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The Beretta model 1934 is a compact, semi-automatic (or self-loading) pistol which was issued as a standard service firearm to the Italian armed forces beginning in 1934. Its caliber is 9 mm Corto (also known as 9x17mm Browning Short or .380 ACP).

Armi Beretta SpA of Gardone Val Trompia (about 20 km north of Brescia, Italy) has a history in firearms manufacturing reaching back to 1526, when they were established as a maker of barrels. But it was not until 1915 that, responding to the needs of the military during World War I, they produced their first pistol, the model 1915. Beretta has become one of the world's largest pistol makers and the model 1934 (M1934) was their most numerous product in the pre-World War II era.

In the early 1930s, the Italian army was impressed by the Walther PP pistol. Beretta did not want to lose a big military contract to their German competitor and designed the M1934 for the Italian Army which accepted it in 1937. This model was followed by the M1935, which was similar to the M1934 in most respects, except that it fired a .32 ACP (7.65 mm Browning) cartridge.

Pistols made during the Fascist Era are marked with their year of manufacture in two forms: the conventional Julian date in Arabic numerals and the date in the Fascist Era in Roman numerals. The Fascist calendar commenced on 28 October 1922, so a pistol from 1937 may carry either "XV" or "XVI" as its Fascist year.

As a footnote in the weapons long history, a M1934 was used in the assassination Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi, India on January 30th 1948. The pistol, serial number 606824, was wielded by Nathuram Godse in the assassination

Production
From 1934 to 1991, about 1 080 000 units


Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin Italy
Service history
In service 1937
Used by Italy
Wars World War II
Production history
Manufacturer Beretta
Produced 1934 – 1991
Number built 1,080,000
Specifications
Weight 750 g (26.4 oz)
Length 150 mm (5.91 in)
Barrel length 88 mm (3.46 in)

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Cartridge 9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP)
Action blowback
Feed system 7-round detachable box magazine



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