Franchi LF57
«Luigi Franchi LF-57»
Submachine gunItaly1957Historic
Italian 9×19 mm stamped-sheet submachine gun, compact, with a folding triangular metal stock.
Submachine gun//Italy
ID — FRANCHI-LF57
Designation
Franchi LF57
Luigi Franchi
Caliber
9×19 mm Parabellum
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Franchi LF57
- Alias
- Luigi Franchi LF-57
- Manufacturer
- Luigi Franchi
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1957
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 395 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~500 rpm
- Effective range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 205 mm
- Overall length
- 419 / 685 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.17 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore aperto telescopico
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore staccabile
- Standard capacity
- 40 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed by Luigi Franchi in Brescia in the late 1950s to compete with the Beretta M12 for Italian military contracts.
Telescoping bolt and tubular sheet-metal receiver reduce weight and production cost.
Adopted in small numbers by the Italian Navy and the security forces of several South American countries.
Variants
LF57LF57 esportazione semi-auto
Main users
Italia · Marina Militare Italiana
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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