Beretta PM12<\/b>\u00a0(Model<\/a> 12) is a\u00a09\u00d719mm Parabellum\u00a0<\/a>caliber\u00a0submachine<\/a> gun\u00a0designed<\/a> by\u00a0Beretta<\/a>. Production<\/a> started in 1959, the first users<\/a> were the Italian\u00a0Carabinieri<\/a>,\u00a0Italian State Police\u00a0and the\u00a0Guardia di Finanza<\/a>, though in limited number, it was only widely<\/a> issued beginning<\/a> in 1978, replacing<\/a> the old\u00a0Beretta MAB<\/a>. In 1962 the\u00a0Italian Army\u00a0bought a limited number of\u00a0Franchi\u00a0LF-57<\/a> submachine guns, judged<\/a> better than the Beretta PM12 but never issued to the troops<\/a>, and only in 1992 the M12S2 variant<\/a> was introduced, in very limited number. The\u00a0Italian<\/a> Air Force, instead bought many M12S and M12S2 for the airport security units. However the weapon had a higher initial success in the Arab countries and South America.<\/span><\/p>\n The weapon was first seen during the\u00a0Tet Offensive\u00a0in 1968 when the\u00a0US Marines\u00a0guarding the\u00a0U.S. embassy in Saigon\u00a0repelled the assault by the\u00a0Viet Cong\u00a0using the Beretta M12. It is also used by various South American, African and Asian countries,[4]<\/sup>\u00a0and made under licence in Brazil by\u00a0Taurus<\/a>, in Belgium by\u00a0FN Herstal\u00a0and in\u00a0Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0PT Pindad.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Beretta PM12 Beretta PM12\u00a0(Model 12) is a\u00a09\u00d719mm Parabellum\u00a0caliber\u00a0submachine gun\u00a0designed by\u00a0Beretta. Production started in 1959, the first users were the Italian\u00a0Carabinieri,\u00a0Italian State Police\u00a0and the\u00a0Guardia di Finanza, though in limited number, it was only widely issued beginning in 1978, replacing the old\u00a0Beretta MAB. In 1962 the\u00a0Italian Army\u00a0bought a limited number of\u00a0Franchi\u00a0LF-57 submachine guns, judged better than the […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_joinchat":[]},"product_cat":[176],"product_tag":[184,75,74,76],"yoast_head":"\n