Girardi ES9

Jason's sidearm

Rockstar names the Girardi ES9 as Jason's pistol in one line of its Ultimate Edition list: "Personalized sidearms with detailed engravings for Jason's Girardi ES9 pistol and Lucia's Klose K17 pistol." The same wording appeared in the edition details Take-Two published in June 2026, as reported by Shacknews. The Ultimate Edition costs $99.99 against $79.99 for the Standard Edition.

Rockstar also says Ultimate Edition bonuses are "threaded across all aspects of Jason and Lucia's story, with new items uncovered behind each chapter," so the personalized pistol may not be available from the first minute.

What the official screenshot shows

Rockstar's caption reads: "The personalized variants of Jason's Girardi ES9 pistol and Lucia's Klose K17 pistol near the ledge of a swimming pool reflecting palm trees, next to a clip of money and a lit candle."

Looking at the full-size image, the ES9 has a dark slide marked "J.DUVAL," a threaded barrel and an accessory rail. The grip panels are pale and engraved with flowing banner lettering that reads "SUA SPONTE," with floral scrollwork around it. The base of the magazine is stamped "JD." Next to the guns are a money clip holding a $100 bill, a red card, a single loose round and a candle in a cut-glass holder.

Sua Sponte and the ArmyUnconfirmed

"Sua Sponte" is Latin for "of their own accord" and is the regimental motto of the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Rockstar's official biography says Jason did "a stint in the Army trying to shake off his troubled teens" before ending up in the Keys working for drug runners.

Rockstar has not said that Jason was a Ranger, and the engraving is the only hint pointing that way. Rupert Humphries, Rockstar's senior vice president of narrative, told Love magazine (as reported by GamesRadar+) that the studio "didn't want to make any kind of statement" with Jason's backstory. Read the motto as a personal detail on the gun, not as a confirmed service record.

Real-world parallelUnconfirmed

PC Gamer's survey of guns in GTA VI's trailers and screenshots says the ES9 is "modelled on the Beretta 92FS" and notes Jason has been seen carrying it several times. PC Gamer also observed that GTA VI gives guns specific names where GTA V mostly used generic labels like "pistol" and "heavy pistol." Rockstar has not confirmed any real-world model, and its fictional gun brands are not licensed copies.

What is still unknownUnconfirmed

Rockstar has not published the ES9's damage, magazine size, price, where Standard Edition players can buy one, or whether Lucia can use it. It has also said nothing about the Girardi brand itself.

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