Perino Model 1908
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| Perino Model 1908 | |
|---|---|
6.5x52mm Carcano | |
| Action | Recoil |
| Rate of fire | 450RPM |
| Feed system | 20 round strips |
| Sights | Iron |
The Perino Model 1908 was an early
Fiat-Revelli Modello 14 and the Maxim guns
. It had a unique feed mechanism, with a hopper on the side of the gun filled with up to five twenty-round clips rather than being belt fed. This allowed the loader to constantly keep the gun at maximum capacity, meaning the gun crew never had to stop to reload.
References
- ^ Esposito, Gabriele, Armies of the Italian-Turkish War: Conquest of Libya, 1911–1912 Osprey Publishing (2020)
- 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)
- Italian Perino Machine Gun - Forgotten Weapons
- YouTube animation showing mechanism of Perino machine gun
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