Yes, it was one of mine. I wrote it after it stopped production and after speaking with the late Giovanni Metelli, Beretta's head of their custom department. He loved the 626 even though it was never part of the custom line. The interview was supposed to cover the custom and competition guns, yet he spent most of the time cradling a 626 and extolling its virtues.
You can brush off the gold finish on any of the rear triggers and thus have two identical coin finished triggers. You could have the articulated trigger gold plated, but I do not know how the plating would affect the free movement of the articulated trigger. It is interesting that as a spare the 626 articulate trigger costs a few dollars when a custom articulated trigger can cost thousands.
There are plenty of used 626, 625 and 624s out there to satisfy the low demand for SXSs. Few people understand how they differ from the basic Anson-Deeley action, and this keeps the prices reasonable. Their basic engineering quality makes them easily repairable, they are virtually everlasting unless bitten by rust. Parts are available, including stocks, at least here in Europe. Beretta used to make the stocking of spares mandatory for their dealers. Our local importer has a case full of 626 parts. The only 626 parts they ever sold were two hammers I bough to convert a 625 to an ejector.
