Yesterday's Weapons Forums

Awhile back I put on layaway 4 1934 Beretta pistols dated from 1937 to 1941. I got them awhile back and one of them has a threaded barrel on it. Three are like new but the 1937 looks very used and has a threaded barrel.

So I have been researching this thing for some time and I wonder if it may be one of the pistols issued to the Italian Fascist Secret Police known as OVRA the Organisation for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism.

I found a photo in a book at my dentist office with a Beretta with a silencer and the caption says it was used by OVRA. I at this point only have a scan of the photo until I go back and ask to barrow the book to get a good copy of it.

There is not much I can find on line so I thought I would see if some here know more about it. Here are the photos of the pistol and it's markings and the scan of the photo and caption.

Thanks

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Mark

Resident of the Northern Republic of Free California

"People should not be afraid of their Government, the Government should be afraid of the people." - V

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote" - Ben Franklin

that looks like a match to me , and threaded for the supressor too , NASTY

Can't find a thing on them in my books. If it's the real deal You scored big! I wonder if they kept any serial number records for the ones they used????? I love those little guns