Beretta Model 1915

Beretta Model 1915
From top to bottom : M1915, M1915/17, M1915/19
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1915-1945
Used by	Royal Italian Army
Wars	World War I World War II
Production history
Designer	Tullio Marengoni
Manufacturer	Fabrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A.
Produced	1915-1930
No. built	15,670 (M1915) 56,000 (M1915/17)
Variants	M1915 M1915/17 M1915/19
Specifications
Cartridge	9mm Glisenti 7.65x17mm Browning SR
Action	Blowback/single action
Muzzle velocity	280 m/s
Effective firing range	55 metres (60 yd)
Feed system	M1915: 7-rounds box magazine M1915/17: 8-rounds box magazine M1915/19: 8-rounds box magazine

The Beretta Model 1915 or Beretta M1915 is a semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Beretta, designed by Tullio Marengoni who was the chief engineer in the company, to replace the Glisenti Model 1910 which had a complex and weak firing mechanism. It is the first semi-automatic pistol, manufactured by the company, and issued as a service pistol in Royal Italian Army during World War I. The total production of the Beretta M1915 is estimated about 15,600 during 1915-1918, and about 56,000 of Beretta M1915/1917.^[1] Some of the pistols were also used in World War II until 1945.^[2] Its open slide design later became the characteristic for other Beretta pistols such as Beretta M1923, Beretta M1934, Beretta M1935, Beretta M1951, Beretta 70, Beretta 92, Beretta Cheetah, and Beretta M9.