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Sights :

.	Rear	- fixed notch, dovetailed into slide
.	Front	- staked onto slide

The left side of the Bersa 383 slide bears the rollmark: "BERSA S.A. RAMOS MEJIA, ARGENTINA
MOD. 383 CAL .380 ACP", while the right side of the slide bears "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA". 
The pistol's serial number is located on the right side of the frame, just under the ejection port.

Controls :



Images taken from the tirito.com.ar gun auction website


Parts Diagram :

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The single-action Model 383 succeeded the Model 97 in 1983, as Bersa's .380 caliber offering. It incorporated a recurved and reeded 'combat' trigger guard, which provided a forward finger rest. The Model 383 also featured a swing-down disassembly lever on the right side of the frame, but otherwise hearkened back to earlier design features, eschewing the slide-mounted hammer safety of the previous Model 97. 

Disassembly of the Model 383 begins with pushing down the disassembly lever to allow a full rearward pull on the slide against recoil spring pressure, until the slide leaves frame-rail engagement. The slide is then lifted slightly up and off the frame and frame-rails, and allowed to return forward, until fully off the the frame and the barrel. Removal of the slide catch and driving out other pins permits further and further disassembly.


                                Model 383 original packaging included a spare magazine.

The Model 383 was in production from 1983 to 1985, after which Bersa's fourth generation of pistols was launched and the new Model 383 DA / Model 383 A made its appearance.
 

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