Beretta Model 38

Moschetto Automatico Beretta Modello 1938, commonly known as Beretta Model 38, originally designed by Beretta's chief engineer Tullio Marengoni in 1935, developed based on the Beretta Model 18 and 18/30, this weapon would be classified as a submachine gun under modern definitions. With the sudden interest in automatic handgun cartridge firing weapons, Beretta presented their Model 38 to the market customers, originally designed and advertised to policing and special army units. Limited industrial capability of Italy mean Model 38 series were produced in much slower rates than the other popular SMGs of that era, Model 38 and derived variants were produced from 1938 til 1950, it only became available in large numbers after 1943. Model 38 is a fully automatic 9mm Luger/Parabellum calibre firearm, operation of the weapon relies on simple blowback. Having around 200 metres of effective range and 600 rounds per minute of cyclic rate of fire, while fed with straight magazines of various sizes, most common size being 30-rounds. A single wooden block serves as the weapon housing and the stock, the barrel is coated a perforated cooling jacket.