BERETTA MODEL 92-S SEMI AUTO PISTOL

SERIAL U415052. BARREL 4.5". CALIBER 9MM. This is the gun that ousted the Colt 1911-A1 from the American military service. Replacing the classic 1911 with an Italian made gun still smells to most gunnies but it had to be a good gun to beat the old war horse Colt. This gun is referred to as the M9 in it's military state. In order to meet requirements of some law enforcement agencies, Beretta modified the Beretta 92 by adding a slide-mounted combined safety and decocking lever, replacing the frame mounted manual thumb safety. This resulted in the 92S, which was adopted by several Italian law enforcement and military units. The magazine release button is at the bottom of the grip as is customary in Europe. This model was produced from 1978 to 1982. This gun shows overall high edge holster wear with handling marks. Slide is stamped R Guns Carpentersville Il . Bore is excellent. *