Beretta M1934
| Beretta M1934 | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Italy |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta |
| Manufacturer country: | Italy |
| Production time: | 1934 to 1991 |
| Model variants: | M1934, M1935 |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 150 mm |
| Total height: | 123 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.75 kg |
| Barrel length : | 89 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
9 × 17 mm (M1934), 7.65 × 17 mm (M1935) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 7 (9 mm), 8 (7.65 mm) cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | single-row bar magazine |
| Number of trains : | 6th |
| Twist : | right |
| Closure : | Mass closure |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
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The Beretta M1934 is a self-loading pistol of Italian production. In the 1930s by Beretta developed handgun with the characteristic finger rest on the lower end of the handle was during the Second World War in all branches of the Armed Forces Italian used and also to the police the country delivered. Over a million pistols were manufactured by 1980.
History and commitment
While the Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta can look back on a centuries-long tradition as an arms smith, the company only achieved greater success with its pistols from the 1920s. Initially, pocket pistols were aimed at the civilian market; with stronger calibers, the models also became interesting for the military. The Beretta M1934 with the comparatively weak cartridge of caliber 9 × 17 mm ( .380 ACP ) finally became the orderly weapon of the Regio Esercito , the Italian army. The almost identical Beretta M1935 in caliber 7.65 mm went to the Navy ( Regia Marina ) and the Air Force ( Regia Aeronautica ). The demand was so immense that only a few specimens made it onto the civilian market or exported. This only happened after the war. After production ceased in 1980, several thousand Berettas were still made for collectors in 1990/91.
technology
The 9 mm Beretta only has a ground lock and no locked lock, as is the case with pistols with the much stronger Parabellum caliber 9 × 19 mm . The 9 × 17 mm ammunition used in the Beretta M1934 is less powerful than the Parabellum cartridge, but the bullet effect is sufficient for a self-defense weapon. In addition, the muzzle velocity of 295 m / s is below the speed of sound , which is why a silencer can be used without special ammunition. The M1934 was quite complex to manufacture by military standards, but it turned out to be very robust and reliable.
Movie and TV
The weapon was noticeably often seen in British television productions of the 1960s and 70s such as Simon Templar , Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone or Die 2 next to the Walther P38 , PPK and M1911 . James Bond uses this weapon in the films before the "Dr. NO" assignment. His boss M notes in the movie James Bond - 007 is chasing Dr. No opposite him smugly that the gun had jammed and therefore Bond spent several months in the hospital. So he had the gun retracted - much to Bond's displeasure - and replaced by a Walther PPK .