Bling Bling at the Bang Bang Store

There are only five Beretta Gallery stores in the world, and one is here at Highland Park Village. The centuries-old company’s current patriarch, Ugi Gussali Beretta, turns 70 this year and as part of the celebration the store here will be displaying a unique, handcrafted desk showcasing two of the company’s highest end, engraved shotguns — two Beretta SO-10s. I’m thinking the shotguns alone push six figures. Each.

Also on display, a Beretta Model 92F handgun (functioning) with grips made of white gold and covered in diamonds — 1,193 of them to be exact, totaling 90 carats. Approximate value just for the pistol? $370,000. Sweet. Both on display through Valentine’s Day. (Disclosure: Not a big fan of Beretta, though I have a couple of their shotguns. I haven’t accepted any payola from the Beretta Gallery, although I am open to it.)