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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  ITALIAN PISTOL BERETTA MODEL 1935 7.65MM SN# 574829
Maker/Manufacturer:	BERETTA, PIETRO
Date of Manufacture:	1944
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 1044
Measurements:	OL: 13.9CM 5 1/2" BL: 8.2CM 3 1/4"

Object Description:

ITALIAN PISTOL BERETTA MODEL 1935 7.65MM SN# 574829
Manufactured by Pietro Beretta, Brescia, Italy - Standard Model 1935 Beretta. Semi-automatic, 8-round feed mechanism, fixed sights, blue finish, two-piece smooth plastic grips. Weapon weighs about 24 oz. Also known as M935. Weapon complete with 8-round detachable box magazine. Weapon is complete and in excellent condition. This was the first Beretta with a positively locked breech.

Markings:
Frame: 574829.
Slide: P. BERETTA - CAL. 7.65 - BREVATTO/GARDONE V.T 1944. Right side: 574829.
Grips: PB monogram in circle.

Notes: This model was discontinued in 1958.

"The Model 1935 pistol, issued to officers and aircrew of the Italian Air Force, was a lightened-slide version of the standard Model 1934." - Hogg & Weeks

References:
Hogg, Ian V. & John Weeks S. MILITARY SMALL ARMS OF THE 20TH CENTURY. 7th Ed. Krause Publications. Iola, WI. 2000.
Miller, David. THE ILLUSTRATED DIRECTORY OF 20TH CENTURY GUNS. Salamander Books Ltd., London, England. 2001.
Schwing, Ned. 1998 STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS. 8th Ed. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 1998.