Discounting obscure stuff that's Forgotten Weapons...
The first double stack 9mm pistol was the FN Hi-Power.
Then...
S&W 59?
Did we really go from 1935 to 1971 without another commercially viable double stack 9?
Beretta's 92 series starts in '72.
Then Glock in '82.
P-series Ruger in '85.
Were wonder-nines really so thin on the ground for so long?
The first double stack 9mm pistol was the FN Hi-Power.
Then...
S&W 59?
Did we really go from 1935 to 1971 without another commercially viable double stack 9?
Beretta's 92 series starts in '72.
Then Glock in '82.
P-series Ruger in '85.
Were wonder-nines really so thin on the ground for so long?