Durability: just how tough is the M9?

[Kurtis Dwight Davis]

Please be advised personal correspondence from the original M-9 manufacturer is now available on this website. Go to photoserver, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and look under new photos. Said correspondence was received in response to solicitation of license agreement for U.S. Patent 4,458,420. This represents evidence of a unique, untold part of the M-9 history, and is available only on "Quarterbore". Such correspondence was made part of an official investigation, conducted by the United States Army Laboratory Command; as such, it would, in theory, be available through Freedom of Information Act request.