Perino Model 1908
| Perino Model 1908 | |
|---|---|
|
Austro-Hungarian capture Perino MG. | |
| Type | Machine gun |
| Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy |
| Service history | |
| Used by |
Kingdom of Italy Austria-Hungary |
| Wars | World War I |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Giuseppe Perino |
| Designed | 1901 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 27kg |
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| |
| Cartridge | 6.5x52mm Carcano |
| Action | Recoil |
| Rate of fire | 450RPM |
| Feed system | 25 round strip |
| Sights | Iron |
The Perino Model 1908 was an early machine gun of Italian origin designed earlier in 1901 by Giuseppe Perino, an engineer (Tecnico dell'Artiglieria). Perino's design apparently was the first Italian-designed machine gun, and in its original configuration weighed in at a heavy 27 kilograms (60 lb), which made it largely unsuitable to field utilization and apt only for fortifications; a lightened 1910 version brought the weight down to 34 pounds (15 kg). The gun was nonetheless adopted by the Regio Esercito and saw some use alongside the Fiat-Revelli Modello 14 and the Maxim guns.
References
- McNab, Chris: Twentieth-century Small Arms, Grange Books, 2004; ISBN 1-84013-381-3
- Nevio Mantoan, Weapons and Equipment of the Italian Army in the Great War 1915-1918, Gino Rossato Editore, First Edition. July 1996.
External links
- thedonovan.com: A picture of a World War I Alpino, with the assault version of the Perino
- Max Difilippo: Machine guns used by Italy during WW1 (in Italian)
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