The Beretta 38/42 is a wartime, simplified iteration of Beretta’s acclaimed Model 38 series that kept the original’s superb ergonomics, controllability, and accuracy while streamlining production.

The Beretta Model 38 SMG was a very successful design, and a folding-stocked version of it was a natural development. Beretta first made a prototype of such a thing in 1941, but it never went into ...

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