Beretta BM59
| Beretta BM59 | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Italy |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Beretta |
| Manufacturer country: | Italy |
| Weapon Category: | gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1095 mm |
| Barrel length : | 490 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.62 × 51 mm NATO |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 20 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 750 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single / continuous fire |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | open |
| Closure : | Turret lock |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The Beretta BM 59 is an Italian automatic fire rifle. It was derived from the American M1 Garand rifle manufactured under license in Italy after World War II .
technology
The BM 59 differs from the M1 mainly in its caliber (7.62 × 51 mm NATO instead of .30-06 Springfield ) and the detachable box magazine for 20 cartridges. Like the original Garand, it can also be loaded with a loading frame without changing the magazine . The BM 59 can shoot single and continuous fire.
A total of around 100,000 pieces were manufactured, some of which were also exported.
At the beginning of the 1970s, the BM 59 was replaced by the Beretta AR70 as an orderly weapon for the Italian military .
variants
- BM59 Modello I : classic full shaft
- BM59 Modello II : wooden stock with attached pistol grip
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BM59 Model III
- Ital TA ( Truppe Alpine ), mountain hunter version with folding stock and pistol grip
- Ital TP ( Paracadutiste Troop ), paratrooper version . Like TA, but with a shortened barrel and flash hider
- BM59 Modello IV : IMG version with heavy barrel and bipod
literature
Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : Rifle weapons (1945–1985) . In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1993, ISBN 3-89488-059-7 , p. 289 ff .