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Pendraken News & Info! => General Pendraken => Topic started by: Rifleman65 on 24 May 2016, 08:35:08 PM

Title: Italian ww 1 arditto weapon question.
Post by: Rifleman65 on 24 May 2016, 08:35:08 PM
I see the one figure is armed with a pistol and a dagger and armor, but what is the weapon on the advancing figure? Looks like it has a large curved magazine coming from the top of the gun? Am I correct or is that part of his web gear? Looks like a Bren gun a little? Any help would be great!     Thanks, Charles.
Title: Re: Italian ww 1 arditto weapon question.
Post by: fred. on 24 May 2016, 09:09:00 PM
Some of the other WWI trench raiders could be straight out of the Osprey plates. Might be worth a bit of a google to see if there are any hits.

I've had a look in the Trench Warfare Ospreys I have, but they don't have any Italians I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Italian ww 1 arditto weapon question.
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 24 May 2016, 10:52:05 PM
Hello Rifleman65

This could be a Beretta 1918 submachine gun:-

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Beretta-model-1918-submachine-gun.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2510362936_ea7eb04921.jpg)

Edit : most of the information I can find points to a twin barrelled FIAT-Revelli Modello 1915 (Villar Perosa) Light Machine Gun as being carried by the Arditti (which unfortunately doesn't look like the gun carried by the figure  :( )

(http://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/imgs/fiat-revelli-model-1915-villar-perosa-twin-submachine-gun.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan