As above with 9mm short (.380 ACP) caliber. Slide marked "P. Beretta Cal. 9 Corto-Mo 1934 Brevet Gardone VT." This inscription is followed by date of manufacture that was given numerically, followed by a Roman numeral that denoted year of manufacture on Fascist calendar, which began in 1922. Examples are marked "RM" (Navy), "RE" (Army), "RA" (Air Force) and "PS" (Police). Manufactured between 1934 and 1959. This was a main service pistol for Italian Armed Forces during WWII.