Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this Italian made semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction, this is the Beretta Model 1934.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Beretta
Model: 1934
Serial: 773312
Caliber: 9 Corto (.380 ACP)
Model: 1934
Serial: 773312
Caliber: 9 Corto (.380 ACP)
Finish: Blued
Barrel Length: 3 ¼"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front and Rear
Stock/Grips: Metal Backed Black Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Beretta Model 1934 is a historically significant Italian semi-automatic pistol that became one of the most widely produced and longest-serving military sidearms of the 20th century, symbolizing interwar and World War II-era small arms design with its compact, reliable, and straightforward construction. Designed and manufactured by Beretta in 1934 for adoption by the Royal Italian Army, the M1934 was chambered for the 9×17 mm Corto cartridge, better known today as .380 ACP, a popular military and police caliber in Europe at the time that balanced manageable recoil with sufficient effectiveness for a service pistol. Its blowback action and open-top slide, a hallmark of early Beretta blowback pistols, enabled smooth feeding and ejection and contributed to a remarkably simple mechanism composed of relatively few parts—an advantage in both field maintenance and wartime production. With a 7-round detachable box magazine, fixed front blade, rear notch sights, and an exposed hammer, the M1934 was designed for rugged reliability and ease of use, with fixed sights and a compact 3.7-inch barrel that supported close-quarters service. Over its production life from 1934 until 1991, Beretta built well over 1 million examples, a testament to its enduring utility in Italian military, police, and colonial service, and it also saw use by foreign forces such as Romania and various partisan groups during World War II. Praised for its dependable feeding and solid construction, the Model 1934 continued in Italian service well into the post-war era, only being phased out with the adoption of more modern pistols like the Beretta 92 series, and remains popular among collectors and historical shooters as a representative artifact of classic European military pistol design.
Contents:
Barrel Length: 3 ¼"
Optics/Sights: Fixed Front and Rear
Stock/Grips: Metal Backed Black Synthetic
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Beretta Model 1934 is a historically significant Italian semi-automatic pistol that became one of the most widely produced and longest-serving military sidearms of the 20th century, symbolizing interwar and World War II-era small arms design with its compact, reliable, and straightforward construction. Designed and manufactured by Beretta in 1934 for adoption by the Royal Italian Army, the M1934 was chambered for the 9×17 mm Corto cartridge, better known today as .380 ACP, a popular military and police caliber in Europe at the time that balanced manageable recoil with sufficient effectiveness for a service pistol. Its blowback action and open-top slide, a hallmark of early Beretta blowback pistols, enabled smooth feeding and ejection and contributed to a remarkably simple mechanism composed of relatively few parts—an advantage in both field maintenance and wartime production. With a 7-round detachable box magazine, fixed front blade, rear notch sights, and an exposed hammer, the M1934 was designed for rugged reliability and ease of use, with fixed sights and a compact 3.7-inch barrel that supported close-quarters service. Over its production life from 1934 until 1991, Beretta built well over 1 million examples, a testament to its enduring utility in Italian military, police, and colonial service, and it also saw use by foreign forces such as Romania and various partisan groups during World War II. Praised for its dependable feeding and solid construction, the Model 1934 continued in Italian service well into the post-war era, only being phased out with the adoption of more modern pistols like the Beretta 92 series, and remains popular among collectors and historical shooters as a representative artifact of classic European military pistol design.
Contents:
This example will ship with the leather holster and all other contents pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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