I stumbled on this M9 slide for sale and upon closer inspection I purchased it right away.
The markings on the slide indicate that this slide was used as an actual US military M9 not the civilian M9 that can be commonly purchased. The PB logo is the plain government issue one that is on all pistols for government use only. In addition the fact that it has stamped into it "P. BERETTA" and not "BERETTA USA" means that this slide was part of one of the first few batches in the mid 80's of M9's that were built at Beretta's factory in Italy before the US based factory took over production of the M9.
I will be undergoing a restoration project to build a complete pistol again around this slide. Although it will not be a totally accurate reproduction of the military issued M9 I can get it to look almost completely like one with the exception of a few small details.
I decided to share this project of mine here on the forum so I hope some of you enjoy watching it's progress as I work though the process of bringing this vintage M9 slide back into a complete pistol again. It should make a nice addition to my Beretta collection when it is done.
At the moment I am making arrangements to have the slide refinished back to its standard matte black condition.
The markings on the slide indicate that this slide was used as an actual US military M9 not the civilian M9 that can be commonly purchased. The PB logo is the plain government issue one that is on all pistols for government use only. In addition the fact that it has stamped into it "P. BERETTA" and not "BERETTA USA" means that this slide was part of one of the first few batches in the mid 80's of M9's that were built at Beretta's factory in Italy before the US based factory took over production of the M9.
I will be undergoing a restoration project to build a complete pistol again around this slide. Although it will not be a totally accurate reproduction of the military issued M9 I can get it to look almost completely like one with the exception of a few small details.
I decided to share this project of mine here on the forum so I hope some of you enjoy watching it's progress as I work though the process of bringing this vintage M9 slide back into a complete pistol again. It should make a nice addition to my Beretta collection when it is done.
At the moment I am making arrangements to have the slide refinished back to its standard matte black condition.
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