Beretta 1935 Magazine Question

bob31411 · May 28, 2025, 03:08 PM

Hi, i am new to the board. I searched a bit to see if this had been covered in another string, but did not find one.

I have a R Beretta Cal 7.65 - Brevettata Gardone VI 1944. It is a Beretta 1935.

My question, I have seen two different styles of magazines for these. Are they interchangeable.

I have (hopefully) attached two pictures of the different types. I own the type on picture A. Would like to know if B will work in my pistol.

Thank you so much.

FITASC · May 28, 2025, 05:28 PM

Mine is a Beretta 1934, date stamped 1943; mine has 1 mag with the steel finger grip; still functions perfectly, BUT the slide bite to the web between my thumb and forefinger is horrendous!

bob31411 · May 28, 2025, 08:55 PM

Thank you for that reply. Good input.

Regards. Bobby

reloder56 · May 29, 2025, 12:43 PM

OP,
Type A magazine is a late war production magazine with a stamped steel floor plate
Type B is a pre war or early war magazine with a milled steel floor plate.
If sized for the 7.65 mm X 17 cartridge,both will work. I've actually tweaked the feed lips on Beretta Model 1934 9 MM Corto mags to function in my Beretta Model 1935 7.65 mm
Gary

bob31411 · May 29, 2025, 05:30 PM

Thanks Gary,

That agrees with info I had found online about the two different mags.

https://www.tague.at/pistolen/en_ind...eretta1935.htm

So, it sounds like the older mag (B) will work interchangeably. That's great. I appreciate your help.

Regards. Bobby

bob31411 · June 4, 2025, 11:37 PM

Well, I did end up ordering a magazine as pictured in my "B" photo. My original is as pictured in the "A" photo. I can say with certainty that the magazines are interchangeable. They physically fit and I also fired several rounds through it to make sure.

Regards. Bobby

May 28, 2025, 05:28 PM	#2
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,638	Mine is a Beretta 1934, date stamped 1943; mine has 1 mag with the steel finger grip; still functions perfectly, BUT the slide bite to the web between my thumb and forefinger is horrendous! __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 28, 2025, 08:55 PM	#3
bob31411 Junior Member Join Date: May 28, 2025 Posts: 4	Thank you for that reply. Good input. Regards. Bobby

May 29, 2025, 12:43 PM	#4
reloder56 Member Join Date: July 2, 2013 Posts: 62	OP, Type A magazine is a late war production magazine with a stamped steel floor plate Type B is a pre war or early war magazine with a milled steel floor plate. If sized for the 7.65 mm X 17 cartridge,both will work. I've actually tweaked the feed lips on Beretta Model 1934 9 MM Corto mags to function in my Beretta Model 1935 7.65 mm Gary

May 29, 2025, 05:30 PM	#5
bob31411 Junior Member Join Date: May 28, 2025 Posts: 4	Thanks Gary, That agrees with info I had found online about the two different mags. https://www.tague.at/pistolen/en_ind...eretta1935.htm So, it sounds like the older mag (B) will work interchangeably. That's great. I appreciate your help. Regards. Bobby

June 4, 2025, 11:37 PM	#6
bob31411 Junior Member Join Date: May 28, 2025 Posts: 4	Well, I did end up ordering a magazine as pictured in my "B" photo. My original is as pictured in the "A" photo. I can say with certainty that the magazines are interchangeable. They physically fit and I also fired several rounds through it to make sure. Regards. Bobby