Replacing Beretta: the S&W XM10 Trials Pistol
The Smith & Wesson XM10 was a contender in the US Army's XM10 pistol trials, a follow-up to the XM9 trials that selected the Beretta M9. This rare prototype, based on the Model 459, featured a 20-round magazine and removed the magazine safety. Despite S&W's improvements, the Beretta M9 ultimately won the final trials in 1988, leading to the XM10 program's discontinuation.









