{{More citations needed|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox weapon | name = Bersa 83 | origin = Argentina | type = Semi-automatic pistol | is_ranged = | service = | used_by = | wars = | designer = | design_date = | manufacturer = Bersa | unit_cost = | production_date = 1988–1994 | number = | variants = | spec_label = | weight = {{convert|694|g|oz|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|168|mm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} | part_length = | width = | height = {{convert|120|mm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} | cartridge = .380 ACP | barrels = | action = simple blowback | rate = | velocity = {{convert|375|m/s|0|abbr=on}} (Glock 17, Glock 17C, Glock 18, Glock 18C) | range = | max_range = | feed = | sights = }}
The '''Bersa 83''' is a double-action pistol chambered for 9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP), and manufactured by Bersa between 1988 and 1994.<ref name="SelectedHandgunDetails">[http://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Bersa/Pistol/83/380-Auto/Variant-1 Bersa 83 — Handgun Database]</ref>
== History == The Model 83 was in production for five years, after which the aluminium-frame, single-stack Bersa 95 was introduced, followed very shortly by Bersa's present Thunder Series of pistols including the Thunder 380 and its variants.
== Design == The Model 83 replaced the 383 DA in 1989, discarding an external slide catch in favor of an internal system: to release a slide from lock-back, the user had only to pull the slide back a bit further, and thence release it to allow full return to battery.
== Legacy == The Bersa 83 is a very popular pistol because it is compact, accurate, reliable, inexpensive, and an excellent choice for self-defense and concealed carry.
== See also ==
* Bersa * Bersa Thunder 9 * Bersa Thunder 380
== References ==
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Category:Semi-automatic pistols of Argentina Category:.380 ACP semi-automatic pistols Category:Bersa firearms
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