Beretta AR-70/223

Beretta AR-70/.223. - 5.56x45mm NATO

Beretta AR-70/.223. - 5.56x45mm NATO

Beretta SC-70/.223 (Special Carbine). This is the rare folding stock version adopted by italian airborne Special Forces. - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Beretta AR-70/223 is a gas-operated, self-loading 5.56x45mm rifle developed by Beretta and introduced in 1970. In the '70s it was used by Italian Special Forces (COMSUBIN, NOCS, Reggimento San Marco) during the BM59 era.

The Beretta AR-70 Series is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, and video games:

Specifications

(1972 - 1990)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 8.38 lbs (3.8 kg)

• Length: 39.2 in (99.5 cm)

• Barrel length(s): 17.7 in (45 cm)

• Feed System: 30-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Toy Soldiers		Colombian Soldier		1991
Leon (The Professional)		SWAT	Folding Stock	1994
Heaven		ROS commando		2002
Equilibrium		Sweepers		2002
Babylon A.D.		Neolite		2008
Free Fire	Armie Hammer	Ord		2017
Free Fire	Cillian Murphy	Chris		2017

Anime

Film/Series Title	Character	Notation	Date
Yakitate!! Japan	King of Monaco's bodyguards
Gunslinger Girl	Rico	SCP 70/90	2003
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino	Italian Army	SCP-70/90	2008
Blue Archive the Animation	Kuromi Serika	With Vortex Crossfire II 3-9x40 Riflescope	2024

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Date
Cross Fire				2007
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	Beretta AR 70/223		with bipods	2014

Beretta AR-70/90

Beretta AR-70/90. - 5.56x45mm NATO

Beretta SC-70/90. SC version (Special Carabine) is used by mountain troops (Alpini). - 5.56x45mm NATO

Beretta SCP-70/90 with stock folded. SCP version (Special Carabine Paratroopers) is used by Paratroopers and rarely by Operazione Strade Sicure soldiers . - 5.56x45mm NATO

Beretta SCP-70/90 with tactical rail. Note how the handle can be removed to fit the rail. - 5.56x45mm NATO

The Beretta AR-70/90 is a development of the AR-70/223 chambered for the NATO-standard 5.56x45mm SS109 cartridge, and was the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces from 1990 until it was replaced in service by the Beretta ARX-160 from 2008-2014. The Beretta AR-70/90 assault rifle was developed in the 1980s when the Italian Government decided that its military and law enforcement agencies needed a new standard service weapon. It was made to be compatible with other NATO weapons, which the AR70/90's predecessor, the BM59, was not.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
All the Money in the World		Italian Carabinieri	AR-70/90 with scope; anachronistic	2017
John Wick: Chapter 2			Seen in armory	2017
Mosul		PMU militiaman	SCP-70/90	2019

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Date
Cross Fire	"SCP-70/90"		SCP-70/90	2007
Call to Arms			Beretta SC-70/90	2018