Beretta M9: The U.S. Military’s Iconic Sidearm

The chunk-chunk of the M16 rifle is iconic, and the thump of the M2 Browning unmistakable. But for over thirty years, another sound echoed across training ranges and battlefields: a sharp, authoritative crack that signified the presence of the American warfighter. This sound belonged to the Beretta M9, the standard-issue sidearm of the U.S. Armed […]