Beretta 93R







































































Beretta 93R
B93R.jpg
Type Machine pistol
Place of origin Italy
Service history
Used by See Users
Production history
Designed 1970s[1]
Manufacturer Beretta
Produced 1979–1993
Specifications
Weight 1170 g (empty)[1]
Length 240 mm[1]

Barrel length		 125 mm (156 mm with compensator)[1]
Cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum[1]
Rate of fire 1100 round/min (3-round burst)
Muzzle velocity 380 m/s
Effective firing range 50 m
Feed system 15- or 20-round box magazine[1]
Sights Iron sights

The Beretta 93R is a selective-fire machine pistol, designed and manufactured by Italian firearms manufacturer Beretta in the 1970s for police and military use, that is derived from their semi-automatic Beretta 92. The "R" stands for Raffica, which is Italian for "volley", "flurry", or "burst" (sometimes spoken "R" as "Rapid" in English).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Mechanics


  • 3 Users


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References


  • 6 In Popular Culture


  • 7 External links





History


The Beretta 93R was designed to be used by the Italian counter-terrorism forces of Nucleo Operativo Centrale di Sicurezza and Gruppo di Intervento Speciale but was also adopted by other police and military forces who required a concealable weapon with rapid fire capabilities.[2][3] The pistol is a development of the Beretta 92 design.



Mechanics


The Beretta 93R is mechanically similar to the Beretta 92. It can be selected to fire either a three round burst or single fire. A selector switch enables the operator to alternate between the two firing modes. The pistol is fitted with a vertical foregrip at the front end of the trigger guard to provide better stability when firing.[3] A folding steel buttstock can be attached at the heel of the grip.[4] The 93R is considered difficult to control when being repeatedly fired in burst mode because of the 1,100-round-per-minute firing rate.[2]



Users




  •  Algeria[5]


  •  Honduras[6]


  •  Italy[2]



Notes





  1. ^ abcdef http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg137-e.htm


  2. ^ abc Thompson, Leroy (2012). The Beretta M9 Pistol. Osprey Publishing. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-1-84908-837-4..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ ab Fowler, Anthony (2007). Pistols, Revolvers, and Submachine Guns, p. 136.


  4. ^ McNab, Chris (2004). The Great Book of Guns, p. 145.


  5. ^ "World Infantry Weapons: Algeria". 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016.


  6. ^ Jones, Richard D. Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010. Jane's Information Group; 35th edition (January 27, 2009).
    ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.




References


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  • Fowler, Anthony; Stronge, Charles (2007), Pistols, Revolvers, and Submachine Guns, JG Press, ISBN 1-57215-595-7


  • McNab, Chris (2004), The Great Book of Guns, Thunder Bay Press, ISBN 1-59223-304-X


  • Thompson, Leroy (2011), The Beretta M9 Pistol, Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-84908-526-7




In Popular Culture


A modified version of this gun was used by actor Peter Weller for his portrayal of “Robocop” and sequel “Robocop 2” in late the 1980’s. In the films, the weapon can be seen being fired in the three round bursts mode.


The M93R also features as protagonist Aya Brea's starting weapon in the 1999 video game Parasite Eve 2



External links



  • Modern Firearms


  • Video of operation on YouTube (in Japanese)









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