Breda-SAFAT 7.7mm aircraft machinegun
Official wording
Italian, Breda Safat, Model 1935, cal. 7.7mm, aircraft machinegun, mfd. by Societa Anonima Ernesto Breda, Brescia, Italy, prior to 1946.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “mfd. by Societa Anonima Ernesto Breda”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1946”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 85 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Breda-SAFAT machine gun” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer SAFAT from 1928 to 1930, Breda since 1930
- 2. Wikipedia, “Breda-SAFAT” ↗, years: Date di produzione: SAFAT 1928-1930, Breda dal 1930 (ATF names Breda as maker); end limit is ATF's 'prior to 1946'
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1935–1945 → 1930–1945. Wikipedia (en, it): Breda made the Breda-SAFAT from 1930 (ATF's 'Model 1935' is a designation, not a production date)
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg” by Sturmvogel 66, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Breda-SAFAT machine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
Breda Mod. SAFAT cal. 7,7 and Breda Mod. SAFAT cal. 12,7, also known as Breda Mod. SAFAT 7.7 and Breda Mod. SAFAT 12.7, 7.7mm Breda-SAFAT and 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT, or more commonly as Breda-SAFAT 7.7 and Breda-SAFAT 12.7 were two Italian machine guns designed for aircraft use. Designed by Giuseppe Mascarucci, the guns were chambered to fire the standard ammunition in service with the Regia Aeronautica: 7.7 mm (0.303 in) and 12.7 mm (0.500 in) calibres, predominantly ball, tracer for the 7.7mm, including high explosive incendiary tracer (HEI-T), or armour-piercing (AP) for the 12.7mm.