8×59mm Rb Breda
8×59mmRB Breda was an Italian heavy arms cartridge. It is unusual in that it is one of the small number of cartridges designed with a rebated rim, meaning the rim of the cartridge is smaller in diameter than the body of the cartridge. The "RB" in the designation stands for "rebated rim".
8×59mmRb Breda | ||||||||
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![]() A Breda cartridge discovered buried in the ground | ||||||||
Type | Machine gun | |||||||
Place of origin | Italy, Kingdom of Italy | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
In service | 1935–1960s | |||||||
Used by | Italy, Portugal[1] | |||||||
Wars | World War II, Portuguese Colonial War[1] | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designed | 1935 | |||||||
Produced | 1935–1960s | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | unknown | |||||||
Case type | rebated rim, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 8.36 mm (0.329 in) | |||||||
Neck diameter | 9.14 mm (0.360 in) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | 10.80 mm (0.425 in) | |||||||
Base diameter | 12.49 mm (0.492 in) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 11.92 mm (0.469 in) | |||||||
Rim thickness | 1.40 mm (0.055 in) | |||||||
Case length | 58.84 mm (2.317 in) | |||||||
Overall length | 80.44 mm (3.167 in) | |||||||
Primer type | large rifle | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Source(s): [2] |
History and Usage
8×59mmRB Breda was a caliber created for use by the Royal Italian Army in World War II. The cartridge was originally designed for use in anti-aircraft heavy machine guns like the Breda M37, Breda M38, and Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935. It was introduced in 1935 but is no longer in production today.
Italy Italy manufactured ammunition during the brief period the Breda machineguns were in Italian service. Albania Albania manufactured ammunition after World War Two to use in Italian machineguns they captured during World War 2.
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References
- Abbott, Peter, and Rodrigues, Manuel, Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique, 1961-1974, Osprey Publishing (1998), p. 18
- Johnson, Melvin M., Jr. (1944). Rifles and Machine Guns. New York: William Morrow & Company. p. 384.
- "8×59mm Breda, Italian Machine Gun Cartridge". ammo-one.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- "8x59 mm. / 8 mm.Breda/ 8mm. FIAT/8 mm. Modelo 35/ DWM 591". municion.org. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
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