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The Beretta 93R was designed to be used by the Italian counter-terrorism forces of the national police Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza and Carabineri Gruppo di Intervento Speciale (both formed in the late 1970s in response to terrorism) but was also adopted by other police and military forces who required a concealable weapon with rapid fire capabilities.
Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfabbrika ˈdarmi ˈpjɛːtro beˈretta]; "Pietro Beretta Weapons Factory") is a privately held Italian firearms manufacturing company operating in several countries. Its firearms are used worldwide for various civilian, law enforcement, and military purposes.
Beretta Model 1918 (1918) Beretta Model 1938A (1938, based on earlier 1935 model) Beretta Model 38/42 (1940s, formed basis for model 3) TZ-45 (1940s, later produced as BA-52 for the Burmese Army) Armaguerra OG-43; FNAB 43 (1943) Variara submachine gun (1944), entirely engineered and produced by Italian partisans
Beretta 92FS, standard handgun [34] Caracal pistol; Glock 17 and 19 [36] Smith & Wesson Model 28.357 Magnum revolver (for backup in VIP Protection duties) [34] Beretta 93R; Benelli M1 Super 90; Benelli M3 [36] - replaced the older Franchi SPAS-12, [34] Franchi PA-3, [34] Franchi PA-7/PA-8 series and Beretta M3P shotguns; Benelli M4 Super 90 ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Pages in category "Beretta pistols" ... Beretta 93R; Beretta 418; Beretta 950; Beretta 3032 Tomcat;
During World War I, a machine pistol version of the Steyr M1912 called the Repetierpistole M1912/P16 was produced. It used a 16-round fixed magazine loaded via 8 round stripper clips, a detachable shoulder stock and a rather large exposed semi-auto/full-auto selector switch on the right side of the frame above the trigger (down = semi & up = full). [3]
The Beretta 92 pistol evolved from earlier Beretta designs, most notably the M1923 and M1951. From the M1923 comes the open slide design, while the alloy frame and the hinged locking block, originally from Walther P38, were first used in the M1951. The grip angle and the front sight integrated with the slide were also common to earlier Beretta ...
[k] RoboCop's gun, the Auto-9, is a Beretta 93R with an extended barrel and larger grip. It was modified to fire blank bullets , and vents were cut into the side to allow for multi-directional muzzle flashes with every three-shot burst.