| M17/M18 | |
|---|---|
 Standard issue M17 with 21-round magazine inserted | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2017–present |
| Used by | United States Denmark |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Tim Butler[1] |
| Designed | 2015–2017 |
| Manufacturer | SIG Sauer, Inc., Newington, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Produced | 2017–present |
| No. built | 200,000[2][3] |
| Variants | M18 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | M17 834 g (29.4 oz) M18 737 g (26.0 oz) |
| Length | M17 203 mm (8.0 in) M18 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Barrel length | M17 120 mm (4.7 in) M18 98 mm (3.9 in) |
| Width | 35.5 mm (1.40 in) |
| Height | 140 mm (5.5 in) |
| Cartridge | 9mm NATO |
| Action | Short recoil-operated |
| Effective firing range | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Feed system | 17 or 21-round box magazine |
| Sights | self-illuminating iron sights for low-light conditions |
The SIG Sauer M17 and M18 are service pistols derived from the SIG Sauer P320 in use with the United States Armed Forces. On January 19, 2017, the United States Army announced that a customized version of SIG Sauer's P320 had won the Army's XM17 Modular Handgun System competition. The full-sized model was designated the M17, and the shorter length carry model, the M18.[4] The guns have subsequently been adopted by the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. The Coast Guard is the only military branch that will not be receiving the M17 and M18, they will be replacing their SIG Sauer P229R DAK with the Glock 19 Gen5 MOS.[5][6][7] The M17 and M18 will be replacing the Beretta M9, as well as several other handguns across five of the six service branches. There are two color variants, coyote brown and black, for both the M17 and M18, though almost all have been produced in coyote brown.
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- ^ "SIG Sauer Achieves Historic Program Milestone for U.S. Military Handgun". SIG Sauer. 17 November 2020.
- ^ Cox, Matthew; Seck, Hodge (19 January 2017). "Army Picks Sig Sauer's P320 Handgun to Replace M9 Service Pistol". Military.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "MHS Update: Services Embrace Army's New Sidearm". Military.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Rob V. (26 August 2023). "Here's What Pistol Each Military Branch Uses In 2023". Operation Military Kids.
- ^ "U. S. Coast Guard Selects and Fields GLOCK Pistols". Glock, Inc. 29 September 2020.