So I visit my LGS and happen upon this sympathetically de-activated (with RCMP dewat paperwork... shudder!) #### and click Beretta 1934. Although I'm old enough, I somehow stupidly missed the 12(6) and 12(7) bandwagons, so can't buy these "live".
I would never buy a live one and be the guy to dewat one of these, unless I somehow outlive the great majority of 12(6) guys, but as it was already done and a good price, I bought the damn thing as a legal wallhanger I don't need to lock up. Should be a good photo prop with my carcano rifles.
Regrettably, this one is not WW2 dated, it's a post-war (1956) production gun that looks (to me anyway) to likely have served with a police or military force somewhere. It's got too much carry and use wear to to have been a civilian-purchase gun (in my opinion).
So here it is in all its glory. While I'm glad to have it, it does make my pee pee soft for not being able to own one live. Oh well. Decent companion piece to my live Italian police Mod1951 (pictured below it).
I would never buy a live one and be the guy to dewat one of these, unless I somehow outlive the great majority of 12(6) guys, but as it was already done and a good price, I bought the damn thing as a legal wallhanger I don't need to lock up. Should be a good photo prop with my carcano rifles.
Regrettably, this one is not WW2 dated, it's a post-war (1956) production gun that looks (to me anyway) to likely have served with a police or military force somewhere. It's got too much carry and use wear to to have been a civilian-purchase gun (in my opinion).
So here it is in all its glory. While I'm glad to have it, it does make my pee pee soft for not being able to own one live. Oh well. Decent companion piece to my live Italian police Mod1951 (pictured below it).
