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Beretta shows off single action only M92 Centennial
Beretta’s ultra-limited edition 92 Centennial ships in a custom ammo-can. (Photo: Jim Grant)
I’m a big fan of the Beretta M9 and M92 series of handguns. Classic Italian style coupled with all metal construction is a better combo than French fries and mayonaise. Just like that combo, it isn’t for everyone. Especially given it’s thick frame and long double action trigger. Evidently these complaints didn’t fall on deaf ears at Beretta, since they just announced the M92 Centennial edition.
The Centennial is a hand-blued limited edition pistol celebrating 100 years of the 92 pistol’s service. The handsome pistol features a dovetailed front sight post and adjustable Novak-style rear notch sights. The walnut grips feature an emblem that reads, “1915” and “2015” in Roman numerals separated by olive branches around the Beretta three arrow logo. While all this is fine and good, what makes the newest addition to the 92 series noteworthy is the inclusion of a frame-mounted thumb safety. That’s right. The Centennial allows Beretta users something they’ve always wanted but could never have; condition one carry.
The beautiful hard-wood Beretta Centennial grips feature a handsome commemorative emblem. (Photo: Jim Grant)
When I first learned of the new pistol’s existence, I told my wife that I was going to buy it, “Come hell or high water” Sadly, I may need to take out a second loan on my house, since it’s MSRP is $3000. Which is initially perplexing until you realize that this pistol is going the same way as the Billenium. Meaning, it’s a highly limited-edition firearm. Much like the Billenium, I may have to pass on this pistol due to availability since there will only ever be 2000 Centennials made, and only half will make it stateside. Despite this Guns.com still put in a testing and evaluation request, which was predictably denied.
The Centennial should be available second quarter 2015.
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Source: http://www.guns.com/2015/01/27/beretta-shows-off-single-action-only-m92-centennial/
