Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Beretta Model 1934 “Tipo Alleggerita”

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 1934 pistol, lightweight model marked "Tipo Alleggerita" or "All" having transverse ribbed barrel, cal. 9mm.

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

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "Tipo Alleggerita" or "All" having transverse ribbed barrel”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1934–1945.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Italy³
Manufacturer
Pietro Beretta
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto⁴
Caliber
.380 ACP¹
Made
c. 1934–1945production; ATF states no date²
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. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934” ↗, calibers: 9mm Corto = .380 ACP
  2. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934” ↗, years (estimate: range of the base model): infobox production date 1934–1991 for the M1934; the lightweight "Alleggerita" variant's own years are not given
  3. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934” ↗, country: infobox origin Kingdom of Italy, manufacturer Beretta; ATF names the Model 1934, so the variant shares them
  4. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934” ↗, action: infobox action blowback (semi-automatic pistol); ATF names 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
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Correction history

  1. Evidence passEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Beretta M1934 (base model shown for Beretta Model 1934 “Tipo Alleggerita”)
Shown: the base Beretta Model 1934, not the “Tipo Alleggerita” lightweight model.

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.