# Bersa 83

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| name               = Bersa 83
| origin             = [Argentina](/source/Argentina)
| type               = [Semi-automatic pistol](/source/Semi-automatic_pistol)
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| manufacturer       = [Bersa](/source/Bersa)
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| production_date    = 1988–1994
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| cartridge          = [.380 ACP](/source/.380_ACP)
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The '''Bersa 83''' is a double-action [pistol](/source/pistol) chambered for [9x17mm Browning Short (.380 ACP)](/source/.380_ACP), and manufactured by [Bersa](/source/Bersa) between 1988 and 1994.<ref name="SelectedHandgunDetails">[http://www.genitron.com/Handgun/Bersa/Pistol/83/380-Auto/Variant-1 Bersa 83 &mdash; 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](/source/Bersa)
* [Bersa Thunder 9](/source/Bersa_Thunder_9)
* [Bersa Thunder 380](/source/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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