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Godse suddenly pulled out a tiny Beretta automatic pistol. He fired three times. One bullet ripped into Gandhi's chest, two into his belly. With hands folded, as if welcoming the blow, in the gesture that is both the Hindu greeting and the Christian attitude of prayer, Gandhi fell backward. He murmured, "Ai Ram, Ai Ram" (0 Rama, 0 Rama), in invocation to the gentle hero of the Hindu pantheon, Gandhi's favorite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SAINTS & HEROES: Of Truth and Shame | 2/9/1948 | See Source »

...George Marshall's super-popgun is a 9-mm. corto (short) Italian-made Beretta automatic. As a weapon it is nothing special, but the General likes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 24, 1944 | 7/24/1944 | See Source »

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