New Beretta 1923, quick look

mawkie · Mar 26, 2018

Grabbed an Army marked Beretta 1923 in an online auction recently. Always wanted one and they're hard to find. Beretta built only 3,000 for the Italian Army and a total of around 10,000. It's chambered for the 9mm Glisenti round, about as stout a round as you could get into this design. The grandfather of the models 1934 and 1935, kinda like the Grandpa Namub is to the T14.
It's not in fantastic condition but then I paid very little for it so it's a good place marker until a better example comes along.

BUFF7MM · Mar 26, 2018

Nice pickup. :thumbsup:

buellsfurn · Mar 26, 2018

https://www.mdshooters.com/attachme...purchase 1922 sorry for the upside down thing

BeoBill · Mar 26, 2018

No worries! It's a nice find.

somd_mustangs · Mar 27, 2018

Mawkie, that's in very good condition for what it is, plus it looks all original and unmolested.
nice holster too!
And for the price... well, it was kind of a good deal IMHO

I bet Mark C. would suck it up in a heart-beat... his is not near as nice (although it has the stock lug).
http://www.p38guns.com/306746.html

Curious as to which is harder to find, with or without the stock slot/lug?

mawkie · Mar 27, 2018

somd_mustangs said:
Mawkie, that's in very good condition for what it is, plus it looks all original and unmolested.
nice holster too!
And for the price... well, it was kind of a good deal IMHO

I bet Mark C. would suck it up in a heart-beat... his is not near as nice (although it has the stock lug).
http://www.p38guns.com/306746.html

Curious as to which is harder to find, with or without the stock slot/lug?

That stock lug on his makes a HUGE difference. Only 300 or so with the lug. I think he managed to snag a holster/stock too. Super unobtanium. This one I might handload for since the Glisenti 1910 I have is too fragile in my eyes.

mawkie · Mar 27, 2018

And I would gladly trade this and cash for the 1903 Pocket Hammerless that I let get away (taxes and insurance payments put a limit on my fun money this month).

MilsurpDan · Mar 27, 2018

Awesome! I have yet to find a nice Beretta for my collection. Isn’t the 9mm Glisenti basically just a 9mm Luger cartridge loaded to less pressure?

somd_mustangs · Mar 27, 2018

mawkie said:
That stock lug on his makes a HUGE difference. Only 300 or so with the lug. I think he managed to snag a holster/stock too. Super unobtanium...

Ah, so... figured that might be the case.

GLR En · Mar 27, 2018

Awesome find.

Zorros · Mar 27, 2018

Nice. What’s the crown and other markings below the rear of slide?

mawkie · Mar 29, 2018

Zorros said:
Nice. What’s the crown and other markings below the rear of slide?

The Crown/RE is the Italian Army mark. The other is a proof mark.

mawkie · Mar 29, 2018

MilsurpDan said:
Awesome! I have yet to find a nice Beretta for my collection. Isn’t the 9mm Glisenti basically just a 9mm Luger cartridge loaded to less pressure?

Yup. Dimensionally the same (not a great idea) but loaded to a much lower pressure. Easy to hand-load for.

mawkie · Mar 29, 2018

Here's the neat-o shoulder holster/stock assembly. These sell for $2500-3000 when they come to market. 2-3 times what the pistol is worth.

somd_mustangs · Mar 30, 2018

That's a pretty slick ... well, whatever you'd call it (holster stock with the thingy that folds up?).
Doesn't look terribly sturdy or useful though, wonder what the point was on a pistol and round like this.
Probably why there weren't many made

mawkie · Mar 30, 2018

There were two on the European market lately, didn't follow up to see if they sold and what for. Doubt for anything under $2k.
Yeah, it's not a terribly sturdy looking design. The folding arm is clever if not strong.

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