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1915 in preparation for Italy's entrance to the war. Production of Tipo A revolvers continued after the war until the late 1920s for a total production of approximately 300,000. All
Italian manufactured Tipo A revolvers have a year of manufacture stamped on the left side of the frame, while some Eibar-contracted revolvers lack this year marking.
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Made by a large variety of
Italian gun-makers, the Bodeo became the service revolver of the Italian Army in 1891. The revolver was named after the head of the Italian commission that recommended its adoption, Carlo Bodeo. It remained the principle handgun of the Italian Army until it was increasingly
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The Bodeo Model 1889 is a solid-framed, six-shot revolver. The barrel, the cylinder, the trigger components, the loading gate, the ejection rod, the springs and the screws were made in steel; while the frame, the backplate, and the ejection rod collar were made of iron. An external hammer block drop
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to produce Bodeo Tipo A revolvers during the war. Later Italo-Turkish War and World War I variants of the Tipo A revolver will have an internal hammer block safety. Many early production Bodeo revolvers from pre-war production were arsenal re-blued and retrofitted with the internal hammer safety in
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The revolver was designed in two distinct versions: The Type A Enlisted model, with an octagonal-barreled version with a folding trigger; and a Type B officer's model, with round-barreled version designed with a trigger guard, The octagonal-barreled version was produced for rank and file
Italian
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Frames were made from a wide variety of materials ranging from brass to brazed copper plates. The loading gate was connected to the hammer via the Abadie patent with the barrel screwed into the frame. Ejection was achieved by the rod normally housed in the hollow axis pin. The hammer block was
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The Tipo B Revolvers can be distinguished from Tipo A revolvers by the presence of a trigger guard. This variation was manufactured by many firms both before and after World War I, and many Tipo B revolvers were adopted for use by local police forces, as well as the
Italian custom's officers.
255:. The revolver was never declared obsolete and remained as a reserve weapon until the end of World War II. The Italian manufacturers identified with the production of the Bodeo include: Societa Siderurgica Glisenti, Castelli of Brescia, Metallurgica Bresciana, and
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226:) was an Italian revolver named after the head of the Italian firearm commission, Carlo Bodeo. It was produced by a wide variety of manufacturers between 1889 and 1931 in both Spain and Italy. The Bodeo was employed by the
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from 1889–1891, then, by
Glisenti at Brescia from 1891–1906. Early production Bodeo revolvers were produced in the white (i.e., unfinished), and will have an external hammer block safety. Production was paused until the
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The Bodeo was considered simple and robust. Due to the revolver being produced by a multitude of manufacturers, the quality of the weapon varied greatly, with the early production models made by the
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safety was designed and retrofitted to many revolvers in 1894, though this external hammer block safety was replaced with an internal safety during an arsenal refinishing program in 1915. Prior to
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of
Gardone Val Trompia. During World War I, Spanish manufacturers Errasti and Arrostegui of Eibar produced the Bodeo for the Italian government. The Italians nicknamed this revolver
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613:Pistols: an illustrated history of their impact
1117:Moschetto Automatico Revelli-Beretta Mod. 1915
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722:Vetterli-Vitali Mod. 1870/87/16
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939:6,5 Ă— 52 mm Mannlicher-Carcano
615:, p. 157, ABC-CLIO, Inc. 2003.
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1145:Carabinetta Automatica O.V.P
1092:Fucile da Fanteria Mod. 1891
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331:entering World War I in 1915
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238:Italian colonial wars, and
92:Second Italo-Abyssinian War
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135:232 mm (9.1 in)
51:Place of origin
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1173:and other larger weapons
1112:Armaguerra Mod. 39 rifle
799:Lanciafiamme Schilt 3bis
267:designated the Bodeo as
1400:Single-action revolvers
757:and other heavy weapons
1185:Fiat Revelli Mod. 1935
1180:Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914
974:8 Ă— 50 mm R Mannlicher
891:Lenticolare Minucciani
764:Fiat-Revelli Mod. 1914
466:The Great Book of Guns
412:Miller, David (2007).
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517:Luciano Salvatici.
253:Glisenti Model 1910
1395:Military revolvers
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106:Production history
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394:Revolver 680(i).)
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399:References
292:Variations
1359:20Ă—138mmB
1339:8Ă—57mm IS
1311:Cartridge
1083:moschetti
1022:Side arms
931:Cartridge
440:Hogg, Ian
346:Mechanics
265:Wehrmacht
157:Cartridge
1324:.380 ACP
1235:Grenades
1074:carbines
906:PO/PD/PI
856:Benaglia
704:carbines
236:Interwar
111:Produced
1319:.32 ACP
1283:Mortars
1150:FNAB-43
1140:Onorati
876:Bertone
871:Carasco
861:Besozzi
851:Baldari
662:Pistols
246:History
220:Italian
1287:mortai
1273:P Bomb
1268:L Type
1135:MAB 38
1079:fucili
1070:Rifles
700:Rifles
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286:bluing
234:, the
205:Sights
176:Action
141:Barrel
132:Length
1160:TZ-45
1155:OG-43
362:Users
335:Eibar
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911:SIPE
826:and
702:and
593:ISBN
568:ISBN
536:ISBN
418:ISBN
214:The
124:Mass
76:Wars
41:Type
866:BPD
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