Value guide
What is my Beretta worth?
One of the oldest firearms companies in the world, with a range that runs from wartime service pistols to shotguns worth more than a car. The name covers so much ground that identifying what you actually have matters more here than with almost any other maker.
No page can price your gun, and any page that offers to is guessing. What this one does is show you the things that decide the number, so you can look at what you have and know whether you’re holding something ordinary or something worth a proper look.
Italy or Accokeek, and what it was built for
Beretta has built pistols in Italy for a century and in Accokeek, Maryland since the 1980s, when the 92 became the US service pistol. Italian-made examples of the earlier guns are a different market from later American production, and the military and police contract guns are a third. On the shotgun side the grades run from a working field gun to fully engraved sidelocks, and the gap between them is enormous. The country of manufacture, the proof marks and any contract markings are where to start.
The models that turn up, and what they mean
| Model | Made | What it means for value |
|---|---|---|
| 92 series (92S, 92SB, 92F, 92FS) | 1975–present | The service pistol. Early Italian 92S and 92SB guns, and Italian police trade-ins, are distinct markets from later 92FS production. |
| M9 | 1985–present | The US military version of the 92. Contract-marked guns and the commercial M9 are valued differently. |
| Model 1934 and 1935 | 1934–1991 | Wartime Italian service pistols. Datable by the year stamped on the slide, and wartime production with matching parts is the collectible end. |
| 950 Jetfire and Minx | 1952–2003 | Tip-up barrel pocket pistols in .25 and .22 Short. Common, inexpensive, and frequently found in estate drawers. |
| Model 70 and 71 | 1958–1985 | Compact .32 and .22 pistols with a following, including the Israeli-issued guns. |
| 686 and 687 shotguns | 1980s–present | Over-unders across many grades. Engraving, wood and configuration separate several price levels. |
What to check before anybody makes you an offer
- Country of manufacture and the proof marks, usually on the frame or barrel.
- Any military or police contract markings, and import stamps.
- On shotguns, the grade and the engraving, and whether the barrels have been polished thin.
- On the wartime pistols, whether the numbered parts still match.
And the two rules that apply to every gun on this page:don’t clean it, and keep the box and papers. Removing original finish is permanent, and on the right gun the packaging is a real fraction of the total.
"It is an old .25, it is worth nothing"
Most 950 Jetfires are worth modest money and honestly so. But Beretta pocket pistols cover several models and periods, and the early Italian ones, the boxed examples and the military-issued variants are not the same thing as a well-used drawer gun. The model number and the proof marks take a minute to read and settle it.
Are the Italian police trade-in 92s worth having?
Yes, and there is a steady market for them. They arrive worn from carry but mechanically sound, and the earlier 92S and 92SB variants are more interesting to collectors than a standard late 92FS. Import marks are normal on these and not a defect.
Model by model
- What is my Beretta 92 Series worth? (1975–present)
- What is my Beretta Model 1934 worth? (1934–1991)
Getting an actual number
Condition, originality and configuration decide it, and none of the three can be judged from a description. Send photos and we’ll make you an offer, wherever you are in the country. It comes itemized, showing what we’ll pay for each firearm, so you can see how the number is built instead of being handed one figure for the pile.
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Worth reading alongside this
Police trade-in guns — department markings and what they do to the value. Engraved guns — factory grade or added later, and why the difference is most of the money. What determines value on any firearm.
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