Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914
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The Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914 was an Italian water-cooled medium machine gun produced from 1914 to 1918. It was used by the Italian Army in the First World War
, and was used in limited numbers into the Second World War
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It was very similar to the Maxim
in appearance (in fact it had the same air-cooling jacket and tripod), even though its internal workings were completely different, reminiscent of the Breda 30
, of which it used the cartridge-oiling system, and the mechanisms. It was fed from a 50 round integral magazine divided in ten compartments, each fed from a rifle clip, a feature that rendered the logistics easier, even though it was slow to reload, prone to malfunction and very uncomfortable in sustained-fire role because of this magazine arrangement. It was chambered for the 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano, weighed 17 kg (37.5 lb) (the tripod weighed 21.5 kg (47.4 lb)) and had a firing rate of 400-500 rpm (rounds-per-minute), rather low for this type of machine gun.
It was developed into the Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935
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World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, and was used in limited numbers into the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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It was very similar to the Maxim
Maxim gun
The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born British inventor Sir Hiram Maxim in 1884. It has been called "the weapon most associated with [British] imperial conquest".-Functionality:...
in appearance (in fact it had the same air-cooling jacket and tripod), even though its internal workings were completely different, reminiscent of the Breda 30
Breda 30
The Fucile Mitragliatore Breda modello 30 was the standard light machine gun of the Royal Italian Army during World War II.The Breda 30 was rather unique for a light machine gun. It is magazine fed from the right side and the magazine was attached to the gun and was loaded using brass or steel 20...
, of which it used the cartridge-oiling system, and the mechanisms. It was fed from a 50 round integral magazine divided in ten compartments, each fed from a rifle clip, a feature that rendered the logistics easier, even though it was slow to reload, prone to malfunction and very uncomfortable in sustained-fire role because of this magazine arrangement. It was chambered for the 6.5x52mm Mannlicher-Carcano, weighed 17 kg (37.5 lb) (the tripod weighed 21.5 kg (47.4 lb)) and had a firing rate of 400-500 rpm (rounds-per-minute), rather low for this type of machine gun.
It was developed into the Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935
Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935
The Fiat-Revelli 35 was a revised version of the Modello 1914, which had equipped the Italian Army of the Great War. The Modello 14 seems to have begun the Italian fascination with over-complicated loading systems and the need for lubricating rounds to prevent jamming, which often had the opposite...
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