Museum's inventory: Fiat-Revelli M1935
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The 1935 was an attempt to improve on the Modello 14, which employed the Italian penchant for overcomplicated loading systems and lubricating rounds to prevent jamming. The Modello 35 used a belt feed, instead of the clip feed of the Modello 14, and it did not have an oil pump. It used the same 8mm round (8x59) that the Breda used. The jamming problem still occurred and cartridges were then greased or oiled. The Modello 35 was air cooled, while the Modello 14 was water cooled.
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Hi Martin
Try this site, forgotten weapons, they have a lot of information on some pretty rare and unusual firearms. The site I copied has original manuals for the Fiat-Revelli M35. It's in Italian but with your French and English as good as they are I think you could do a good job of translating. There are several drawings showing the interior parts and their relationship to each other.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/lorem-ipsum/original-manuals/
The M35 is listed under Medium Machine Guns.
I really like the bolt out of this one, it looks a lot like my bolt out of a 20mm Lathi with the length and machine work that went into it. One more work of art in my mind.
Best of luck and keep up the excellent pictures.
Eric
Try this site, forgotten weapons, they have a lot of information on some pretty rare and unusual firearms. The site I copied has original manuals for the Fiat-Revelli M35. It's in Italian but with your French and English as good as they are I think you could do a good job of translating. There are several drawings showing the interior parts and their relationship to each other.
http://www.forgottenweapons.com/lorem-ipsum/original-manuals/
The M35 is listed under Medium Machine Guns.
I really like the bolt out of this one, it looks a lot like my bolt out of a 20mm Lathi with the length and machine work that went into it. One more work of art in my mind.
Best of luck and keep up the excellent pictures.
Eric
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Document downloaded and saved. Will print it and leave it at the Museum for a further use.
I know about Forgotten Weapons. Ian, the guy on the videos is very nice and helped to find a muzzle flash for our FG42 first model. I didn't explore their website, so I was not aware about these books!
Thanks a lot for this link, I do appreciate!
Martin
Document downloaded and saved. Will print it and leave it at the Museum for a further use.
I know about Forgotten Weapons. Ian, the guy on the videos is very nice and helped to find a muzzle flash for our FG42 first model. I didn't explore their website, so I was not aware about these books!
Thanks a lot for this link, I do appreciate!
Martin
The Armaguerra Model 39 semi-auto RIFLE is a VARIANT on the Revelli system. I have the only one I know of in this country..... unless you have one of those, also! My rifle is serial number A-38; it is generally believed that only 100 or so were made, even though it was adopted as the STANDARD rifle to replace the Carcano!
With the Rifle, to get the Bolt fully forward, it is necessary to press the Trigger; the Bolt is only propelled PART-way forward by the Main Spring and chambers its Round by Inertia. Pressing the Trigger cocks and releases the pivoting internal Hammer to slam upward against the Breech Lock, which then trips the Firing Pin to go forward, slamming the Breech Block fully CLOSED (if it already were not). The Breech Block will go forward about a quarter of an inch when you do this.
This may not be your problem, but it might be a LEAD TO your problem.
Good Luck!
Hope this helps.
With the Rifle, to get the Bolt fully forward, it is necessary to press the Trigger; the Bolt is only propelled PART-way forward by the Main Spring and chambers its Round by Inertia. Pressing the Trigger cocks and releases the pivoting internal Hammer to slam upward against the Breech Lock, which then trips the Firing Pin to go forward, slamming the Breech Block fully CLOSED (if it already were not). The Breech Block will go forward about a quarter of an inch when you do this.
This may not be your problem, but it might be a LEAD TO your problem.
Good Luck!
Hope this helps.
