The handgun that will replace the M9 sidearm that soldiers have carried for more than 30 years will be rolling out to units in 2018.
Sig Sauer, manufacturer of the Army's new M17 handgun, will sell a limited number of the gun to the public next year.
With the stroke of a pen, as many as 10,000 Army surplus 1911A1 pistols could be available for sale to the public early next year.
Soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division are the first to receive the Army's new handguns.
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The first batch of the Army’s new handguns will hit three units starting next month.
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