Beretta Cheetah

Beretta Cheetah
The Beretta 84FS Cheetah.
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Wars	Lebanese Civil War Algerian Civil War
Production history
Manufacturer	Beretta
Produced	1976–2017 2023–present (80X only)
Specifications
Mass	81FS: 685 g/24.2 oz 82FS: 630 g/22 oz 83FS: 640 g/23 oz 84FS: 660 g/23 oz 85FS: 620 g/22 oz 86FS: 660 g/23 oz 87BB: 570 g/20 oz 87 Target: 835 g/29.5 oz 89: 1,160 g/41 oz 80X: 709 g/25.0 oz
Length	172 mm/6.8 in: 81, 82, 84, 85, 87 177 mm/7.0 in: 83 185 mm/7.3 in: 86 225 mm/8.9 in: 87 Target 240 mm/9.45 in: 89 175 mm/6.9 in: 80X
Barrel length	97 mm/3.8 in: 81, 82, 84, 85, 87 102 mm/4.0 in: 83 111 mm/4.4 in: 86 150 mm/5.9 in: 87 Target 152 mm/6.0 in: 89 99 mm/3.9 in: 80X
Cartridge	.32 ACP: 81, 82 .380 ACP: 83, 84, 85, 86, 80X .22 LR: 87, 87 Target, 89
Action	Blowback
Feed system	Detachable box magazine of capacity: 7 rounds: 83 8 rounds: 85, 86, 87, 89 9 rounds: 82 10 rounds: 87 Target 12 rounds: 81 13 rounds: 84, 80X

The Beretta Cheetah, also known by its original model name of Series 81 or as the 80 Series,^[a] is a line of compact blowback operated semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. They were introduced in 1976 and include models in .32 ACP (Models 81 and 82), .380 ACP (9 mm Short) (Models 83, 84, 85, 86, and 80X) and .22 LR (Models 87, 87 Target and 89). Production paused in 2017, but Beretta revived the marque in 2023 with the release of the 80X (an updated version of the 84).
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