A recent post regarding the use of the 4UT mark has prompted another thought for discussion. While the 4UT mark was in use when the factories were under German control, and they directed the final disposition of the guns, has anyone ever complied a list of shipping records to actually determine what batches of guns went where?
From September 9th to the end of the war (May 2nd 1945). The Germans took control of every Italian facility, Beretta included, and decided what to produce and to whom to deliver: we have the general Serial range of those guns to be Mod.1934 from about G20.000 to G.57486 and about 19800 serial AA and BB; and the Mod 1935 from 504.805 to 615.969. So we know the general serial ranges, but if one wanted to look up a specific gun in those ranges has anyone ever published a manifest of who got which gun?
At least in one case I was able to get Beretta to confirm my model 418 was sent to the German High command on 3/28/43. We see similar data for other guns such as Astras, Norwegian 1914's, FN's and the list goes on, Has anyone compiled this for Beretta's?
From September 9th to the end of the war (May 2nd 1945). The Germans took control of every Italian facility, Beretta included, and decided what to produce and to whom to deliver: we have the general Serial range of those guns to be Mod.1934 from about G20.000 to G.57486 and about 19800 serial AA and BB; and the Mod 1935 from 504.805 to 615.969. So we know the general serial ranges, but if one wanted to look up a specific gun in those ranges has anyone ever published a manifest of who got which gun?
At least in one case I was able to get Beretta to confirm my model 418 was sent to the German High command on 3/28/43. We see similar data for other guns such as Astras, Norwegian 1914's, FN's and the list goes on, Has anyone compiled this for Beretta's?