Thats a nice looking pistol. Congats, you can go to Beretta's website to determine date of manufacture.

Nice! Beautiful gun.. got mine in the 40 cal full size.. love it. Great shooter too. Have fun.

Nice......I like the full size 96's myself....

Heys guys i called beretta to try and find out what year the gun was made as well any other info to decode the serial number and they couldn't find any info what gives? Where would i have to go to find out what the exact model and year it was made and so fourth ?i gave them my serial number and they said they couldn't help me.

I went to berettas website with no luck i put the serial number in the little box and it says sorry cant find it.

On the side of the trigger guard is stamped a code that tells the production year:
AA - 1975; AB - 1976; AC - 1977; AD - 1978; AE - 1979; AF - 1980; AG - 1981; AH - 1982; AI - 1983; AJ - 1984; AK - 1985; AL - 1986; AM - 1987; AN - 1988; AO - 1989; AP - 1990; BA - 1991; BB - 1992; BC - 1993; BD - 1994; BE - 1995; BF - 1996; BI - 1997; BL - 1998; BM - 1999; BN - 2000; BP - 2001; BS - 2002; BT - 2003; BU - 2004; BZ - 2005;CA - 2006; CB - 2007; CC - 2008; CD - 2009; CF - 2010; CH - 2011; CI - 2012; CJ - 2013;

Thank you guys soooo f@&king much! You have been very helpful i found it and its stamped AN soo thats 1988 . Thank you guys again for your help i love this gun i think for 365 bucks it was a great deal!

Is that a duracoat refinish, I assume?...

I have no clue it looks factory . Lol

How would i know? What is that exactly? Lol

No, that is a refinish. Beretta never released a 92 in that color. I wish they would, though.

Inox, black/bruniton, blue steel once upon a time, and a limited time green. Only colors 92 has everyone in factory wise

Thank you for the info i actually watched some you tube videos of gun owners using these kits to refinish them I'm going to look into doing this myself do you know where i can find full how to fully take apart the slide and the receiver to prep and paint it? Any info would be great thank you so much.

Nice first pistol! You started out right, but then again, I tend to be a little bias when it comes to Beretta pistols.

For best work, have someone else who does it full time do it. Trust me. First attempt doesn't always come out perfect from what I have read

Very nice first gun, enjoy and have lots of fun with it.

Thanks guys again for the great info I'm still having some trouble finding out more about these compacts I heard beretta didn't even bother telling people they made them and Beretta USA doesn't acknowledge they were even made until recently with the new release of the compact. i still don't know why this gun is this color and Im trying to find Out also who makes a good inside the waist holster? I work as a gun range officer and I carry my 92f in a Blackhawks holster but I also want to conceal carry and holster ideas guys? Any info would be great thanks again sorry for replying so late lost my phone. Lol

Originally Posted by Louis92fsc

Thanks guys again for the great info I'm still having some trouble finding out more about these compacts I heard beretta didn't even bother telling people they made them and Beretta USA doesn't acknowledge they were even made until recently with the new release of the compact. i still don't know why this gun is this color and Im trying to find Out also who makes a good inside the waist holster? I work as a gun range officer and I carry my 92f in a Blackhawks holster but I also want to conceal carry and holster ideas guys? Any info would be great thanks again sorry for replying so late lost my phone. Lol

Nice first purchase brohymn! You got a really good deal. I bought my first semi-auto of the Beretta selection myself. PX4 Storm 9mm Full size edition and I'm pleasantly happy to put it lightly.

You did well my friend and welcome to the board!

Thank you soo much ! Yes I helped sell a lot of the Px series berettas at the gun store I work at In Philly and everyone who owns one has nothing but good things to say about those storms good luck with your purchase I've been having great luck with mine! Lol

Originally Posted by Louis92fsc

Thank you soo much ! Yes I helped sell a lot of the Px series berettas at the gun store I work at In Philly and everyone who owns one has nothing but good things to say about those storms good luck with your purchase I've been having great luck with mine! Lol

Philly? Sure hope you are a Flyers fan too

I'm headed up that way for the Flyers Carnival soon.

Anyway, now that you have had the gun a couple of months - I hope you enjoy shooting it.

Haha yea I'm a flyers fan you have to be! And yes my beretta is awesome it's a great fun to shoot! Lol

Congrats on the new gun.

I too, am a big Beretta fan. Have been for many, many years.

Hell yea seems like anyone who owns one falls in love with them, I had a buddy buy a s&w 40 semi for the same price I paid for mine and I'm soo happy I totally got the best bang for my buck because that smith sucked d$&k he sold it a week later . Lol

Enjoy your pistol. I've owned guns for 33+ years and didn't own a Beretta until last month. Now I own three of them. You made a great choice.

Thanks for replies guys I feel great that i made a wise choice , but I have a question? I live in pa and I just received My conceal carry permit and will now be conceal carrying this gun. Now I know there are quite a few people who may not think that it's not a wise choice so far because of 4 reasons . 1. The double action pull of the first round, I hear its about 13 lbs and lord knows it feels that way.lol 2.the safety mechanism on the top and the only reason I hear is that it is one more thing to make sure the guns going to fire so if the safety's on it won't that may be a problem in a bad situation. lol 3.the size ,probably the first thing I should have mentioned but hey I'm grateful enough to have found my compact which I think is almost the same size as my buddy's sig 229 with my gun still being slightly bigger. And the other thing I've heard of people hitting the safety during tac reloads. I really wanted to get some opinions from you guys on some holster options because I have really just one holster that I use for work which is the black hawk Serpa holster, but even with these considerations I still want to carry my beretta so any info and opinions would be greatly appreciated thanks guys!!! Btw.