Beretta 85BB Cheetah .380 ACP - Guardia di Finanza Issue, Compact DA/SA, 3.8 in Barrel
This Italian-made Beretta 85BB Cheetah is a single-stack .380 ACP service pistol marked as a Guardia di Finanza issue. It features the BB-generation frame-mounted safety, an alloy frame with a steel barrel, and Beretta's open-top slide. Dual caliber nomenclature is present (CAL. 9 Short / .380 Auto), including on the included factory magazine, and the pistol carries Italian proof marks and an importer marking.
Condition
Overall Condition: Fair condition, showing extensive signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: The pistol was previously refinished, and the work is of poor quality. The finish is starting to peel, and there is blemishing throughout. The bore is clean and in good shape.
What's Included
- Beretta 85BB .380 ACP pistol
- (1) Factory Beretta PB 8-round single-stack magazine marked 'PB CAL. 9 SHORT / 380 AUTO MADE IN ITALY'
The 85BB is part of Beretta's 80-series Cheetah line, with this example being the single-stack .380 ACP variant. It is compact in size with a 3.8 in (97 mm) barrel and measures approximately 172 mm in length, 120 mm in height, and 33 mm in width. The frame is light alloy paired with a steel barrel for balanced carry and handling.
Its operating system is DA/SA with straight blowback, and it uses an exposed hammer. Safety features include a frame-mounted manual safety, an automatic firing pin block, a half-cock notch, and an inertia firing pin. This BB-generation configuration uses the frame safety, not a slide-mounted decocker.
The slide uses Beretta's open-top design. Sights are fixed, with an integral front blade and a dovetailed square-notch rear for a clear sight picture. The pistol wears black checkered synthetic grips with Beretta medallions.
Markings include the square "22" proof, CIP N proof, and a G.F. property stamp indicating Guardia di Finanza issue. An importer marking "BERETTA USA CORP. ACKK., MD" is also present. Dual caliber nomenclature appears on the pistol and the original magazine, reading "CAL.
9 Short / 380 Auto."
Capacity is 8+1 using the included factory single-stack magazine with witness holes. Chambering is .380 ACP, also known as 9 Short, consistent with the model's caliber markings and documentation.