Text description provided by the architects. There were two challenges in designing the M9-C project: having to mix four different uses - school, culture, housing and parking - on one complicated ...

The M9 is a lightweight, semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta and designed to replace the M1911A1 .45 caliber pistol and .38 caliber revolvers. The Beretta M9 has redundant automatic ...

The Beretta M9 Was Cheaper to Produce This move was controversial because the military went from the Colt’s .45 ACP round to the Beretta’s 9 X 19 mm caliber bullet.

Key Points - The Beretta M9 served as the US military's standard sidearm for decades, seeing action from Desert Storm through the Global War on Terror, eliciting both strong support and criticism.