Beretta 21 Bobcat

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Beretta Bobcat 21

Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Production history
Manufacturer	Beretta
Produced	1979 - present
Specifications
Weight	335 g (.22) 325 g (.25)
Length	125 mm (4.9 in)
Barrel length	61 mm (2.4 in)

Cartridge	.22 LR .25 ACP (6.35 mm)
Action	blowback
Feed system	7 (.25) or 8 (.22) round magazine
Sights	Iron sights

The Beretta 21 Bobcat and Beretta 21 Bobcat Inox are small pocket-sized semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta.

[edit] Design

The Beretta 21 Bobcat is a simple blowback pistol with a single and double action trigger mechanism. It is fitted with a frame mounted thumb safety. The frame is made out of aluminium alloy, the slide and barrel are either carbon or stainless steel. The defining feature of this pistol is the 'tip-up' barrel. The barrel pivots on a pin under the muzzle so that the chamber may be loaded with the slide in the closed position. This simplifies loading as well as checking the load status as the slide is difficult to retract by hand.

[edit] Variants

The Bobcat 21 is available in either .22 LR (with 7 round magazine capacity) or .25 ACP (6.35 mm) (8 round magazine capacity) caliber. The .22 LR version is available in either black or stainless steel (called Inox by Beretta) versions, whereas the .25 ACP model is available in black only.