Beretta 85 bb

Maybe a lanyard went there?

I also would say that it's for a spot where a post would be located to attach a lanyard. Perhaps these Beretta's we're previously used as LEO sidearms and removing the lanyard ring and filling in the hole was their way of making the guns more suitable for sale elsewhere.

bannockburn said:

I also would say that it's for a spot where a post would be located to attach a lanyard. Perhaps these Beretta's we're previously used as LEO sidearms and removing the lanyard ring and filling in the hole was their way of making the guns more suitable for sale elsewhere.

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Ban the deadly lanyard holes!

swoter said:

If anyone needs mags for their 85, I recommend DK firearms. I ordered 5 of the surplus mags and they are all in very good condition.

https://dkfirearms.com/product/surplus-beretta-model-85-cheetah-380-acp-8-round-magazine/

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I ordered one from them too, swoter, and it worked just fine for me.

It is the hole to install the hammer spring housing (part n°33 in the exploded view).

This part can have the ring holder to attach a lanyard or it can be made to be flush with the pistol grip. Many Beretta 84 and 85 were and are supplied to the italian city police corps and have been equipped with the hammer spring housing made to attach the lanyard.
In this photo, a Beretta 85 ready for the laynard and a Beretta 84 which is not.

Edit: wrong answer but I hope I have added at least some interesting informations

swoter said:

One question though, there is a notch in the mag well and grip that I can’t figure out what it’s for. It’s not broken because the notch itself is blued and smooth. I’m guessing it could have been for a heel release? Here’s a couple of pictures. View attachment 1088361View attachment 1088362

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swoter said:

After watching some YouTube videos, it looks like they all have it, and there is a small projection on the mag that fits there. I didn’t see that before. Just weird, it must have a purpose, I just don’t know what it is yet.

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Makes me think of the groove for a magazine safety.

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1472110

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/1525160

chicharrones is right.

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Good video find, @5-SHOTS .

5-Shots;
How’s about a thread on that upper Beretta with the checkered wood grips, and dovetail front sight?

Where did you get those grips?
Who did the slide machining for dove tail?
Are those nylon grips on the bottom gun?

I have a 81 in .32acp, and a 85BB.
I ADORE both.

GooseGestapo said:

5-Shots;
How’s about a thread on that upper Beretta with the checkered wood grips, and dovetail front sight?

Where did you get those grips?
Who did the slide machining for dove tail?
Are those nylon grips on the bottom gun?

I have a 81 in .32acp, and a 85BB.
I ADORE both.

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Unfortunately, those two pistols don't belong to me.
That photo is taken from the Italian firearms magazine Armi Magazine of October 2011.
The pistol subject of the review was the Beretta 85BB below; the synthetic grips are the stock ones of the pistol as it was sold in Italy in 2011.
The Beretta 84F above, with the checkered wood grips and the dovetail steel sights, belonged to the reviewer who wrote the article. He says that it was modified by mounting tritium steel sights to install which it was necessary to machine the slide, but unfortunately he does not say what brand they are. The grips are original Beretta wooden grips (see the PB, Pietro Beretta, logo), modified to make them as thin as possible and checkered; I think the work was done by some Italian craftsman.
I add a larger photo of the Beretta 84F custom taken directly from the original magazine:


I myself had a Beretta 84F. It was my second pistol but I sold it after only 200 factory rounds because the frame safety/decocker lever hit the internal part of my right thumb badly during fire. Some months ago I was at the range with the person I gave that pistol, so I tried it again after some years: same thing, it hit my thumb. It was a shame because for the rest the pistol is very accurate and the sights are perfectly adjusted from the factory.

Thanks 5-Shots!

I’ve seen and shot some of David Sams custom “Bullseye” guns.
That work on that Beretta rises to his level of work.

GooseGestapo said:

Thanks 5-Shots!

I’ve seen and shot some of David Sams custom “Bullseye” guns.
That work on that Beretta rises to his level of work.

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Unfortunately the owner of that custom 84F didn't mention who did the job. In Italy I could think about Roberto Palamà and Amadini Custom.