Difference between revisions of "Beretta M1951"

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Beretta M951

Beretta M951 9mm

Brigadier - Egyptian licensed copy of Beretta Model 951 - 9mm

Also referred to as the Beretta 951, Model 1951, MOD.51, Brigadier. Italian gun designer Tullio Marengoni designed the Beretta Model 1951 and was adopted by the Italian Army in the years after World War 2 to replace the underpowered Beretta Model 1931 (.380 acp). It was the precursor to the famous Beretta Model 92 series of handguns. The Version adopted by the Italian Army and Police was known as the 'Modello 1951. Later civilian market versions of the pistol were named the M951 or "Brigadier". Egypt also made a licensed version of the Brigadier, known as the "Helwan Brigadier".

Specifications

(1953-1980)

Type: Pistol

Caliber: 9x19mm, 7.65x22mm

Capacity: 8, 10(M1951R) round box magazine

Fire Modes: Semiautomatic, Semi/Full-Auto (M1951R)

The Beretta M951 or any of it's variations have been seen in the following:

Films

Al Pacino as Tony Montana and a Colombian thug in Scarface

Criminals in Magnum Force

Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War

Mossad agents in Munich

Cate Blanchett as Philippa in Heaven (with silencer)

Michel Piccoli as Inspector Ginko and various police officers and villains in Diabolik

Television

La Piovra

Video Games

The Godfather Part II (with silencer)

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-Italian gun designer Tullio Marengoni designed the Beretta Model 1951 and was adopted by the Italian Army in the years after World War 2 to replace the underpowered Beretta Model 1931 (.380 acp).  It was the precursor to the famous [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta Model 92]] series of handguns.  The Version adopted by the Italian Army and Police was known as the  '''Modello 1951''.  Later civilian market versions of the pistol were named the M951 or "Brigadier".    Egypt also made a licensed version of the Brigadier, known as the "Helwan Brigadier".
+Also referred to as the Beretta 951, Model 1951, MOD.51, Brigadier.  Italian gun designer Tullio Marengoni designed the Beretta Model 1951 and was adopted by the Italian Army in the years after World War 2 to replace the underpowered Beretta Model 1931 (.380 acp).  It was the precursor to the famous [[Beretta 92 pistol series|Beretta Model 92]] series of handguns.  The Version adopted by the Italian Army and Police was known as the  '''Modello 1951''.  Later civilian market versions of the pistol were named the M951 or "Brigadier".    Egypt also made a licensed version of the Brigadier, known as the "Helwan Brigadier".