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I think the 411 was pretty much a model 410 with side-plates. Both had the silver pigeon motif on the top lever...Geo

George
Agree if you compare 410E and 411E. Not all 410 guns have ejectors.

All 411 guns have ejectors.

My 410E HAD ejectors. They gave me so much trouble I had'em disabled...Geo

Beretta 411E

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=424429878

http://www.gunsinternational.com/BERETTA...un_id=100426999

And even has the silver pigeon

Mike

Getting back to the 1944 date- I don't know the reason, but when dating the Beretta post war guns there is generally a roman numeral stamped on the flats. You add that number to 1944 for some reason (unknown to me), to get the mfg date. So my 1961 guns are marked XVII which is 1944+17=1961. Some of the guns of the early 1950's have the actual date stamped like this 1944 on this one, but most have the roman numeral.

Does anyone know why Beretta (and maybe other Italian makers) started with 1944 date?

A second comment I'd make is that Beretta probably had parts available to make guns all through the war. I have a 1948 12ga sxs which is stamped 1948, but the barrels are Beretta marked Krupp Essen and I believe that plant in Germany got leveled by bombs.

Thanks for your help guys

Will be asking again soon for more as i need to know more if possible about a 1887 westley richards hammer sxs

Thanks again

Ben

How 'bout an image of the underside of the forend wood?

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

I've added the forend iamge to the original selection of pics in the first link

Thanks for the effort.

Kind Regards,

Raimey
rse

Does that help?