Beretta Model 3

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Beretta Model 3

Type	sub-machine gun
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
In service	1956 to ??
Production history
Designed	1956
Produced	1956 to 1959
Variants	none
Specifications
Weight	3.47 kg (empty)
Length	711/508 mm (stock extended/folded)
Barrel length	200

Cartridge	9 mm Parabellum
Caliber	9 mm
Action	blowback
Rate of fire	550 round/min
Feed system	20 or 40 round

The 9 millimeter Beretta Model 3 was an Italian submachine gun produced from 1956 to 1959. It was essentially the World War II-era Beretta 38/42 redesigned for more efficient production. The wooden stock of the 38/42 was replaced with a steel folding stock. A pistol grip was provided at the trigger guard and the magazine receiver was lengthened to provide a foregrip.

Fully-automatic or single-shot fire is selectable by the use of two triggers, and it fires from an open bolt. Its relatively slow cyclic rate of fire, 550 shots per minute, and low recoil make it highly accurate during full automatic or selective fire. It is accurate to 200 meters. The Model 3 weighs 3.5 kilograms empty (about 7.7 lb) and is 711 mm) in length with stock extended (508 mm when retracted). Rifling: 6 grooves, rh.

20-round and 40-round box magazines are available for the Model 3. The weapon is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge.

The Model 3 was succeeded by the Beretta Model 12 in 1959.