A view of the old and new standard handgun of the U.S. military services. At left is the M-1911A1 .45-caliber pistol, first used for military service in 1911. At right is the M-9 9mm Beretta pistol, the weapon selected as the standard handgun of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Country: Unknown
Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
1911
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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