M9 Beretta

The M9 Beretta is a 9mm pistol that replaced the Colt 1911 as the standard sidearm within the US Military.

The M9 is the US Military designation for the Beretta 92FS pistol. This semi-automatic weapon features a 15-round magazine. The M9 is carried by many US Special Operations Forces (SOF) including the Rangers, Special Forces, AFSOC Combat Controllers and MARSOC Marines. Depending on preference / requirements, an operator may instead choose to carry a Sig Sauer P226, P228 or a Glock 17 / 19.

An upgraded variant, the M9A1, features a Picatinny accessories rail, beveled magazine well and PVD-coated magazines.

M9 Beretta Specifications

MP9 Beretta - Images and Further Info

M9 Beretta pistol - side view

US DoD photo

A member of the 10th Special Forces Group fires a M9 Beretta during training.

US DoD photo by SSGT JUSTIN D. PYLE, USAF

A MSOAG MARSOC Marine takes aim with a M9 Beretta during pistol training.

DoD photo by: Lance Cpl. Richard Blumenstein

A M9 Beretta seated in a thigh holster belonging to a Marine with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC)) at Kandahar International Airport, Afghanistan, 2002

US DoD photo : CAPT CHARLES G. GROW

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