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 ...
Glock pistols set the benchmark for modern handguns ... went about procurement in quite an innovative manner. The Beretta M9, which was adopted in 1985, was initially the basic sidearm for ...