In addition to the M9 pistol, Beretta makes a variety of firearms in Italy, the U. The M9 and the assault rifle run afoul of Maryland's Firearm Safety Act of , which limits magazine capacity to 10 rounds.
Beretta isn't the only gun maker to relocate because of gun control laws. Remington shifted jobs to Alabama last year from New York, where the company has been making guns for nearly years.
New York state law limits capacity to 10 rounds. Personal Finance. CNNMoney Sponsors. SmartAsset Paid Partner. Along the right hand side of the Armoury, as one enters, are numerous military weapons, from breech-loaders to more modern weapons used in the Second World War. All are grouped by family manufacturers and nationality and all follow a criterion of evolution of system and of construction techniques.
The Dreyse needle gun, which is in the collection, was designed and made in as a breech-loading firearm, but it was adopted by the Prussian Army only four years later, for its innovation which allowed a rapid loading of the firearm with manufactured cartridges.
The locking system was, for the first time, the hinge principle, which worked just like the hinge of a door. The technical superiority of this gun contributed to the easy victory of the Prussians over the Danish army in , and shortened the war against Austria two years later, which lasted only five weeks. The Roman type lock with mask bears the date on the frizzen base. Late XVII century. Another gun which adopted the breech-loading system and the needle percussion is the French Chassepot, used by the French Army in On November 3rd, in , the troops of Garibaldi met the French troops at Mentana.
An evolution of the military weapon, as designed by Dreyse, was the introduction of the manual repeater with cartridge magazine. The Swiss Vetterli, a manual repeater with a tubular magazine of American design, was adopted by the Swiss Army in ; it was also manufactured under licence in the Italian Military Arsenal from onwards, in the single shot version however. Three glass cases are entirely taken up with the Paul Mauser Oberndorf, Germany guns.
In , Paul Mauser was able to patent, in the United States, his first gun with a metal cartridge case. Three years later the Germany Army decided to adopt the weapon which was called Model The success of this gun was immediate and when it later became a repeater and was technically improved, it was adopted by the armies of various European and non-European countries.
The Italian Carcano, in various versions, takes up two cases. In cal. Some versions produced in were in cal. A variation of this Model 91, denominated Arisaka, was produced in Italy 80,; of which 40, were produced by Beretta for Japan.
The last delivery left Venice by submarine in In the next case are some prototypes of Beretta semi-automatic weapons Mod. In the last decades, with Ugo Gussalli Beretta at the guidance of the company, the firm has opened a headquarter in the United States, the main gun market, awarded the largest military contract in modern history by letting the 92FS pistol to become the official sidearm of the US Armed Forces and starting a product diversification that brought the company to act on the market as the main player together with a clothing line, accessories and leisure.
Almost years of business have enriched Beretta with enormous experience and knowledge which allowed it to develop specific and superior technology in the field of precision mechanics. Throughout time, the company eventually became larger and larger.
The covered surface area of the factory rose from 10, m2 at the beginning of the s to its current size of over , m2. The production departments feature fully automated work centres and highly qualified craftsmen, a prerequisite for achieving the degree of precision and high quality contemplated by its design projects.
The design department has advanced systems for calculating pressure by using the finite elements method. The laboratories are equipped for research in impulsive-dynamics applied to the weapon-ammunition system, for metallographic analyses and fatigue tests.
Marketing and Sales also use modern IT systems Internet and Intranet to provide the maximum backup for the peripheral organizations and promptly meet market demand. In the early s Beretta added to its traditional sporting guns production a complete line of hunting apparel and accessories, clay target shooting and outdoor sports items which rapidly earned it a reputation for high-tech content and understated elegance.
The first Beretta Gallery was inaugurated in New York in In December a new Beretta Gallery in the centre of London was opened.
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