Glock 17 vs Beretta M9 / 92FS: how to tell them apart
Two military pistols that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.
Glock 17
What gives it away
Square, flat-topped slide on a polymer frame; no hammer or thumb safety, only a small blade in the middle of the trigger.
Used by
Armed forces and police in dozens of countries incl. UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Austria
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Beretta M9 / 92FS
What gives it away
Open-top slide that leaves much of the barrel exposed, an external hammer and a safety/decocker lever on the slide.
Used by
USA (being replaced by the M17), Italy, France, Brazil and others