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Italian Infantry Weapons media type="custom" key="3891573" The Carcano 1891 bolt action rifle.

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Italian Infantry Weapons
Breda 30 The Breda 30 was a light machine gun used by the Italian Army in World War two. It used a closed bolt as well as blowback for its action. Also, there was a small lubricating device, which sprayed oil on each cartridge. This was not a very highly regarded weapon. Not only did it have a slow rate of fire, it was also very likely to jam. The poor manufacturing of this weapon allowed the barrel and the chamber to overheat very quickly. This was a big problem because it causes rounds to fire before they were even in the chamber. One of the main causes of jamming was because of the oil that was sprayed on each cartridge. The oil attracted dust and other particles.

Carcano The Carcano was a bolt-action rifle, which was introduced in 1891. The bolt action refers to the action of the rifle. A bolt-action gun is operated manually by moving the bolt to either load or unload a shell or bullet. Using a bolt-action gun increases the accuracy of the weapon because when the gun is fired all of the force is directly applied to firing the single bullet rather than multiple or using a force to draw the lever back quickly. When firing, the only moving parts are the pin and spring, there is no force being applied to funneling other ammunition.

Beretta Model 38 The Berretta was a submachine gun used mainly by the Italian army, but also the German, Romanian, and Argentine armies. This gun was very unique for the fact that it had two triggers. The first was for firing single rounds, and the second was for firing automatic. The barrel was fitted with a series of holes to allow the gun to cool, and to prevent misfires. The action this gun uses is a blowback

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