Beretta M1918
| Beretta Model 1918 | |
|---|---|
| File:Beretta M1918.jpg Beretta Model 1918 | |
| Type | carbine |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | World War I[citation needed] Second Italo-Ethiopian War World War II |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Beretta |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7 lb 3 oz (3.3 kg) |
| Length | 43 in (1092 mm) |
| Barrel length | 12 in (305 mm) |
| Cartridge | 9mm Glisenti .22LR |
| Caliber | 9mm .22 calibre |
| Action | Blowback, automatic only |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,275 ft/s (389 m/s) |
| Feed system | 25 round detachable box |
The Beretta Model 1918 was a self-loading carbine that entered service in 1918 with the Italian armed forces. Designed as a semi-automatic rifle, the weapon came with an overhead inserted magazine, an unconventional design based on the simplicity of allowing a spent round to be replaced using assistance from gravity. The gun was made from half of a Villar-Perosa aircraft submachine gun,[1]
Design
- Barrel rifling: 6 grooves with a right hand twist (6-right)
- Automatic carbine, cal. 9mm, having a barrel length of 12.5" and a magazine capacity of 25 rounds.
Users
See also
- Hafdasa C-4, an Argentine derivative of the Beretta Model 1918.
- OVP 1918, another Italian submachine gun made from half of a Villar-Perosa that was produced at the same time as the Beretta Model 1918 by Officine di Villar Perosa.
- Italian submachine guns
References
- ^ Ian McCollum (23 October 2015). "Beretta M1918 SMG Photos". Forgotten Weapons. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
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