Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	Fabbrica D' Armi Pietro Beretta SpA More Info

About the Gun

Full-size all-steel 92 with a nickel-alloy frame and slide, a heavier Brigadier-profile slide, and a flush barrel. Frame-mounted ambidextrous safety, skeletonized hammer, interchangeable 3-dot sights, and black plastic grips. Offered as single-action only and as DA/SA.

Production

Production ran from 2004 through 2005.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $1,050. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $800–$1,200.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	9 mm Luger
Alias:	9 mm Parabellum
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Analysis

Beretta built the Steel I as a regular-catalog follow-on to the limited Billennium. The frame is steel instead of alloy, finished in the same satin nickel-alloy as the slide, which puts the pistol well over forty ounces. The slide follows the thicker Brigadier/Stock pattern, the barrel sits flush, and the safety returns to the frame so the single-action gun can be carried cocked. The SA pistol adds a trigger with adjustable pre-travel and overtravel. Both actions left the U.S. catalog after a short 2004–2005 run. IDPA certified the platform, but volume stayed small, so boxed guns—especially the SA—trade well above a standard 92FS.