Beretta 92

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Beretta 92

Beretta 92fs

Type

Semi-automatic pistol

Place of o

Italy

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Service history

In service

1975present

Used by

See Users

Production history

Manufact

Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta

urer

Produced

1975present

Variants

See Variants

Specifications

Weight

950 grams (34 oz) (92)

970 grams (34 oz)

(92S/SB/F/G)

920 grams
(32 oz) (92D)

900 grams (32 oz)

(Compact/Vertec)

Length

217 millimetres (8.5 in)

211 millimetres (8.3 in)

(Vertec)

197 millimetres (7.8 in)

(Compact/Centurion)

Barrel len
gth

125 millimetres (4.9 in)

119 millimetres (4.7 in)

(Vertec/Elites/Border
Marshal/Combo)

109 millimetres (4.3 in)

(Compact/Centurion)

Cartridge

919mm
Parabellum (92 series)

.40 S&W (96 series)

921mm IMI (98 series)

7.65mm Luger (98

series)

Rate of fir

40 RPM

Muzzle ve

381 m/s (1,250 ft/s)

locity

Effective f

50 m (160 ft)

iring rang
e

Feed syste

Detachable box magazine:

10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 30, 32

rounds (92, 98 series)

10, 11, 12, 13, 15

rounds(96 series)

10, 13 rounds (Compact

L)

8 rounds (Compact Type

M)

The Beretta 92 (also Beretta 96 and Beretta 98) is a series of semi-automatic pistols designed and
manufactured by Beretta of Italy. The model 92 was designed in 1972 and production of many
variants in different calibers continues today. The United States Armed Forces replaced the Model
1911A1 .45 ACP pistol in 1985 with the military spec Beretta 92F, the M9.
Beretta currently produces the pistol in four different configurations (FS, G, D and DS) and
four calibers: 919mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, 921mm IMI and 7.65mm Luger.
Contents
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1History

1.192

1.292S

1.392SB (92S-1)

1.492F (92SB-F)/92G

1.592FS

1.692A1 and 96A1

2Design

3Variants

3.1Calibers

3.2Operation

3.3Options

3.4Optional magazines

3.593R Machine pistol

4Copies

5Users

6See also

7References

8Further reading

9External links

History[edit]
The Beretta 92 pistol evolved from earlier Beretta designs, most notably the M1922 and M1951.
From the M1922 comes the open slide design, while the alloy frameand locking
block barrel (originally from Walther P38) were first used in the M1951. The grip angle and the front
sight integrated with the slide were also common to earlier Beretta pistols. What were perhaps the
Model 92's two most important advanced design features had first appeared on its immediate
predecessor, the 1974 .380 caliber Model 84. These improvements both involved the magazine,
which featured direct feed; that is, there was no feed ramp between the magazine and the chamber
(a Beretta innovation in pistols). In addition, the magazine was a "double-stacked" design, a feature
originally introduced in 1935 on the 9mm FN/Browning "Hi-Power".
[1]

Carlo Beretta, Giuseppe Mazzetti and Vittorio Valle, all experienced firearms designers, contributed
to the final design in 1975.
[2]

92[edit]
Production began in May 1976, and ended in February 1983. Approximately 7,000 units were of the
first "step slide" design and the rest were of the second "straight slide" type. The total production of
both designs was 52,000 pistols.
[3]

92S[edit]
In order to meet requirements of some law enforcement agencies, Beretta modified the Beretta 92
by adding a slide-mounted combined safety and decocking lever, replacing the frame mounted
manual thumb safety. This resulted in the 92S which was adopted by several Italian law enforcement

and military units. The later relocation of the magazine release button means these models (92 &
92S) cannot necessarily use later magazines, unless they have notches in both areas.
[4]

92SB (92S-1)[edit]
The 92SB, Initially called the 92S-1, was specifically designed for the USAF (US Air Force) trials
(which it won), the model name officially adopted was the 92SB. It included the changes of the 92S,
added a firing pin block (thus the addition of the "B" to the name), and relocated the magazine
release catch from the bottom of the grip to the lower bottom of the trigger guard. A compact version
with a shortened barrel and slide and 13-round magazine capacity known as the 92SB
Compact was manufactured from 1981 to 1991.
[4]

92F (92SB-F)/92G[edit]
Main article: Beretta M9
Beretta modified the model 92SB slightly to create the 92SB-F (the "F" added to denote entry of the
model in U.S. Government federal testing) and, later, the 92G for French Government testing, by
making the following changes:

Design of all the parts to make them 100% interchangeable to simplify maintenance for large
government organizations.

Modified the front of the trigger guard so that one could use finger support for easier aiming.

Recurved the forward base of the grip to aid aiming.

Hard chromed the barrel bore to protect it from corrosion and to reduce wear.