OVP Sub-Machine Gun
An unusual feature of the OVP that was not on the original VP gun was the use of a cylindrical sleeve surrounding the receiver for cocking the weapon. This was grasped and pulled to the rear to retract...
View ArticleFNAB 43 Sub-Machine Gun
This little known weapon was designed and developed in Italy during the war and manufactured during 1943-44. It is believed that no more than 7,000 were built and all were issued to the German and...
View ArticleTZ-45 Sub-Machine Gun
In comparison with the FNAB-43, the TZ-45 is much more the sort of weapon one would expect in that place and at that time. It was cheaply made from metal stampings, welded together in parts, and the...
View ArticleMitragliatrice Breda MOD.37
This was the standard “heavy” machine gun used from 1937 to 1945. The Mod. 37 used 8mm rounds and had a magazine of 20 rounds.
View ArticleM.A.B. Moschetto Automatico Beretta MOD. 38A
The Moschetto became more widespread in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Salò, partisans and Italian units fighting under Allied command. Its later version, called MAB 38/42 was lighter, shorter and...
View ArticleMitragliatrice Fiat MOD.14/35
This weapon was designed after the Mod.14, but cooler system and caliber were different. It had a semiautomatic or automatic firing triggers. The barrel could have been changed after some thousands of...
View ArticleBreda 30
This was an automatic weapon and used a direct recoil system, so that bolt and barrel recoiled in different spaces. The cooler system was by air, but after some hundreds of rounds the barrel had to be...
View ArticleBeretta MOD.34 Automatic Pistol
The Beretta Mod.34 Automatic Pistol was derived from earlier models like the Mod.15,19 and 23. The Mod.34 was safe and had sufficient stopping power. It had a semiautomatic system, and used 9mm rounds...
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