SOLD ULTRA RARE, EARLY & IMPORTANT, 3rd TYPE MOD 1915-1919-Mo1934 7.65 BERETTA PISTOL, ITALIAN AIR FORCE MARKED, THIS IS THE FINAL PRE-PRODUCTION VARIANT OF THE MODEL 1934/35 SERIES BERETTA!

IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS ADVANCED BERETTA COLLECTOR THEN YOU WILL REALIZE THE RARITY OF THIS PIECE. WE HAVE A MODEL 1915-1919-Mo1934 BERETTA PISTOL THAT IS 1935 DATED IN 7.65 CALIBER, OFTEN REFFERED TO AS THE NAVY MODEL.  ACCORDING TO THE ITALIAN BOOK BERETTA AUTOMTIC PISTOLS THIS PISTOL IS PART OF A SHIPMENT OF ONLY 100 GUNS THAT WAS SENT TO THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE IN MAY OF 1935 JUST ABOUT 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE AIR FORCE BEGAN TO RECIEVE THE FIRST MODEL 1935 PISTOLS.  THIS PISTOL IS CONSIDERED TO BE PART OF THE PRE-PRODUCTION FINAL VERSION (3rd type) OF THE MODEL 1934/35 SERIES.  

THIS PISTOL IS IN 96% CONDITION WITH A VERY NICE BORE. THIS IS BOTH A VERY RARE BERETTA AND A VERY RARE ITALIAN AIR FORCE PISTOL, MUCH RARER THAN THE MODEL 1931 NAVY PISTOLS. IF YOU ARE A SERIOUS BERETTA COLLECTOR THIS WILL LIKELY BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO OWN ONE OF THESE PISTOLS.  THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND EXAMPLE THAT WE HAVE COME ACROSS IN 35 YEARS!