Beretta M1951

[Longcolt44]

The M1951 was designed in the late 1940's and had a limited run in 1953 but didn't go in to full production until 1956 and ran until 1980 when fully replaced by the model 92. This pistol was Beretta's first locked-breech design on the market, previous Beretta semi-automatic pistols, were all blowback operated. The original design had an alloy frame but was not able to withstand the shock of the 9mm round. In 1955 the alloy frame was replaced by a steel frame which was almost 9 oz. heavier than the original alloy design. The 1951 was never sold as a commercial pistol but was sold to the military although it was never used by the Italian Army. This pistol saw heavy use by the Italian Navy, the Carabinieri,(State Police) as well as the Italian National Traffic Police. Several countries around the globe adopted this pistol as their service firearm.

A few specs; It is a single action pistol using the 9X19 Parabellum caliber with a detachable single stack 8 round magazine with a muzzle velocity of 1,230 ft per second using fixed iron sights, with a front blade and a rear notch factory set for 50 meters, about 56.7 yards. It weighs in at 48 oz. With an overall length of 8 in. and a barrel length of 4.5 in. The barrel has 6 right hand grooves with a 1:10 twist rate. It uses a cross bolt safety positioned just below the hammer in the frame. Its main competitor on the global market was the Tokarev.

Another good deal from AXIS ARMS Thanks Matt.

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[Junk Yard Dog]

[tjtM38]

Nice!

[RazorBurn]

I keep seeing these come up and so wish they were C&R. If they would put them on the C&R list I'd buy one. I've never seen one locally in the wild. Yours looks to be in real nice shape. A couple of years ago I was looking into buying one and having it shipped to my FFL but didn't. If I remember right there was some kind of a weakness in the design that required a part(s) to be replaced. If I recall there was someone making them because they factory parts were obsolete.

[SA1911a1]

I have seen some of them in gun shops and they interested me, but they seem to have been way overpriced. I would really like a chance to shoot one, so when you get it, send it on down to me for a few days. I promise I will take good care of it.

[ffuries]

I have seen some of them in gun shops and they interested me, but they seem to have been way overpriced. I would really like a chance to shoot one, so when you get it, send it on down to me for a few days. I promise I will take good care of it.

And accidentally on purpose forget to send it back........

[Longcolt44]

I have seen some of them in gun shops and they interested me, but they seem to have been way overpriced. I would really like a chance to shoot one, so when you get it, send it on down to me for a few days. I promise I will take good care of it.

And accidentally on purpose forget to send it back........

Nice try Steve.....but I have been the circus and saw the bearded fat lady sing.