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Beretta 50 Year commemorative of the 92SB
October 28, 2025, 02:56 PM
Msp1ltBeretta 50 Year commemorative of the 92SB
A bit spendy to be sure, however, I'm a sucker for a blued firearm.
https://www.beretta.com/en-us/...iVjyH3qWVLukGGmRQf0hOctober 28, 2025, 03:10 PM
BigSwedeThis is what I got
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October 28, 2025, 03:18 PM
Msp1ltYes, Sir. That's it, Thanks!
October 28, 2025, 03:45 PM
1KPerDaySweet. I wonder if an actual original 92SB in excellent condition would be less expensive or not.
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October 28, 2025, 03:51 PM
taguinWould this be original Seal Team 6 issued handgun ?
October 28, 2025, 04:14 PM
rat23061526 of them to be offered.
October 28, 2025, 04:20 PM
1KPerDayquote:
Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
Sweet. I wonder if an actual original 92SB in excellent condition would be less expensive or not.
FYI Looks like originals in great shape are about $500 LOL
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October 28, 2025, 04:39 PM
Msp1ltI'd surely snap up a minty copy for $500
October 28, 2025, 07:20 PM
92fstechWould have been beautiful if they left off the gaudy gold lettering on the slide.
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October 28, 2025, 07:45 PM
Spiff_P239quote:
Originally posted by 92fstech:
Would have been beautiful if they left off the gaudy gold lettering on the slide.
My thoughts exactly.
October 29, 2025, 09:57 AM
iron chefquote:
Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
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Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
Sweet. I wonder if an actual original 92SB in excellent condition would be less expensive or not.
FYI Looks like originals in great shape are about $500 LOL
Where??? Around $500 is the going rate for LE/mil trade-ins in Very Good condition these days.
I have an original 92SB in Excellent condition w/ box that I bought two years ago for much less than the $1526 on that repro.
October 29, 2025, 01:17 PM
darkest2000A mint ORIGINAL for 1/3 the cost, or a REPRO with gaudy gold lettering and incorrect grips for 1500+?
Beretta sure makes it easy to pick.
October 29, 2025, 01:31 PM
kaschiLove the classic look with rounded trigger guard and magazine's metal floor plate.
October 29, 2025, 05:29 PM
DanHNot for me. Something I can't stand about the 92 is the front sight molded into the slide instead of dovetailed.
October 29, 2025, 05:33 PM
1KPerDayquote:
Originally posted by iron chef:
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Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
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Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
Sweet. I wonder if an actual original 92SB in excellent condition would be less expensive or not.
FYI Looks like originals in great shape are about $500 LOL
Where??? Around $500 is the going rate for LE/mil trade-ins in Very Good condition these days.
I have an original 92SB in Excellent condition w/ box that I bought two years ago for much less than the $1526 on that repro.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1129739471This seller has 19 available apparently
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1129699728Am I missing something? Are these not real SBs or something?
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October 29, 2025, 06:45 PM
sourdough44I did buy a 92 Compact a few years back. With the manual of arms and magazine compatibility, I think it would have been a great replacement for the 92.
October 29, 2025, 10:13 PM
MacGyverWe'll see how it goes, but IMO, this is shaping up to be a flop just like the 40th Anniversary P226. The Beretta definitely has more going for it than the SIG did though - it's actually limited-production and gets almost all of the visual features right. The 40th Anniversary P226 couldn't be a duplicate of an original 1980s P226 because there was no way to give it a folded slide. Also, SIG never disclosed how many of theirs they made, but because of that "numbered" batch, we know for sure that it was a lot more than the Beretta. There's another thing that SIG couldn't do though, that Beretta could have, but didn't. SIG couldn't make the 40th Anniversary in Germany (the factory has been shut down a while now). Beretta could have made their 50th Anniversary in Italy, but it looks like it's USA from the pictures. Nothing against USA Berettas, but this kind of a marketing exercise would benefit from having the "correct" (more "authentic") country of origin IMO. Also, for both pistols, they cost too much ($1299 for the P226 and now $1526 for the 92SB) when an "actual" one would cost a fraction ($500-$600). This is why I think Glock's similar P80 and "Gen1" reissue had more of a chance to succeed. Real original Gen1 Glocks are very expensive these days ($1500+), and the reissues were priced similar to current Glocks (~$600).
1KPerDay, the ones in your links are real SBs. They look to be a mix of both used and new-old-stock Italian police trade-ins. The seller is correct about what GF (Guardia di Finanza) means. I'd much rather have one of those than this newly-announced 50th Anniversary SB if I were interested in this model.
October 30, 2025, 07:17 AM
Msp1lt[QUOTE]Originally posted by MacGyver:
We'll see how it goes, but IMO, this is shaping up to be a flop just like the 40th Anniversary P226.
Perfectly said, Mac! I'm going to wait this one out and try and snatch one up "On the cheap" should this scenario play out as we both believe it will.
October 30, 2025, 01:31 PM
92fstechquote:
Originally posted by MacGyver:
We'll see how it goes, but IMO, this is shaping up to be a flop just like the 40th Anniversary P226. The Beretta definitely has more going for it than the SIG did though - it's actually limited-production and gets almost all of the visual features right. The 40th Anniversary P226 couldn't be a duplicate of an original 1980s P226 because there was no way to give it a folded slide. Also, SIG never disclosed how many of theirs they made, but because of that "numbered" batch, we know for sure that it was a lot more than the Beretta. There's another thing that SIG couldn't do though, that Beretta could have, but didn't. SIG couldn't make the 40th Anniversary in Germany (the factory has been shut down a while now). Beretta could have made their 50th Anniversary in Italy, but it looks like it's USA from the pictures. Nothing against USA Berettas, but this kind of a marketing exercise would benefit from having the "correct" (more "authentic") country of origin IMO. Also, for both pistols, they cost too much ($1299 for the P226 and now $1526 for the 92SB) when an "actual" one would cost a fraction ($500-$600). This is why I think Glock's similar P80 and "Gen1" reissue had more of a chance to succeed. Real original Gen1 Glocks are very expensive these days ($1500+), and the reissues were priced similar to current Glocks (~$600).
1KPerDay, the ones in your links are real SBs. They look to be a mix of both used and new-old-stock Italian police trade-ins. The seller is correct about what GF (Guardia di Finanza) means. I'd much rather have one of those than this newly-announced 50th Anniversary SB if I were interested in this model.
One thing I've gotta spy for those 40th Anniversary P226s, though...they were nice guns and priced pretty well when they clearanced out all the ones they couldn't sell at the original ridiculous markup.
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