According to a GAO report, Beretta was ultimately awarded the M9 bargain for the 92F due to greater durability during endurance testing Sig Sauer P226 and a lower total package price. During the endurance testing none of the 92Fs broke, while two of the P226s cracked frames between six and seven thousand rounds.
The original P226 was manufactured in West Germany, beautiful a mandrel-stamped steel slide, and was available in blued, nickel, and two-tone finishes.