At $300 and if I had the cash to spare, I'd get it. I'd try to get down to $250 though.
Unless it "fell off a truck" I'd say the story would be bogus.
If you can get the SN, the production date should be easy enough to decipher:
http://www.berettasupport.com/servic...k_question.htm Click Date of Manufacture link.
If Army issued, it was likely US production - for that, you can try this:
http://www.berettasupport.com/applic...search_new.htm