And in Spaghetti Gun News…
One of the coolest things about my recent trip to Europe was visiting Beretta for a couple of days. Not only did I get to film on the production floor and shoot some super rares (93R, NARP, et. al) on their in-mountain shooting cavern, but I also got to spend some quality time in their Museum.
I’ll have an article up at Guns.com in a bit diving into much more detail but check out these early prototypes:
The Mod. 58 in .30 caliber carbine. Developed for Morrocco, these were only made in the late 1950s. Keep in mind that Beretta at the time had a big contract to rework American M1 Carbines and Garands, something that led to the development of the BM-59.
Speaking of BM-59s, how about a .30-06 Beretta Garand Mod. 1, along with several BM-59s including a Mark I and Mark IV. Note the cutaway model. The company kept the BM-59 in production, long after the M1 and M14 had been put to bed. Beretta loves walnut, man.
This makes it no surprise that the company’s AR-70 5.56 rifle was originally prototyped with wood furniture!
Stay tuned for more.