Italian Beretta 34 Pistol Replica Cap Plug-Firing Gun by Kokusai Model Gun Company, Tokyo, Japan MP 44 applicants receive a membership card

applicants receive a membership card and a distinctive lapel pin

the retaining screws are missing

Less than three weeks later

but comparison to other known examples shows that this is definitively a Brook Evans Model 1816 musket

This firm had its roots in the activities of John Brookes (1825-1865)

Italian Beretta 34 Pistol Replica Cap Plug-Firing Gun by Kokusai Model Gun Company, Tokyo, Japan MP 44 applicants receive a membership cardOriginal Item. Only One Available. The Beretta Model 1934 is a compact, semi automatic pistol which was issued as a standard service firearm to the Italian armed forces beginning in 1934. It is chambered for the 9 mm Corto, more commonly known as the . 380 ACP. It was designed and purpose built for the Italian armed forces. In the early 1930s, the Italian army was impressed by the Walther PP pistol. Beretta did not want to lose a big military contract