This "From the Vault" episode from Brownells features Gun Techs Steve Ostrem and Keith Ford exploring the Beretta M1951 pistol. They discuss its significance as Beretta's first locked-breech design, its history with the Italian military and police, and adoption by the Egyptian and Iraqi armies (as the Helwan and Tariq respectively). The video highlights its design influence from the Walther P38, with a direct comparison shown. A known weakness, the locking block's propensity to shear, is addressed with a discussion of the engineering fix, and Steve offers his take on the safety and magazine release. The episode encourages learning from historical firearm designs.
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