From the jungle heat of Panama to the sandstorms of Iraq, the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces have counted on the Beretta M9 pistol for over two decades of distinguished service and reliability. The Commercial M9 pistol is the closest replica to the military M9 that a civilian may legally own. This M9's distinctive military-style markings on various components closely resemble those of the M9 pistols used by the U.S. Armed Forces, and its "Dot-and-Post" sight system clones that of the military M9. These two features as well as the unique M9-prefixed serial number set this Commercial M9 apart from the Beretta 92 FS pistol.