9 SCURT - Md 1934 - BREVET" with "GARDONE V.T - 1941" below that. The left side of the slide is marked "P.BERETTA - CAL. There are quite a few markings on the gun. There are, however, no grounds for complaint about the quality of the finish, which is even and flawless, with the exception on this example of some minor 'bubbling' on the metal Variety of silver finishes they offer, but it looks rather like the cheap 'silver' grey finish on cheap spring pistols, which is a shame, even if it is an I cannot believe this is a mistake on WA's part, given the The slide and frame are almost grey in colour. The silver finish, however, seems slightly odd. On this version the grips are coloured brown and supposed to look like wood (which they fail to do, although, once again, I suspect this replicates some genuine grips rather than The grips are nicely engraved and feel good (and cold to the touch) in the hand, although Part of the reason the 1934 feels so solid and well made is that the grips are (in a bizarre reversal of most real steel) made of zinc alloy, whilst the frame of the gun is heavyweight material ABS. The safety is on the frame and doubles as a slide lock (although it does not engage when the magazine is emptied). Amazingly, it holds two rows of BBs giving an impressive capacity of 20 rounds, plenty for a backup weapon and saving the plinker from having to constantly reload.įor anyone used to the modern Berettas (M9s, Cougars, M84s) the 1934 is quite unfamiliar. The tiny magazine is held in place with a simple magazine latch on the base of the grip, which holds the magazine very securely and it looks and works much like that on the P38. This is a useful feature and works well and is seen on all the recent SCW models, although WA don't recommend you do it often. The 1934 is a single action gun and lacks a decocker, but with this gun WA introduced a mechanism, a "Transfer hammer system", that allows you to pull the trigger, and let the hammer down gently, without releasing the gas from the magazine. The trigger, safety, recoil rod, magazine latch and hammer are all made of metal. The magazine has an extended curved finger grip at the front, which gives it a comfortable feel in the hand. The sights are very simple, to the point of rudimentary, but suffice for a gun of this type and are, obviously, based on the real thing. With a gun from WA, there are no visible seams on the 1934. The markings are well engraved as you come to expect of WA and the overall shape, feel and build quality are all high. First you are struck by how tiny it is (just 6 inches long), but as soonĪs you pick it up, you are struck by how solid and heavy it feels.
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There are two initial impressions of the 1934.
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There's no hop adjustment allen key or loading tool.
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The typical (but tiny) beige WA box contained the gun, the manual and a few pieces of paperwork and a few BBs. They also released a black version with a silencer. To mark 10 years of the Beretta/WA licensing agreement, Western Arms launched the Beretta 1934.Īfter some while, they launched a silver finish version (this one) and a two tone (silver frame, black slide) version.