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I need to hear from a gun expert please.

I was looking at this Beretta Model 38/42 rifle and I think that maybe my father in-law used this weapon while he was in the war over-seas. He died in 1977 but his wife who is now 85 still owns one of these rifles. I'd like to know in a (ballpark) price range, what is this rifle worth on today's market? What would a gun collector pay for one of these in very good or excellent condition? Thank you.

Mark -in Texas

Are you sure he brought home one of these? Take a look at the Carcano and see if it looks like that. The Beretta MAB 38 is an automatic submachine gun and would be pretty unlikely to make it back home as a war trophy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SquareWave (talk • contribs) 20:26, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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BetacommandBot 01:56, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The 38/44

There seems to be an error of some sort in the part on the Breda 38/44. First I read production started at the end of 1945, then I read about German troops controlling production. So what is it?

I believe the 38/44 was produced after the war. The MP 739(i) designation seems to refer to the orginal Breda 38A production. (The 738 going to the 38/42 and /43.)

Beretta M 38 42 CWM Picture

I have this exact gun however my markings read cal 9 C T 4 2 on the top of the barrel. On the stock brand in the wood that has 4*, then below U T, and below that 44. These are all enclosed in a circle. Like the gentleman from Texas I would like some guidance for finding todays value. My Dad did register the weapon with the BATF and I still have that certificate. F - Colorado 65.128.116.18 (talk) 04:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC) --65.128.116.18 (talk) 04:49, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Sir, I strongly recommend that you find a Class 3 dealer in your area and transfer the gun into your name (I presume your father is deceased). They will be able to walk you through the process. Because, judging from the information you provided, you are in possession unlawfully registered machinegun. If you believe that this is too much of a burden, then please call BATFE and tell them that you would like to "voluntary surrender" the gun. They will come to you, pick-up the gun and have you fill-out the surrender forms. This is not a big deal, BATFE does it all the time. Or, you can contact the National Firearms Museum...Telephone (703) 267-1600 or Smithsonian Institution Office of General Counsel...Telephone (202) 633-5115 and they will happily assist you in transferring the gun to their collections. Because, frankly, the gun you are describing is a museum piece and would hate to see it scrapped or melted-down for the TV cameras. Good Luck.--RAF910 (talk) 04:53, 11 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Citing: "The standard paratrooper of the Folgore airborne division was armed exclusively with this weapon, and the division gave outstanding combat results." Actually, this is not correct. "Folgore" airborne division was issued with Carcano M1891/38 and 1891/41 rifles as standard weapons, although MAB was also present in significant numbers. I can provide with references from italian official sources if needed. It is true that the division gave outstanding combat results, however... Best regards --Claudiocare (talk) 22:04, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Merging Beretta M3 into this page

There is not enough sources that support that Beretta M3 is notable enough to warrant a standalone article. Most of the info suggests that it is little more than one particular variant of the Beretta Model 38. There's no notability in design, usage, anything.--Wuzh (talk) 13:08, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rate of Fire

On the specifications section it says that Beretta has a rate of fire of 400 RPM, but it doesn't tell wich version of it. I assume it means the Model 38A, but in the the text it says about Beretta 38/42 "It also had a slower rate of fire (550 rpm)". Which one is correct? I counted the rate of fire watching the Model 38A in slow motion in Youtube and can't tell exact rate of fire but i'm sure it's bigger the 600 RPM. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 179.98.149.158 (talk) 23:28, 26 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]