Specimens were marked PS and some also were sold commercially from about 1920 to 1930.ġ919 Type- 6.35 mm.
(Brng.) This was a greatly modified version of the 1915 Type, with an original barrel mounting, changed safety lever, internal hammer, straight grip frame, metal grip plates, magazine capacity of 8 ctges., and 6-R rifling.
It was for military and police purchase only and had either RE or PS markings. type, but somewhat larger and provided with an ejector. ) This was a slightly modified version of the 7.65 mm. It was covered by 1915 patents and discontinued in 1919.ġ915 Type-9 mm. It was made for Italian army and police use only and was marked PS (Pubblica Sicurezza, public security) for police use or RE (Regio Esercito) for army use. It had straight grip frame, wood grips, magazine capacity of 7 cartridges, and 6-R rifling. (Brng.) This was a blowback with internal hammer, Mauser pocket pistol type of barrel mounting, and a firing pin which acted as ejector. Though it was reserved solely for military use up to 1956, this restriction seems now to have been removed.ġ915 Type-7.65 mm. The pistol had, at that time, been adopted by the Egyptian Army. The 1956 catalog states that it was available to foreign countries for military use. caliber pistol for military use and this led to the development of a fully locked, recoil operated design which has since become known as the 1951 Model (or M951). In 1950 it was realized that there was need for a powerful, compact, and effective 9 mm. Since their introduction they have constantly been improved. The early pistols, and most of the later ones, are of a simple blowback design with a highly functional firing system. Previous to 1915 their chief product was shotguns, but in that year they turned their attention to automatic pistols and, to date, well over two million have been made. For nearly three centuries it has enjoyed an excellent reputation for the arms it has produced.
This is certainly one of the oldest firearms manufacturing firms in existence, as it was founded in 1680. The letter O is missed out because of a possible confusion with zero, while Q also leads to confusion when stamped very small.This large group of pistols was and is manufactured by Fabrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta, Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia ), Italy.
#Beretta date of manufacture full
The reason is that the Italian language does not use the full alphabet – J,K,W,X and Y are not used in Italian words. You may wonder why the letter sequence is not logical. Here's the list - and apologies for a rather long post:
#Beretta date of manufacture serial numbers
Italian guns are easily dated by a code - not in the serial numbers but next to the proof mark.
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