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    #1

    Beretta 38a MP

    Hey Guys.

    After too nights of hearing my Beretta 38/42 whine and whimper at night, complaining of how lonely it is, I finally found it a sibling, to keep it company. It is the full-auto, live, Italian MP 38a.
    This is WWII vintage, all matching, and runs great.
    Also pictured are WWII vintage 9mm ammo., and the rare bayonet for the
    Beretta 38a.
    Enjoy.

    -Captainhoot
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    Udder side..

    Here's a pic of the udder side...
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      #3
      Double trigger set up...

      One of the things I find interesting about the Beretta MP's is the Double
      trigger set up. The rear trigger is for full-auto, and the front for semi-auto.
      Interesting fire controls....You can actually have a finger on each, if you
      want to go between semi- and full- auto.
      The Beretta's are very similar to an MP-40 in terms of the reciever, bolt
      though the buffer is different.
      Nice, quality built weapon that the Germans favored as well....
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        wartime ammo...

        Here is a box of M-38 Italian ammo, of war-time vintage.
        Picked this up at a local gun show.
        This ammo. is especially for the MP or "Machina-pistola".
        I like the term "machine pistol", as opposed to "sub-machine gun".
        I feel it better describes the weapon...
        This ammo. is a bit "hotter" than regular war-time issued ammo.
        thought at the time, to be better...
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          #5
          Finally, we have the rare bayonet for the 38a and sheath.
          I think the term "rare" is widely overused, b/c after 60+ years
          and since none of this is made anymore (except by fakers),
          IT'S ALL RARE !!! -Anyway, that my soapbox...
          The bayonets with sheaths are very hard to come by.

          That's my time Ladies and Gentlemen, you've been a great crowd !!!


          -Capthoot
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            #6
            Nice gun Andrew - thanks for showing it.

            If you get a chance, please post a photo of the headstamp on the original MP ammo you found. I've got some original Italian MP ammo that a local vet brought back with his MP38/44, but it is all loose and I've been wondering what the box looked like. Thus, I'd like to be able to compare the headstamp on your ammo with what my vet friend gave me.

            BTW: On the return trip home from the ETO my vet friend dumped the water out of his canteen and filled it with Italian MP ammo, for use in the MP38/44 he had already mailed home with as much ammo as he could stuff in the package with the gun. The vet still has the canteen and pistol belt (and the MP38/44 as well).

            When the vet and I went to shoot the 38/44 the first time, he brought original ammo with him. I quickly persuaded him to use my current production Winchester "white box" 9mm pistol ammo, resulting in him giving me the original MP ammo for my collection. The vet commented that the MP ammo is "a bit hotter than standard pistol ammo" and that when, years ago, he fired the MP ammo in his bring-back P.08 pistol "it shot fire out of the barrel".



            Alan

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              #7
              Thanks Alan.
              That's an interesting story form your vet friend.
              Here are the pics. The rounds are marked G.F.L. 9m 38 962
              My box has the full 50 rounds, and as you can see from the pics,
              they have a bluish-purple lacquer sealant around the primer.
              I would like to scare up a few more boxes, both as collector ammo.
              and maybe some to actually shoot !!!
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                Closer pic...

                Here is a closer pic of the headstamp.
                I actually passed on a box of this ammo. at one of the gun shows.
                I know the guy, and I plan to check with him at an up coming show in January to see if he still has it...


                -Andrew
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                  Thanks, Andrew.

                  BTW: Your ammo is different from what the WWII vet gave me. I'll try to snap a photo or two of the WWII bring-back ammo and add it to the thread.

                  Alan

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                    Here are a few rounds of the original WWII Italian military issue ammo that my vet friend brought back with his MP38-44.
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                          Just for fun, here are photos of the gun that the ammo came with.
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                            Gun photo #2
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                              #15
                              Originally posted by captainhoot View Post
                              Hey Guys.

                              After too nights of hearing my Beretta 38/42 whine and whimper at night, complaining of how lonely it is, I finally found it a sibling, to keep it company. It is the full-auto, live, Italian MP 38a.
                              This is WWII vintage, all matching, and runs great.
                              Also pictured are WWII vintage 9mm ammo., and the rare bayonet for the
                              Beretta 38a.
                              Enjoy.

                              -Captainhoot



                              Outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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