Videos tagged with Italian Army

This review tests the practical accuracy of the Beretta AR 70/90, the former Italian service rifle, out to 500 yards. While demonstrating perfect reliability and exceptionally low recoil, its accuracy was found to be mediocre (around 4 MOA), struggling significantly with wind at longer distances. The rifle's design shares lineage with the SIG SG550 series, featuring a robust AK-style long-stroke gas piston system.

This video segment from American Rifleman Television's "I Have This Old Gun" series focuses on the historical Beretta Model 1938 submachine gun. It details the M1938's lineage from the Villar Perosa and its development by Tullio Marengoni. The description highlights its open-bolt, direct-blowback action, distinctive wooden stock, ventilated barrel shroud, and dual triggers for full-auto and burst fire. The evolution of the design through various models, including the 1938A and the simplified 38/42, is explained, along with its extensive use by Italian forces in WWII and by German forces as the MP 738(i) after Italy's surrender. The video also touches on the M1938's influence on the later Beretta M12.

The Modello 1928 Tromboncino was an Italian rifle-mounted grenade launcher based on the Carcano 91/28 TS rifle. It featured a unique shared bolt system between the rifle and launcher to save weight and prevent accidental firing. Though innovative, its limited grenade effectiveness led to obsolescence by 1934, replaced by the Brixia Model 35. These launchers are exceptionally rare, with few known examples in the US.