Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Beretta Model 1932, “PB” medallion grips

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 2 ↗

Beretta, Model 1932 pistol, having smooth wooden grips w/"PB" medallion, cal. 9mm.

ATF lists cal. 9mm; this is the 9mm Short (.380 ACP) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESConfigured as the ATF wording states: “having smooth wooden grips w/"PB" medallion”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1932–1934.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Pietro Beretta
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.380 ACP
Made
1932–1934production; ATF states no date¹
Service
Commercial
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. athlonoutdoors.com ↗, years: Athlon Outdoors: the .380 version of the Model 1931 "resulted in the Model 1932", identical to the Model 1934 save grips and slide markings; the 500000 serial block "had begun with the Model 1932" and continued into the Model 1934
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

Beretta M1934 (base model shown for Beretta Model 1932, “PB” medallion grips)
Shown: a Beretta Model 1934, not the Model 1932 with “PB” medallion grips.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Beretta 34 (6825664724).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Beretta Model 1934 is an Italian compact, semi-automatic pistol which was issued as the service pistol of the Royal Italian Army beginning in 1934. As the standard sidearm of the Italian army it was issued to officers, NCOs and machine gun crews. It is chambered for the 9mm Corto, more commonly known as the .380 ACP.