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 | | The Beretta company was established historically in 1526, when gunsmith Mastro Bartolomeo Beretta, of Gardone Val Trompia (Brescia, Italy), received 296 ducats as payment for 185 arquebus barrels sold to the Arsenal of Venice. |
 | | Beretta is known for its broad product range that includes side by side shotguns, over and under shotguns, self-loading shotguns, hunting rifles, express rifles, assault rifles, sub-machine guns, lever action rifles, single action revolvers, double action revolvers and pistols. |
 | | In 1985, Beretta was chosen during a controversial selection process to produce the M9 9 mm Parabellum sidearm for the United States military, winning a contract for 500,000 units. |
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