Date of manufacture:Beretta S682 SKEET*********

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Hello

I am in need of a date of manufacture for a Beretta S682, Skeet, 26" barrels.
The Barrel code is: SB

If any one can assist me with this I would greatly appreciate this.

Thanks
 
SB is not an Italian firearm date code.
BS would be 2002.

Are the two letters in a square? That is what the proof regulations call for.
 
Jim is right, it's not a valid code. I'm guessing it's an older gun because 26-inch barrels haven't been that popular in Skeet guns for a lot of years. The standard barrels Beretta offeres for Skeet guns have been 28 and 30-inches for some time.

The following is from an old Beretta website:
Beretta firearms produced in Italy carry a proof mark for the year of production. The chart below is used to identify the year by this mark. For recent pistols this mark is usually located on the frame near the trigger guard, for older pistols, the mark is on the slide or on the frame behind the grip area. Shotguns have this mark stamped on the barrel near the chamber. You may need to remove the barrel to read the mark.

In some cases the actual date was stamped instead of these marks, this is normally seen on older pistols.

We have also seen markings where roman and numerical figures are combined, for example XX 8 instead of the listed XXVIII for year 1972.

I - 1945; II - 1946; III - 1947; IV - 1948; V - 1949; VI - 1950; VII - 1951; VIII - 1952; IX - 1953; X - 1954; XI - 1955; XII - 1956; XIII - 1957; XIV - 1958; XV - 1959; XVI - 1960; XVII - 1961; XVIII - 1962; XIX - 1963; XX - 1964; XXI - 1965; XXII - 1966; XXIII - 1967; XXIV - 1968; XXV - 1969; XXVI - 1970; XXVII - 1971; XXIII - 1972; XXIX - 1973; XXX - 1974; AA - 1975; AB - 1976; AC - 1977; AD - 1978; AE - 1979; AF - 1980; AH - 1981; AI - 1982; AL - 1983; AM - 1984; AN - 1985; AO - 1986; AS - 1987; AT - 1988; AU - 1989; AZ - 1990; BA - 1991; BB - 1992; BC - 1993; BD - 1994; BF - 1995; BH - 1996; BI - 1997; BL - 1998; BM - 1999; BN - 2000; BP - 2001; BS - 2002; BT - 2003; BU - 2004; BZ - 2005; CA - 2006; CB - 2007;
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Hello Jim and Zippy,

Thank you both for your reply and information.
I found the square with the letters AU-1988.
Yes, this is an older Beretta, but New In the Box.

Beretta S682, Skeet/Skeet, 26" barrels.
Would anyone have an idea of the value?

Thanks in Advance
 
The reason it's new in the box is because 26-inch Skeet barrels were already out of style in the late '80s, and it didn't sell. Other than the short barrels it's a great gun. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with a 26" Skeet gun, they were the standard for many years. I shot one for ages, but my scores went up when a got a longer gun. If you're not a comp shooter you may not notice the difference. And, it will make a killer early season dove gun.

If it's a gun you want to buy, offer a low ball amount and point out that it has short barrels. If you're selling, don't mention the barrels unless they ask.
 
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