The range I use has a gunstore attached, but their inventory is 99% boring black plastic stuff. They do a brisk trade, so I know I am out of the mainstream. I finished shooting the other day and was waiting for my buddy and I spotted a familiar shape waaaaaaay at the bottom of the wall display of handguns.
Hello there, little Beretta!
I fetched it out and it wasn't the .380 I expected. It was the littler brother - a Model 1935 in one of my favorite calibers, the .32 ACP.
It was marked at $299, and we settled on $300 out the door to include sales tax and the Colorado background check fee. I was pretty happy, then became really happy when the guy plunked a bag on the counter and said, oh yeah, this comes with it.
A holster, spare magazine, and 270 rounds of ammo. Slow clap.
The gun is in great shape - no import marks, and a faint "4 over UT" stamp that I believe means it was accepted for use by the Germans.
I love these little guns. Here is a family photo, with a 1964 .380 and a wartime .380 on the left, and a Model 948 .22 and this newest addition on the right.
Any other fans?