BERETTA 1934 Description
7.65mm or .380 ACP cal., (9mm Corto cal.), 3 3/8 in. barrel, fixed sights, blue, plastic grips, Italy's service weapon in WWII, one of the most common Beretta pistols - over one million manufactured between 1934-1980, many of the military pistols have a parkerized finish, usually with metal-backed grips, later guns have an alphabetical prefix. Post-war production (1946) serial numbers start with C00001.
Deluxe post-war commercial pistols were engraved, gold plated, and cased with a spare mag. and cleaning brush.