of the weapons diminished. Late-war specimens were much inferior to both the pre-war and mid-war weapons but remained effective. The last shipment of Type I Rifles left Venice for Japan in a U-boat in 1942.

After World War II, Beretta repaired the American M1 Garands that the U.S. had given Italy. Beretta modified the M1 into the Beretta BM-59 rifle, which is similar to the M14