Beretta Model 15

[Black Dime]

I believe this is a Beretta Model 15 patent 17. I also believe this model was the first pistol Beretta made according to articles I have discovered searching for information. Notice mine has black plastic/hard rubber/micarta grips. I have found two pictures identical to my pistol but one has wooden grips and the other has a rosewood design plastic grips.
The pistol functions very well. I got the wild hair to disassemble the pistol and kind of play around and make the pistol cosmetically attractive. I took pictures, put them on a local forum and found out the above.
I have been looking on the internet for a few hours and I am stumped.
Anyone here know the pistol?

 

[gb6491]

Try a Google search (do an image search as well) for "Beretta 1915"; it'll turn up some info and good photos for you.
Regards,
Greg

 

[nwilliams]

I also believe this model was the first pistol Beretta made according to articles I have discovered searching for information.

Not Beretta's first pistol but I believe it was their first semi-auto.

It's an interesting find and piece of history, if only they could talk!

Does it have a trigger? I don't see one in the pics.

 

[Black Dime]

The pictures were taken after I had completely disassembled the pistol.

Been there (Beretta 1915). Most all are M1915-1919 models. Most all have wooden grips or the grip screw is in different location. This one is like mine except the grips look reddish in color. Maybe no difference. This one is deactivated and does not show the sale price. I e-mailed the company. Hopefully, I will get an answer.
I will continue to search using different keywords but any help would be great.
If I cannot find that the pistol is not worth more than 3-400, I will remodel the pistol.

 

[Black Dime]

 

[SuperNaut]

Beretta has so many oddball runs and special order variants that you could go gray trying to round them all up. I bought a couple of books in hopes of sorting it all out, it only made it worse.

 

[Shadow 7D]

They are similar to the spanish "Ruby" type, AKA french model 1915, If you look up rubies you get a picture, mostly based on Browning 1903 type action with some simplification.