The Beretta 92FS is an Italian-made semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. The model 92 was designed in 1975 and production of many variants in different calibers continues today. From 1985, the 92FS became the standard-issue sidearm of the United States military, replacing the venerable M1911A1, under the designation M9.
Overview[]
The 92FS has been made famous through its adoption by the American military as their standard issue sidearm (in its military variant, the M9). Notably, the Beretta was one of the first pistols to feature a double-stacked magazine, giving it around twice the ammunition capacity of most competing pistols when it was first launched.
While only 5,000 of the original model were produced, today there are over 50 different models available, including the 93R machine pistol. Notably, an unlicensed copy of the Beretta 92FS is manufactured by Taurus in Brazil.
Notable Users[]
Several of the survivors in Gunnison, Colorado acquired Beretta 92FS pistols from the armory aboard the National Guardsmen's Stryker armored fighting vehicle.
Yakuza hitman Hanzo carried a customized 92FS Inox as his primary weapon. His pistol was fitted with ivory grips and a custom-made compensator.
Loonie members Baxley and Coyle carried 92FS pistols during their confrontations with the Fugitive and Upgrade Predators. Most notably, they used their sidearms to simultaneously mercy-kill each other when grievously wounded fighting the Upgrade Predator. Quinn McKenna also kept a Beretta 92FS in a gun case at his home, alongside a Remington Model 700.
Several members of the crew of the USCSS Covenant carried Beretta 92FS Brigadiers while stranded on Planet 4, including Daniels and Rosie, the latter of whom carried an Inox version fitted with a tactical light.
Trivia[]
- In the 2010 video game Aliens vs. Predator, the United States Colonial Marine Corps uses a pistol visually based on the Beretta 93R (a three-round burst derivative of the 92FS) as their standard issue sidearm (even though its name, the VP78 Pistol, implies it is based on the Heckler & Koch VP70). It is capable of firing three-round bursts, a feature of the 93R (burst fire is also a feature on the aforementioned VP70, when the stock is attached).
- The 92FS was notably the sidearm of police detective John McClane in the first three Die Hard films.
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