M951, Helwan, or Brigadier pistol
This is an Egyptian copy of the Beretta M51 pistol chambered in 9mm Luger.
Helwan
My recent pickup. Egyptian made copy of the Beretta M1951, the Helwan was produced for the Egyptian military but also exported to other Middle Eastern nations. Reliability seems to be hit or miss, some people claim the ones with the Arabic markings were the early military contracts and more reliable than the export versions. Its ugly, its cheap, but I couldn’t let it be destroyed, so now I’ve adopted this bastard Egyptian-Italian crossover. On a side note, Helwans generally cost about $100~ but the Iraqi version, the Tariq is very rare. Last one I saw sold for $3,000+.
