Beretta BM59
«Fucile Automatico BM 59»
Assault rifleItaly1959Historic
Italian 7.62×51 NATO battle rifle derived from the M1 Garand; standard service rifle of the Italian Army from 1959 until the 1990s.
Assault rifle//Italy
ID — BERETTA-BM59
Designation
Beretta BM59
Beretta
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Beretta BM59
- Alias
- Fucile Automatico BM 59
- Manufacturer
- Beretta
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1959
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 823 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~750 rpm
- Effective range
- 600 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 491 mm
- Overall length
- 1095 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante (sistema Garand)
Feed
- System
- Caricatore staccabile
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by Beretta from the M1 Garand produced under license after WWII, converted to the new 7.62×51 NATO cartridge.
Features a 20-round detachable magazine, full-auto selector, muzzle brake/flash hider and a paratrooper version with folding stock.
Gradually replaced by the AR70/90 from the 1990s, it remained in service with territorial and ceremonial units long after official retirement.
Variants
BM59 Mark IBM59 Ital (Alpini)BM59 ParaBM59 Mark IV (squad)
Main users
Italia · Argentina · Indonesia · Marocco · Nigeria
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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