BERETTA ~ 1934 ~ 9MM CORTO

Beretta Model 1934 Chambered for 9MM Corto Ammunition. The Model 1934 is one of the best-known Beretta pistols. During World War II, it was the main service pistol of the Italian armed forces and was also used by some military units in Germany, Romania and Finland. After the war, the M1934 continued to serve Italy's military into the 1960s, and with the Italian police through the 1970s. The Model 1934 was chambered for the 9mm Corto, which we know as the .380 ACP. Relatively short and compact, especially when compared to the Government Model 1911 .45 Auto, captured 1934s were popular with U.S. GIs as a back-up gun on the battlefield. Many of these pistols were brought to the United States after the war as souvenirs.