Glisenti Model 1910
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The Glisenti Model 1910 was a 9mm calibre semi-automatic service pistol
produced by the Italian company Real Factory D'arma Glisenti. It was introduced in 1910 and adopted by the Royal Italian Army, seeing service in World War I and World War II.
The Glisenti pistol was chambered for a theoretically proprietary cartridge, 9mm Glisenti
. In fact, the cartridge was a reduced-load copy of the early 9mm Parabellum round using a flat point bullet (thus approximately 0.02 in shorter than the standard German cartridge). It was possible to fire 9mm Parabellum cartridges from the Glisenti pistol, but the recoil was unpleasant and the handgun was believed to be dangerous to fire with high-velocity submachine gun
ammunition.
Unusually, the Glisenti did not disassemble for cleaning the way most semi-automatic pistols do; the user unscrewed a plate on the side of the gun and removed the grips to expose
the internal mechanism.
Service pistol
A service pistol is any handgun issued to military personnel.Typically service pistols are revolvers or semi-automatic pistols issued to officers, non-commissioned officers and rear-echelon support personnel for self defense, though service pistols may also be issued to special forces as a backup...
produced by the Italian company Real Factory D'arma Glisenti. It was introduced in 1910 and adopted by the Royal Italian Army, seeing service in World War I and World War II.
The Glisenti pistol was chambered for a theoretically proprietary cartridge, 9mm Glisenti
9mm Glisenti
The 9mm Glisenti cartridge was developed for the Glisenti Model 1910, an Italian sidearm used in the First World War. The cartridge was based on the German 9 mm Parabellum, but it is slightly less powerful....
. In fact, the cartridge was a reduced-load copy of the early 9mm Parabellum round using a flat point bullet (thus approximately 0.02 in shorter than the standard German cartridge). It was possible to fire 9mm Parabellum cartridges from the Glisenti pistol, but the recoil was unpleasant and the handgun was believed to be dangerous to fire with high-velocity submachine gun
Submachine gun
A submachine gun is an automatic carbine, designed to fire pistol cartridges. It combines the automatic fire of a machine gun with the cartridge of a pistol. The submachine gun was invented during World War I , but the apex of its use was during World War II when millions of the weapon type were...
ammunition.
Unusually, the Glisenti did not disassemble for cleaning the way most semi-automatic pistols do; the user unscrewed a plate on the side of the gun and removed the grips to expose
the internal mechanism.