The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

BERETTA 38/44

The Beretta 38/44 was an Italian sub-machine-gun produced from 1944 to 1955 as a simplified version of the Beretta Model 38/42. It was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 20 or 40 round magazine and fired at a rate of 550 rounds per minute or single-shot selectable by the use of two triggers.
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