Breda PG
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Breda PG | |
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Type | Battle Rifle |
Place of origin | Kingdom of Italy |
Service history | |
Used by | Costa Rica |
Production history | |
Designer | Sestilio Fiorini |
Designed | 1931 |
Manufacturer | Breda |
Produced | 1935 |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano 7×57mm Mauser |
Rate of fire | 600 RPM |
Feed system | 20 Round Box Magazine |
The Breda PG (Italian: Presa Gas, "gas operated") was a prototype automatic rifle manufactured by Breda.
The PG was a gas-operated rifle fed from a 20-round magazine. It was trialled by the Italian government and sold to the Costa Rican government. The Italian models were semi-automatic only and chambered in 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano, while the Costa Rican models were chambered in 7x57mm Mauser and had an automatic fire mode with a four-round burst limiter. This makes the PG the world's first burst-firing automatic rifle.[1][2]
Around 400 Breda PG rifles were issued to the Costa Rican military, which was disbanded in 1948.[3]
References
- ^ McCollum, Ian (August 11, 2017). "Costa Rican Breda PG: The First Burst-Fire Rifle". Forgotten Weapons. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ McCollum, Ian (August 11, 2017). "Breda PG Photos". Forgotten Weapons. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ https://www.forgottenweapons.com/early-semiauto-rifles/breda-pg/
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