Beretta 1922 aka Model 1915/19

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  • mawkie

    C&R Whisperer
    Sep 28, 2007
    4,337
    Catonsville
    -Tucked away in the catalog of today's sporting arms auction at Redding was a collection of neat .25 and .32 pocket pistols. Of those roughly 20 items were two lots of interest to me: an immaculate Steyr Pieper 1908 in uncommon 7.65mm and a Beretta 1922 aka 1915/19. I struck out on the Steyr but was able to grab the Beretta for under $350, one of the best bargains of the day in my eyes.
    -The Beretta 1922 was an improved version of the 1915 and chambered in only 7.65mm unlike the 1915 which can be found in both 7.65mm and 9mm Glisenti. It introduced the open top slide that is the trademark of Beretta auto pistol designs. Production of the 1922 ended in the early 30s with the introduction of the Beretta 1932, the immediate predecessor of the famous 1934.
    -The 1922 was issued to the Army, Navy, Air Force, police and sold commercially. My guess is that this example is commercial since it doesn't sport any of the specific roll marks of the Italian military services. I've seen Navy marked examples but never Army or Air Force. The 1922 is hard to find here in the US. What you normally find is the earlier 1915 in 7.65 (the 9mm Glisenti version is very rare, if you find one for sale grab it!).
    -The majority of the 1915s I've found were in rough condition. Ditto for most 1922s. So I was thrilled to find one in excellent condition. Love the unique metal grips that Beretta used in the 20s on the 1919, 1922 and 1923.
     

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    buellsfurn

    Ultimate Member
    Dec 1, 2015
    5,951
    southern end of Maryland
    yours looks better then mine somewhere along the line my received a nickel or polished finish to it. Haven't made time to see if it was done by Beretta or did someone have some extra coin in their pocket . Very nice Mawkie
     

    mawkie

    C&R Whisperer
    Sep 28, 2007
    4,337
    Catonsville
    That's in AMAZING shape! (cue the amazing horse video).
    super grab...


    A perfect storm for me. It was a Sporting arm auction, filled with Parker and other high end shotguns and European drillings. That little collection of cool pocket pistols flew under the radar in what I call the bargain basement ring. Redding runs two rings, the good stuff goes in the main ring at 1pm and the lesser pieces in the second ring at 10-11am. Dealers flock to the second ring to grab cheap inventory..
    There was a serious pocket collector who out bid me on the Steyr Pieper. That one was fricking near perfect, just some tiny wear on a lever. A true 98 point example. But he and one other deep pocket collector were focused on German examples so lucky me they didn't bid on this one. I just had to beat up a local dealer who normally stops at 75 points of MV. I'd say the majority of the pocket pistols went to dealers that day with the best examples going to serious collectors (A VG FN1900 and a 1913 Sauer come to mind).
    Here are auction photos of the Steyr, Sauer and a nice Walther No5. BTW, that description on the Steyr is wrong. It was a much rarer 7.65mm version, not the 6.35.
     

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