Question About U.S. Military Arms

[Spartan198]

Originally Posted by k9870

Then you have m9 and m11, where did 1-8 go, whats the m10?

I don't know about 1-8, but the M10 is a variant of the M9 with a reinforced slide that's supposed to prevent failures much like the one encountered by the SEALs (if I recall correctly, the rear portion of the slide broke off in mid-cycle and was flung back in a shooter's face) that caused them to switch to the SIG 226/Mark 24 Mod 0.

And just for informational purposes, there's also an M16A1 anti-tank mine, a Mark 14 Mod 0 grenade launcher (a "Special Ops" version of the Milkor M32), and a shorty variant of the M1911 pistol called the M15, so obviously a single designation isn't necessarily unique to a particular item.