OK---I wasn't sure since there were a couple of guns being disussed in this thread. Anyway, my gun was made in 1999 and according to Beretta was shipped to the NYC Beretta store in 2001. It was initially sold sometime after that and I got it about 3 years ago.
About a month before I bought this particular gun it was featured in both The Double Gun Journal and Sporting Classics. Of course I had to save those issues!
I've taken it to Africa once and will have it back there again next year if the Tanzanian gov't straightens up their act.