...BTB, I've always been a fan of Beretta firearms...fine craftsmanship and ultra reliable. I currently own the following Beretta's:
* Model 21A EL - .22 (purchased 1990)
* Browning: Model BDA - .380 (purchased 1979): Sold as Browning, but sponsored by FN and manufactured in Italy.
* 92FS INOX
*Taurus Model 85 UltraLite - .38: Taurus was originally an Italian manufacturing plant in Brazil and the current owners still use Italian equipment and consultation since passed over to the Brazilians.
I don't own any of the more exotic and/or less know foreign firearms, albeit there is a lot of interplay in the firearms industry....U.S. and other countries, as you know.
Tarheel