I need to find out if a Beretta Model 70 that a friend has offered me was manufactured before 1968 (That is, is it C&R qualified?).
He's out of the country for a while and can't get to the gun to tell me what features it has, or if it has a date code or DOM stamped on the slide or frame as some do--he just has the serial number with him.
The serial is 8933. He says that he doesn't remember any suffix on the model number, so it isn't a 70S. Caliber is 7.65mm/.32 ACP.
Any help with dating this or a source I could refer to would be greatly appreciated.
Mike Armstrong
He's out of the country for a while and can't get to the gun to tell me what features it has, or if it has a date code or DOM stamped on the slide or frame as some do--he just has the serial number with him.
The serial is 8933. He says that he doesn't remember any suffix on the model number, so it isn't a 70S. Caliber is 7.65mm/.32 ACP.
Any help with dating this or a source I could refer to would be greatly appreciated.
Mike Armstrong
