Another “Vittoria Alata” trademark was registered in the State Archives in 1958. This version however, disappeared from the Beretta catalogues between 1968 and 1969. Then from 1972 onwards, only the Three Arrows logo was used, except in 1977 when, in remembrance of the twentieth anniversary of the death of Pietro Beretta, the Vittoria Alata logo returned to the cover of the catalogue, in recognition of Pietro’s championing of the symbol.
Thus bringing us to 1978, and the final registration of the “Vittoria Alata” trademark, which itself expired on 29 July 1998. More recently, in 2017, Beretta decided to redesign the Vittoria Alata logo to launch the Vittoria shotgun range, a line that is still included in the catalogue. The statue returned to the catalogue, gracing the top of the dedicated pages. A far from random choice given that these guns feature a design conceived for female shooters. Which leads us neatly to 2020, when the company received a request from the Gussalli Beretta family, to design a commemorative product dedicated to the bronze statue, so significant to Brescia.
The result is the unique, single edition, SL3 shotgun which boasts the beautiful wings of the Vittoria Alata on the side plates. Beretta’s master engravers have even managed to capture the fineness of the feathers on the wings. The entire sculpture is also engraved in gold on the receiver. The finishing touch is the hand crafted case with the logo of the Roman bronze statue in prime position. This splendid shotgun will be unveiled to the general public on the same day that the Vittoria Alata Roman statue is returned to the Brescia Museum.