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Girardi ES9.

The Girardi ES9 is Jason’s pistol; Rockstar promotes a personalized version with detailed engraving.

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Jason and Lucia’s personalized pistols in official promotional imagery
Jason and Lucia’s personalized pistols in official promotional imagery.
Grand Theft Auto VI official cover art
Key points

Girardi ES9 at a Glance

  • The Girardi ES9 is a GTA 6 pistol that Rockstar names as Jason’s.
  • Its personalized version has detailed engraving, including the inscription Sua Sponte.
  • Rockstar has not released combat statistics for it.

Overview

The Girardi ES9 is Jason Duval’s pistol in Rockstar’s Personalized Weapon Variants benefit, which offers a specially engraved version of it. Unlike many of the firearms in Rockstar’s screenshots, it has an official model name.

Design and character association

Jason’s personalized pistol is engraved with the inscription Sua Sponte. Lucia’s matching pistol has floral detail and her signature instead. Jason’s military background is part of his Rockstar biography, and Rockstar’s Rob Nelson has described him as a former special-forces soldier.

Availability

The engraved ES9 is one of Rockstar’s edition benefits. Where to get a standard ES9, its price, any mission that unlocks it and whether an unengraved version exists have not been revealed.

Statistics and ammunition

Rockstar has not revealed the ES9’s damage, magazine capacity, ammunition type or rate of fire.

Comparison with Lucia’s Klose K17

Jason’s ES9 carries his personalized inscription, while Lucia’s K17 has roses and her signature. Both are named pistols with engraved versions. Rockstar has not compared their damage, recoil, accuracy or reload speed, or said whether either engraving affects performance.

Still to come

Not Confirmed Yet

  • Where to get the standard ES9, and its price, have not been revealed.
  • Its ammunition type and magazine capacity have not been revealed.
  • Rockstar has not released performance figures for it.
  • Rockstar has not announced any attachments beyond the engraving.
Quick answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Sua Sponte inscription point to a specific Army unit?

Rockstar has not said. Rob Nelson has described Jason as a former special-forces soldier but has not named his unit.