Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39

Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39

Type	Semi-automatic rifle
Place of origin	Kingdom of Italy
Service history
In service	1944–1945
Used by	Kingdom of Italy Italian Social Republic
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Gino Rivelli
Designed	1939
Manufacturer	Società Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armaguerra
Produced	1944–1945
Number built	Less than 500
Specifications
Weight	8.16lb
Length	46.05"
Barrel length	23.6"

Cartridge	6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano, 7.35×51mm Carcano
Action	Short recoil
Effective firing range	300 yards
Feed system	6 round integral magazine, loaded with a clip

The Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39 is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Gino Revelli, the son of Abiel Bethel Revelli, who is known for the Fiat-Revelli machine gun and Glisenti Model 1910 pistol.^[1] Two versions of the rifle exist; one in 6.52x52 and the other 7.35×51mm.^[1]

Genesis and development

The weapon was designed by Francesco Nasturzio and Gino Revelli, the son of the brilliant Abiel Bethel Revelli. It was positively tested by the Royal Italian Army in 1939, who preferred it, in the contest for the supply of a semi-automatic rifle, to the Scotti Mod. X and the Breda Mod. 1935 PG and ordered 10,000 unit to the Società Anonima Revelli Armiguerra Manufacture of Genoa.

The gun he took his name from the Telegraphic Code of Company, Armaguerra. In 1938 the army had established the transition from 6.5 mm × 52 mm to 7.35 x 51 mm Carcano, more lethal. In this caliber were then acquired the Carcano Mod. 38 and the Armaguerra Mod.39.

With the entry of Italy into World War II, being far from complete conversion to the new caliber, the production probably interrupted to 2,000 pieces, two type of munitions would have created confusion in the supply. The conversion of Mod. 39 to the old caliber 6.5 × 52 mm required a partial redesign, because of the greater pressure produced by this ammunition (3.000 atm compared to 2.500 atm of 7.35 x 51 mm Carcano cartridge). He went into production close to 1943, when the capitulation of Italy limited the print run of a few hundred units.

References

1 2 John Walter (2006). Rifles of the World. Krause. p. 34. ISBN 0896892417.

Italian firearms and light weapons of World War II

Side arms	Beretta M1923 Beretta M1934 Beretta M1935 Roth–Steyr M1907 Steyr M1912 Glisenti M1910 Bodeo Model 1889

Rifles and carbines (fucili e moschetti)	Fucile da Fanteria Mod. 1891 Moschetto Mod. 91 da Cavalleria Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 91 Fucile Mod. 1938 Fucile Armaguerra Mod. 39

Submachine guns	Beretta 1918 MAB 38 Onorati OVP FNAB-43 OG-43 TZ-45

Machine guns and other larger weapons	Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914 Fiat Revelli Mod. 1935 SAFAT M1926 Breda-SAFAT Breda Mod. 1930 Breda Mod. 1937 Breda Mod. 1938 Solothurn S-18/1000

Grenades	OTO Mod. 35 OTO Mod. 42 SRCM Mod. 35 Breda Mod. 35 Breda Mod. 42 L Type

Mortars (mortai)	Mortaio Brixia Mod. 35 Mortaio da 81/14 Mod. 35

Cartridge	.32 ACP .380 ACP 6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano 7.35×51mm Carcano 8×57mm IS 8×59mm RB Breda 9×19mm Glisenti 9×19mm Parabellum 20×138mmB

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