license from John Inglis and Company by Ordnance Factory Board, used by special forces in small numbers. [26] Glock Austria: Status: In service. Standard special forces pistol. [26] Beretta Px4 Storm Italy
The United States Army uses various equipment in the course of their work. Small arms Firearms Model Image Caliber Type Origin Details Pistols SIG Sauer M17 9×19mm NATO Pistol United States SIG Sauer P320 – US Army Standard Issue Sidearm. Winner of the Modular Handgun System competition. Replaced all M9 and M11 pistols in service. Glock 26 9×19mm NATO Pistol Austria Glock 26 – limited ...
Firearm Type Calibre Service Bodeo M1889: Revolver 10.35mm 1889–1945 (?) Glisenti M1910: Semi-Automatic 9mm Glisenti: 1910–1945 (?) Beretta M1923
The British Army was the last major military service to adopt a semi-automatic service pistol as a standard sidearm, phasing out their Webley Mk IV, Enfield No 2 Mk I, and Smith & Wesson Victory revolvers in 1969, [1] after which the Browning Hi-Power became the Army's official service pistol.