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    Question Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    Picked up a 96 D in NP3 finish, PSP logo, today.

    Curious about the serial #. It has an M at the end; BER xxxxxx M.

    What does the M stand for? I have/had other PSP models like this in the blued finish and they have no M at the end.

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    I have no idea, but you can check here
    http://www.berettasupport.com/servic...k_question.htm

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    http://www.berettasupport.com/applic...search_new.htm

    Firearm Technical Data Search Form
    Now you can enter the serial number of your firearm and be directed to the correct schematic for it as well as order parts through our partners Brownells, Inc. and Midwest Gun Works. Additionally, you can see the approximate date of manufacture as well as being able to view/download an owners manual and product literature relevant to your firearm when we have the information available.

    Please enter the serial number of your firearm below and click search. This application only works for firearms imported and distributed by Beretta USA Corp. and is updated on a regular basis.

    For the search to work, please enter your serial number in all UPPERCASE letters and numbers with no spaces between the characters. Be certain to not confuse numeric and alphabetic characters, such as O's for zeros or we will be unable to locate your serial number. Only enter the serial number and no additional information. Do not insert spaces between any character in your serial number. For example: use BER431605 and not BER 431605.

    If there is a "Y" at the end of your serial number, please omit this character when entering your serial number.

    Thanks for choosing Beretta!

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    Looks like the "M" just means .40 cal. on this older (1993) model Beretta.

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    Quote Originally Posted by HiredGoon View Post
    Picked up a 96 D in NP3 finish, PSP logo, today.

    Curious about the serial #. It has an M at the end; BER xxxxxx M.

    What does the M stand for? I have/had other PSP models like this in the blued finish and they have no M at the end.
    Glad to see you got one.
    "A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself"

    "He created the game, played the game, and lost the game.... All under his own terms, by his own doing." JW34

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    Troop M, Bethlehem?
    “When a man cannot chose, he ceases to be a man.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arrdy View Post
    Troop M, Bethlehem?
    They all ended in 'M' so it may be that it identified the entire PSP run of them or it may have to do with the finish.
    "A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself"

    "He created the game, played the game, and lost the game.... All under his own terms, by his own doing." JW34

    "Tolerance is the lube that helps slip the dildo of dysfunction into the ass of a civilized society." Plato

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    From Beretta's Ask a Question pages:

    The current production pistols produced in the Beretta USA Accokeek, MD facility have the serial numbers starting with BER and do not have any of the "letter characters" on the suffix. The older models started with BER and ended with a Z in 9mm, and M for .40 caliber.

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    I saw your post about your PSP 96. I got one two weeks ago and is untouched with the usual wear. Would like to get refinished, possibly NP3, but do not want to lose the logo. Was wondering how it is on yours. Thanks.

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    Default Re: Question on Beretta 96 serial #

    Quote Originally Posted by Tappan22 View Post
    I saw your post about your PSP 96. I got one two weeks ago and is untouched with the usual wear. Would like to get refinished, possibly NP3, but do not want to lose the logo. Was wondering how it is on yours. Thanks.
    Leave it as is. That's honest wear of a firearm that was carried daily by a State Trooper. Hell, it may have even been mine.

    Which one do you have? The NP3 finished ones had the patch stamped into the frame. The black ones have the patch laser engraved. The patch will disappear if you refinish a black one. The logo may remain on the stamped ones depending on how thick the coating is and how deep it was stamped.
    "A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself"

    "He created the game, played the game, and lost the game.... All under his own terms, by his own doing." JW34

    "Tolerance is the lube that helps slip the dildo of dysfunction into the ass of a civilized society." Plato

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