Beretta Cheetah

Beretta Cheetah
Beretta Cheetah
	The Beretta 84FS Cheetah.
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Italy
Service history
Wars	Lebanese Civil War; Algerian Civil War
Production history
Manufacturer	Beretta
Produced	1976–2017; 2023–present (80X only)
Specifications
Mass	81FS: 685 g/24.2 oz; 82FS: 630 g/22 oz; 83FS: 640 g/23 oz; 84FS: 660 g/23 oz; 85FS: 620 g/22 oz; 86FS: 660 g/23 oz; 87BB: 570 g/20 oz; 87 Target: 835 g/29.5 oz; 89: 1,160 g/41 oz; 80X: 709 g/25.0 oz;
Length	172 mm/6.8 in: 81, 82, 84, 85, 87; 177 mm/7.0 in: 83; 185 mm/7.3 in: 86; 225 mm/8.9 in: 87 Target; 240 mm/9.45 in: 89; 175 mm/6.9 in: 80X;
Barrel length	97 mm/3.8 in: 81, 82, 84, 85, 87; 102 mm/4.0 in: 83; 111 mm/4.4 in: 86; 150 mm/5.9 in: 87 Target; 152 mm/6.0 in: 89; 99 mm/3.9 in: 80X;
Cartridge	.32 ACP: 81, 82; .380 ACP: 83, 84, 85, 86, 80X; .22 LR: 87, 87 Target, 89;
Action	Blowback
Feed system	Detachable box magazine of capacity: 7 rounds: 83; 8 rounds: 85, 86, 87, 89; 9 rounds: 82; 10 rounds: 87 Target; 12 rounds: 81; 13 rounds: 84, 80X;

The Beretta Cheetah, also known as the 80 Series and originally known as the Series 81, is a line of compact blowback operated semi-automatic pistols designed and manufactured by Beretta of Italy. They were introduced in 1976 and include models in .32 ACP (Models 81 and 82), .380 ACP (9 mm Short) (Models 83, 84, 85, 86, and 80X) and .22 LR (Models 87, 87 Target and 89). Production paused in 2017, but Beretta revived the marque in 2023 with the release of the 80X (an updated version of the 84) first chambered in .380 ACP (9mm Short) and then later in 2025 a model chambered in .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning) was released.