Perino Model 1908
The Perino Model 1908 was an early machine gun of Italian origin designed earlier in 1901 by Giuseppe Perino, an engineer (Tecnico dell'Artiglieria). Perino's design apparently was the first Italian-designed machine gun, and in its original configuration weighed in at a heavy 27 kg, which made it largely unsuitable to field utilization and apt only for fortifications; a lightened 1910 version brought the weight down to 15 kg. The gun was nonetheless adopted by the Regio Esercito and saw some use alongside the Fiat-Revelli Modello 14 and the Maxim guns.
Perino Model 1908
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The Perino Model 1908 was an early machine gun of Italian origin designed earlier in 1901 by Giuseppe Perino, an engineer (Tecnico dell'Artiglieria). Perino's design apparently was the first Italian-designed machine gun, and in its original configuration weighed in at a heavy 27 kg, which made it largely unsuitable to field utilization and apt only for fortifications; a lightened 1910 version brought the weight down to 15 kg. The gun was nonetheless adopted by the Regio Esercito and saw some use alongside the Fiat-Revelli Modello 14 and the Maxim guns.
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It had a unique feed mechanism, with a hopper on the side of the gun filled with up to five twenty-round clips rather than being belt fed. This allowed the loader to constantly keep the gun at maximum capacity, meaning the gun crew never had to stop to reload.
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• Name — Perino Model 1908 • Origin — Kingdom of Italy, Austria-Hungary (captured) • Type — Heavy machine gun • Is Ranged — YES • Used By — Italy • Wars — Italo-Turkish War(limited),World War I • Designer — Giuseppe Perino • Design Date — 1901 • Weight — 27kg • Cartridge — 6.5x52mm Carcano • Action — Recoil • Rate — 450RPM • Feed — 20 round strips • Sights — Iron
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- 2.Op.cit. pag. 72.
- 3.Istruzione sulle mitragliatrici in distribuzione. Comando 7ª Armata.
- 4.Op.cit. pag. 80.
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