Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Beretta Model 1935, Finnish Home Guard

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 1935 pistol, Finnish Home Guard Contract, marked "SKY" on the slide, cal. 7.65mm.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESYour firearm carries the marking “marked "SKY" on the slide”
  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Model 1935 pistol, Finnish Home Guard Contract”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1940–1943.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Pietro Beretta
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
7.65mm²
Made
Contract production · c. 1940–1943production; ATF states no date³
Service
Military
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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 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1934” ↗, service: Finland: 1,400 imported from Italy, used by home front troops from 1943
  2. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1935” ↗, calibers: M1935 is the .32 ACP (7.65mm) M1934
  3. Wikipedia, “Beretta M1935” ↗, years: M1935 produced 1935–1967; contract years are our estimate
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
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.

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Historical context

Beretta M1935 (base model shown for Beretta Model 1935, Finnish Home Guard)
Shown: the base Beretta Model 1935, not the Finnish Home Guard “SKY” contract pistol.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Beretta M1935.JPG” by M62, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Beretta M1935”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Beretta M1935 is a compact .32 ACP caliber blowback pistol that was manufactured by Italian firm Beretta.