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The '''Beretta 950 Series of pistols''' was the Italian gun maker's entry into the ultra compact, small caliber pocket pistol for the latter half of the 20th century. The original Italian Beretta 950B was a .25 acp pistol, imported into the United States from 1952 until the passage of the ''"Gun Control Act of 1968"''. Beretta had to modify the design to comply with import restrictions and the new "American" model had an additional 'thumb safety' and was imported after 1968 as the Model 950BS ("S" for Safety, however one cannot escape the irony of naming a model redesigned to comply with a gun control law as the "BS" model). Any Beretta marked 950B Only was imported into the U.S. before 1968. Beretta also marketed a sister gun to the tiny 950 B/BS '''"Jetfire"''' called the Model 950B or 950BS '''"Minx"''' which had a longer barrel and was chambered for .22 short only. | The '''Beretta 950 Series of pistols''' was the Italian gun maker's entry into the ultra compact, small caliber pocket pistol for the latter half of the 20th century. The original Italian Beretta 950B was a .25 acp pistol, imported into the United States from 1952 until the passage of the ''"Gun Control Act of 1968"''. Beretta had to modify the design to comply with import restrictions and the new "American" model had an additional 'thumb safety' and was imported after 1968 as the Model 950BS ("S" for Safety, however one cannot escape the irony of naming a model redesigned to comply with a gun control law as the "BS" model). Any Beretta marked 950B Only was imported into the U.S. before 1968. Beretta also marketed a sister gun to the tiny 950 B/BS '''"Jetfire"''' called the Model 950B or 950BS '''"Minx"''' which had a longer barrel and was chambered for .22 short only. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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Revision as of 02:55, 26 May 2012
The Beretta 950 Series of pistols was the Italian gun maker's entry into the ultra compact, small caliber pocket pistol for the latter half of the 20th century. The original Italian Beretta 950B was a .25 acp pistol, imported into the United States from 1952 until the passage of the "Gun Control Act of 1968". Beretta had to modify the design to comply with import restrictions and the new "American" model had an additional 'thumb safety' and was imported after 1968 as the Model 950BS ("S" for Safety, however one cannot escape the irony of naming a model redesigned to comply with a gun control law as the "BS" model). Any Beretta marked 950B Only was imported into the U.S. before 1968. Beretta also marketed a sister gun to the tiny 950 B/BS "Jetfire" called the Model 950B or 950BS "Minx" which had a longer barrel and was chambered for .22 short only.
Specifications
(1952 - 2003)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber(s): .22 Short, .25 ACP
- Weight: lbs ( kg)
- Length: 4.5 in (11.4 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 2.38 in (6.03 cm)
- Capacity: 7
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA)
The Beretta 950B/BS Jetfire is used by the following actors in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderball | Luciana Paluzzi | Fiona Volpe | 1965 | |
| Machine Gun McCain | Gena Rowlands | Rosemary Scott | 1969 | |
| The Man With the Golden Gun | Maud Adams | Andrea Anders | 1974 | |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Barbara Bach | Maj. Anya Amasova | 1977 | |
| The Hunter | Steve McQueen | Papa Thorson | 1980 | |
| Octopussy | Maud Adams | Octopussy | 1983 | |
| Code of Silence | Ralph Foody | Det. Cragie | Nickel | 1985 |
| The Big Easy | John Goodman | Det. Sergeant DeSoto | 1987 | |
| Lethal Weapon | Gary Busey | Mr. Joshua | 1987 | |
| Fatal Beauty | Whoopi Goldberg | Det. Rizzoli | 1987 | |
| They Live | Roddy Piper | Nada | 1988 | |
| Ricochet | Denzel Washington | Nick Styles | 1991 | |
| Reservoir Dogs | Tim Roth | Mr. Orange | 1992 | |
| Uncovered | Kate Beckinsale | Julia | Mod. 950B | 1994 |
| Breakdown | M.C. Gainey | Earl | 1997 | |
| Showtime | Eddie Murphy | Trey Sellars | 2002 | |
| The Spirit | Eva Mendes | Sand Saref | 2008 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Original Run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A-Team | Dirk Benedict | Templeton "Faceman" Peck | gold plated | 1983 - 1987 |
| SeaQuest DSV | Ralph Wilcox | Assassin | 1993 - 1996 | |
| Criminal Minds | Various Terrorists | .22 lr version | 2005 - present | |
| The Closer | 2005 - ? | |||
| The Unit | Max Martini | Master Sergeant MacDonald James "Mack" Gerhardt | 2006 - 2009 | |
| Chuck | Josie Davis | Flight Attendant Assassin | Pearl gripped nickel plated model | 2007 - present |
See Also
- Beretta - A list of all firearms manufactured by Beretta.