▁power , ▁also ▁purchased ▁model ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁( and ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁p ist ols . ▁The ▁cal ib re ▁mark ing ▁appears ▁as ▁ 9   mm ▁Sc urt ▁( short ▁in ▁Roman ian ) ▁rather ▁than ▁ 9   mm ▁Cort o . ▁Roman ian ▁Army ▁M 1 9 3 4 ' s ▁differ ▁from ▁Italian ▁M 1 9 3 4 ' s ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁p ist ols ▁use ▁the ▁Russian ▁sight ▁picture , ▁where ▁the ▁Italian ▁p ist ols ▁use ▁the ▁standard ▁sight ▁picture ▁used ▁by ▁Western ▁arm ies . ▁ ▁An ▁M 1 9 3 4 , ▁serial ▁number ▁ 6 0 6 8 2 4 , ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁N ath ur am ▁God se ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi . ▁The ▁p istol , ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁was ▁carried ▁by ▁an ▁officer ▁during ▁Italy ' s ▁invasion ▁of ▁A by ss in ia ▁and ▁subsequently ▁taken ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁officer ▁as ▁a ▁war ▁tro phy . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁how ▁it ▁came ▁to ▁India , ▁but ▁God se ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁un lic ensed ▁fire arm ▁by ▁a ▁co - con sp ir ator . ▁ ▁Design ▁ ▁F itted ▁with ▁the ▁characteristic ▁Ber etta ▁open ▁slide , ▁the ▁M 1 9 3 4 ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁reliable ▁feed ing ▁and ▁extra ction ▁cycle ; ▁the ▁el ong ated ▁slot ▁in