What are the BERSA 383 DA and BERSA 383-A?
Manufactured from 1986 to 1988, a DA version of the Model 383 was logically designated the Model 383 DA. It abandoned the trigger safety in favor of a magazine disconnect safety, and importantly to accommodate a M1911-style mag-catch location (which is exactly the spot that the trigger safety was occupying prior). The 383 DA was later marketed as the 383-A, with rollmarks to reflect the designation. What is a BERSA Model 83? The all steel Model 83 was manufactured from 1989 to 1994, superseding the prior 383 and 383-A. The new 83 omitted an external slide catch, opting for an internal mechanism whereby the user would pull back a locked slide in order to release it. Magazines bundled with the pistol carried 6 or 7 rounds of .380 ACP. The Model 83 adopted a ‘combat’ trigger guard, providing a finger-rest thereby. The Model 83 was offered in blued or nickel finishes.
