Beretta Model 1915
Official wording
Beretta, Model 1915 pistols, cal.’s 6.35mm, 7.65mm, and 9mm Glisenti.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1915–1919.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
ItalyBasis: no citation - Manufacturer
- Pietro BerettaBasis: the ATF wording
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .25 ACP, 7.65mm, 9mm GlisentiBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. modernfirearms.net ↗, years: Modern Firearms: M1915 9mm Glisenti "production ended in 1918"; the 7.65mm M1917 commercial production "continued until about 1921", then replaced by the 1915/19
- 2. Wikipedia, “Beretta Model 1915” ↗, years: Wikipedia: infobox production date 1915-1930 for the M1915 family (M1915, M1915/17, M1915/19)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Beretta-M1915-M1917-M1919.png” by Singh2k20-ODIND, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Beretta Model 1915”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Beretta Model 1915 or Beretta M1915 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta, designed by Tullio Marengoni who was the chief engineer in the company, to replace the Glisenti Model 1910 which had a complex and weak firing mechanism. It is the first semi-automatic pistol, manufactured by the company, and issued as a service pistol in Royal Italian Army during World War I. The total production of the Beretta M1915 is estimated about 15,600 during 1915-1918, and about 56,000 of Beretta M1915/1917. Some of the pistols were also used in World War II until 1945. Its open slide design later became the characteristic for other Beretta pistols such as Beretta M1923, Beretta M1934, Beretta M1935, Beretta M1951, Beretta 70, Beretta 92, Beretta Cheetah, and Beretta M9.