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The XM9 program name had not yet been assigned when these tests took place. The first round of these handgun tests occurred in 1979-1980 at Eglin AFB in Northern Florida.<ref>''Army R, D & A. Volume 22, Number 1;'' "JSSAP management committee[...] coordinated their service inputs. This study was {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} two principal parts, the first being the on-going Air Force Evaluation of handguns which was being conducted at Elgin Air Force Base, FL, in which various model 9mm pistols were evaluated against the M1911A1's and M15 .38 cal revolvers. The second part of the study considered a review of compilation of all existing historical reports and studies relative to pistols, hand-guns and their performance."</ref>

EightThe eight pistols that were entered into the competitiontrials were:<ref name=ArmyRDA_V22>Army R, D & A. Volume 22, Number 1</ref>

*{{flagicon|ITA}}: [[Beretta]] of Italy entered their [[Beretta 92|Beretta 92S-1]], which would later be made into the 92F design. This emerged as the winner of the trials and would be eventually adopted as the [[Beretta M9]].

*{{flagicon|BEL}}: [[FN Herstal]] of Belgium submitted threetwo separate designsentries, the [[FN HP-DA|Browning BDA]],M1935 theHigh FN GP version of the [[Browning Hi-Power]] and the '''FN FABrowning (Fast Action)''', a special double-action version of the M1935 Hi-Power.

*{{flagicon|USA}}: [[Colt's Manufacturing Company]] of the United States submitted the '''Colt SSP''' (stainless steel pistol), a [[9×19mm Parabellum]] variant of the Colt Model 1971, which was an earlier attempt to develop a new service pistol to replace the M1911, with some minor mechanical alterations made for the trials. Colt submitted 30 new SSPs out of a production run of around 50, but their pistol was not selected. One example is on display at the [[Aberdeen Proving Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/137778371814/colt-model-1971-in-1971-colt-unveiled-a-new-modern|title=- Colt Model 1971 In 1971 Colt unveiled a new modern...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg/usa/colt-ssp-e.html|title=Modern Firearms - Colt SSP|date=22 October 2010}}</ref>

*{{flagicon|GER}}: [[Heckler & Koch]], also of Germany, submitted two pistols, the [[Heckler & Koch P9S]] and the [[Heckler & Koch VP70]]. The former carried the smallest magazine of all the pistols tested, while the VP70 boasted the highest capacity magazine.