Country: ItalyManufacturer: Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta
Italian 9×19 mm semi-automatic pistol with short-recoil operation, a falling locking block and an open-top slide; adopted by the US Army as the M9.
The Beretta 92 series appeared in 1975; the 92FS version was introduced around 1989–1990.
In 1985 the US Army adopted the design as the M9 service pistol.