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Beretta BM 59. The BM59 is an automatic battle rifle developed in Italy in 1959. It is based on the M1 Garand rifle, chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO, modified to use a detachable magazine, and capable of selective fire. [4] Later revisions incorporated other features common to more modern rifles.
Beretta modified the M1 into the Beretta BM-59 rifle, which is similar to the M14 battle rifle. Armourers consider the BM-59 rifle to be superior to the M14 rifle in some ways, because it is more accurate under certain conditions. [14] [15] After the war, Beretta continued to develop firearms for the Italian army and police force, as well as ...
Assault rifle South Korea: 33,000 units have been bought OBJ-006: Assault rifle Soviet Union Nigeria: Produced as OBJ-006. [14] [15] AKM [16] Assault rifle Soviet Union: SIG SG 540 [2] Battle rifle Switzerland: NR1: Battle rifle Belgium Nigeria: Local variant designated NR1. [17] [18] [19] Beretta BM 59: Battle rifle Italy Nigeria: Produced ...
Beretta AR70/90. The Beretta AR70/90 is a gas operated assault rifle chambered for the 5.56×45 mm NATO cartridge, and is the standard issue service rifle of the Italian Armed Forces. The weapon is also designed to be fitted with a rifle grenade, and has grenade sights. The AR series comes in many variants such as the AR90, with a wire folding ...
From ex-Nigerian Army stocks. 120 to 150 rifles in January 1967 [4] Beretta BM 59: 7.62×51mm NATO: Battle rifle Italy: Captured from Nigerian Army. [4] Vz. 24 rifle: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Bolt-action rifle Czechoslovak Socialist Republic: 1,860 bought at the beginning of 1967, [1] though Czechoslovakia denied direct purchase. Vz. 52 rifle: 7.62× ...
The Beretta 70 is a magazine-fed, single-action semi-automatic pistol series designed and produced by Beretta of Italy, which replaced the earlier 7.65mm Beretta M1935 pistol. [1] Some pistols in this series were also marketed as the Falcon, New Puma, New Sable, Jaguar, and Cougar [2][3] (not to be confused with the later Beretta 8000, which ...
285 mm (11.2 in) sight radius. The Beretta M12 (Model 12) is a 9×19mm Parabellum caliber submachine gun designed by Beretta. Production started in 1959, the first users were the Italian Carabinieri, Italian State Police and the Guardia di Finanza, though in limited numbers; it was only widely issued beginning in 1978, replacing the old Beretta ...
Serial number traced rifle to Harrison Network. [24] Gewehr 43: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Semi-automatic rifle Nazi Germany: Example found by Irish security forces at Buncrana in County Donegal in 1976, serial number traced to Harrison Network. [24] Example also demonstrated at an IRA training camp in 1983. [1] Beretta BM 59: 7.62×51mm NATO: Semi ...