Beretta M1915

Beretta M1915 - 9mm Glisenti

Beretta M1917 - .32 ACP

The Beretta Modello 1915 was the first semi-automatic pistol to be manufactured by the famous Fabrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta company. It was designed by Tullio Marengoni as a more simple and robust replacement for Glisenti Model 1910 pistol. The Italian Army adopted the Beretta pisol and used it as a service weapon during the First World War in par with the Glisenti and the much older Bodeo M1889. There are various statements about the caliber: while some sources claim that M1915 was mostly produced in .32 caliber, another ones tell that it was a Navy issued M1917 version that used .32 caliber while Army issued M1915s were in 9mm Glisenti. Improved version M1915/19 (should not be confused with a .25 caliber Beretta M1919) had a little different style of the open-top slide that became the standard for Beretta pistols for nearly a century.

Specifications

(1915 - 1930?)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .32 ACP, 9x19mm Glisenti

• Weight: 1.3 lbs (0.57 kg) (empty)

• Length: 5.9 in (14.9 cm)

• Barrel length: 3.3 in (8.4 cm)

• Feed System: 8-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (DAO)

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The Beretta M1915 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Tree of Guernica (L'arbre de Guernica)		Spanish Nationalists officer		1975
Le Guignolo	Aldo Rendine	Urbino Alfonsi		1980
999	Frensis Onyama	Guard 1		2010

Video Game

Game Title	Appears as	Note	Release Date
Battlefield 1	"Modello 1915"		2016
Isonzo	"Beretta Modello 1915"		2022

Anime

Film Title	Character	Note	Date
Sirius the Jaeger	Vampires	Ep 01, 04	2018