Beretta Model 12 is a 9mm caliber submachine gun. It is the most common submachine gun of the Italian Armed Force and Police Forces. It was offcilally adopted by the Italian Carabinieri in 1973, Italian State Police in 1975, Frontier&Custom Guard in 1977, Italian Air Force in 1983 and Italian Army only in 1992 (to replace the previous Franchi LF57 purchased but never issued to the troops). The It is also the official submachine gun of some South American and African countries. It is made under licence in Brazil by Taurus and Indonesia by Pindad.