Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935

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Mitragliatrice Fiat Revelli Modello 1935
Type	Heavy machine gun
Place of origin	Kingdom of Italy
Service history
In service	1937 to 1945
Used by	Italy
Wars	World War II,
Production history
Designed	1934
Manufacturer	Società Metallurgica Bresciana
Produced	1935 to 1943
Number built	not known
Variants	none
Specifications
Weight	17 kg
Length	1250 mm
Cartridge	8x59mm RB Breda
Action	gas-operated
Muzzle velocity	750 m/s
Effective range	1000 m
Feed system	300 round belts

The Fiat-Revelli 35 was a revised version of the Modello 1914, which had equipped the Italian Army of the Great War. The Modello 14 seems to have begun the Italian fascination with over-complicated loading systems and the need for lubricating rounds to prevent jamming, which often had the opposite effect. The Modello 35 attempted to remove some of these flaws by opting for a more conventional belt feed and eliminating the oil pump. The opportunity was also taken to adopt the 8 mm round also found in the Breda. These modifications seemingly failed to improve the weapon to a great degree though; it was found that lubrication was still required, needing individual rounds to be greased or the oil pump to be re-fitted, which notably impaired reliability.

Production ended in 1943.

Italian firearms and light weapons of World War II
Side arms
Beretta M1934 | Beretta M1935 | Glisente M1910
Rifles & carbines
Fucile di Fanteria Mo.1891 Moschetto Mo.91 da Cavalleria | Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mo.91 | Mo. 1938
Submachine guns
Beretta 1918 | MAB 38 | OVP | FNAB-43 | TZ-45
Machine guns & other larger weapons
Fiat-Revelli M1914 | Fiat Revelli M1935 | Breda M1930 | Breda M1937 Breda M1938 | Brixia M1935
Cartridges used by the Italian Army during World War II
.32 ACP | .380 ACP | 6.5 x 52 Mannlicher-Carcano | 7.92x57 mm Mauser | 9 mm