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Armi Brescia Brev. Mod 9 pistol

FmxLevi
Old lady brought this into us thinking it was a Beretta, cant seem to find any hard facts about the gun when i google it. From what i found the modle 9 was made in a .22, .32, and a .380 However this one is a .25

I also found that the .25 version is a modle 6 and only came blued. So all of these facts must be wrong.

If anyone could tell me some more about this gun and what its worth that would be great!

On the left side of the gun it says "An. It. Armi Galesi Bescia Ber.Mod9" and "cal.6.35"

On the right side it says "Made in Italy" "psf 1952"

Serial number is 162056

it is still in the box with cleaning kit, some sort of order tag, and the original very fragile owners manual.

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  • Grasshopper
    Had a few in 25 in the day,,but no nickle,,but yours looks factory to me,,not really collectable,,but nice one in the box,,,150? ymmv. also will check a reference book about the nicle finish ..
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  • nmyers
    Known as a "Galesi" or "Armi Galesi", these were imported until GCA 68. There were several variations. I haven't seen any other than blue or nickel in .25, but there was never any collector interest in this manufacturer. They are nice quality guns. Expect it to sell in the $150-200 range.

    Neal
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  • mark christian
    That is one of the nicest Model 9s I've seen in quite a few years, maybe the nicest ever! You simply never find them with the box, papers and accessories. There is no real collector interest in these pistols but I'd say it is worth about $250 in that kind of shape, and maybe even a little more to the right buyer.
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  • Bill DeShivs
    Galesi model 9 .25.
    This gun was also available in .22 long (not LR), and .22 short versions.
    The one pictured is the most complete that I have seen. It would be of interest to collectors of pocket pistols.
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  • FmxLevi
    Great! thank you for the info. I agree that this is one of the nicer ones, i have done quite alot of research on it and have yet to see another one of this good quality. I will be listing it in a few minutes for auction.

    When you have it listed come back here and give us the auction number. I think that several members of our forum would be interested in following it.
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  • FmxLevi
    Auction # 212209765
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  • FmxLevi
    gun is still listed for sale!
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  • rufe-snow
    Your wasting our and your time, with the reserve type auction. They just piss people off and cause them to consider you a wanker. Notice every auction the top dollar bid on your treasure has gone down. Because of this, IMHO the fair market value on your treasure would be in the $250 range. If your not happy with this amount, either get off the auction or delete the reserve. My 2?.
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  • FmxLevi
    You would be happy to know i just sold the gun for $275.00

    Also most all of our online stuff is consignment, in my experiences i find it brings a higher chance of selling to start at a lower price and let competition keep the bids going, no body likes being outbid. Where as if you start an auction at the high price of what you want out of the gun then it is less likely to get a bid. Ive been doing this for a long time, before i created a new account on gb with my email i completed over 800 successful A+ transactions on the store mail.

    Im sorry if it "pisses" you off that we use reserve auctions most of the time. But in that case, feel free to exit the page with our products and find a differnet place that doesnt use the reserve autcions. We use what works best for us and we have had great success with Reserve auctions.

    Maybe consider next time that your 2 cents arent quite worth 2 cents.
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  • 1KYDSTR
    OK Levi, I understand your point, but going after Rufe will make you no fans here. A majority of people I know detest reserve auctions and will not invest time in them. I've seen it go both ways, but in the majority of instances starting at a REASONABLE price with no reserve is the most honest way to go. Perhaps you might have eclipsed the $275 mark if you had the interest of a few thousand of us out here who would never even open the listing after seeing the reseerve part of the description. Your logic of "nobody likes to be outbid" is likely very true; how would starting the gun at $200 change the outcome deleteriously for you? Might well bring in a few people who would not have tried to bid with the unknown reserve? I see sooooo many auctions go through here month after month with a reserve and eventually no one even tries any more! Waiting for the desperate, neophyte collector to make an emotional decision over a long time period auction is pathetic and bordering on a type of usury in my book. While that word refers largely to overcharging on interest rates, I see it as largely the same thing to dupe the unwary or uninitiated to overpay for ANYTHING!

    Sorry if that "pisses" you or anyone else here off...nah, strike that, I just don't F-ing care what you think of that; anyone going that route is beneath contempt in my view. As you so tritely noted earlier, if you don't like that, please feel free to "exit this page" where you came for advice when you were clueless about a gun that came your way. Oh, and just so we are clear, Rufe's 2 cents is almost universally recognized as being worth well more than 2 cents, you dullard.
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