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Video: Beretta Model 948 Pistol

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American Rifleman Staff

posted on March 24, 2016

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After World War II, Beretta entered the commercial firearm marketplace with its Model 948, an eight-shot .22LR version of its Model 934 .380 ACP cal. Watch this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV as editors reminisce over the Beretta Model 948 pistol.

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