Villar Perosa
«FIAT-Revelli Mod. 1915 / Villar Perosa M15»
Submachine gunItaly1915Historic
Italian 1915 automatic weapon considered the first submachine gun in history: twin pistol-caliber barrels, top-mounted curved magazines and a bipod/tripod.
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ID — VILLAR-PEROSA
Designation
Villar Perosa
FIAT / OVP (Officine di Villar Perosa)
Caliber
9×19 mm Glisenti
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Identity
- Designation
- Villar Perosa
- Alias
- FIAT-Revelli Mod. 1915 / Villar Perosa M15
- Manufacturer
- FIAT / OVP (Officine di Villar Perosa)
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1915
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Glisenti
- Muzzle velocity
- 365 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~3000 rpm
- Effective range
- 100 m
- Maximum range
- 800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 320 mm
- Overall length
- 533 mm
- Empty weight
- 6.5 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore aperto (retarded blowback)
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore non rotante
Feed
- System
- Due caricatori curvi superiori da 25 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 25 rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Designed by Abiel Bethel Revelli and produced by the Villar Perosa works, adopted by the Royal Italian Army in 1915.
Originally conceived as an aircraft and assault weapon for the Arditi, it fired 9×19 mm Glisenti rounds at a very high rate (over 1,500 rpm per barrel).
Considered, together with the German MP18, one of the ancestors of the submachine gun category; later modified into the more conventional OVP 1918 and Beretta M1918.
Variants
Villar Perosa M15 (treppiede / bipiede)Villar Perosa aeronauticaOVP 1918 (derivata mono-canna)
Main users
Regno d'Italia · Arditi · Aeronautica del Regio Esercito
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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