FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914

History of the FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914

The FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914 (Machine Gun, System Revelli, Model 14) was the first large Italian machine gun designed and developed by the locals. However, the system was an odd combination of design choices that ultimately resulted in an unreliable weapon system during World War I (1914-1918). In any case, the Italians - like many armies at the time - desperately needed a pistol of any kind to go to war and procured a large number of FIAT Revelli Model 1914 pistols, which they used as front-line weapons against their warring enemies in Austria - Hungary and Germany.

The Model 1914 was updated in the 1930s to the FIAT-Revelli Modello 1935 and its service in World War II (1939-1945) made the Model 1914 one of the "special" weapons used in both world wars. Finally available The Type 1914/1935 guns were eventually scrapped in 1945.

Although its official name is 1914, the Modello 1914 was actually tested in the Italian army possibly in 1908, but the system was not adopted until after it was used in the First World War. This gun was entirely designed by Revelli, simply with the FIAT name attached as the manufacturer.

Specification

Fundamentals

Years of Service

1914

Origins

The Kingdom of Italy

Categories

Medium Machine Gun (MMG)

Manufacturer

FIAT-Revelli - Italy

Operators

Italy Kingdom

Roles

Fire Support

Ability to suppress enemy elements at a distance using direct or indirect fire.

Dimensions and Weight

Overall Length

1,263 mm

49. 72 inches

Barrel length

654mm

25.75 inches

Cured weight

80.69 lbs

36.60 kg

Attractions

Flip-back

Action

Delayed recoil; fully automatic only

Automatic

Bullets are automatically ejected from the breech, new bullets are removed from the chuck and inserted into the chamber, and the bullets will fire continuously as long as the trigger is pulled and ammunition is supplied.

Backflush operation

The air pressure created by the rearward movement of the fired case provides the necessary bolt movement, case ejection and stripping of the new case from the magazine.

Cartridges and Paper Feeds

Caliber*

6.5x52mm Mannlicher Carcano

Circle/Feed

50 round cage magazine for 10 x 5 round rifle magazines

Performance

Rate of Fire

500

Number of revolutions

Mile speed

2,592 ft/s

(790m/s)

VARIANTS

Modello 1914 ("Model 1914") - The name of the base series.