C&R · II · 321
Brixia pistol
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 11 ↗
Italian, Brixia, M1906, pistol, cal. 9mm Glisenti.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1913–1914.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
ItalyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini, BresciaBasis: outside reference ³
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- 9mm GlisentiBasis: the ATF wording
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Brixia Model 1913” ↗, service: service pistol of the Regia Marina; 5,000 delivered 1913–1914, 200–300 sold commercially
- 2. Wikipedia, “Brixia Model 1913” ↗, years: designed 1912, delivered late 1913 and early 1914
- 3. Wikipedia, “Brixia Model 1913” ↗, maker: Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini
- 4. en.wikipedia.org ↗, reference article: MBT's Brixia, the improved Glisenti in 9mm Glisenti (designed 1912, also called Brixia Mod. 1912; ~5,000 for the Regia Marina, 200–300 sold commercially). It is the only Brixia pistol in 9mm Glisenti, so it is the gun ATF lists; the article has no 'M1906' designation.
- 5. Wikipedia, “Brixia Model 1913” ↗, years: infobox production date 1913-1914
- 6. Wikipedia, “Glisenti Model 1910” ↗, note on the ATF wording: the original 7.65×22mm Glisenti pistol was "known as the Model 1906" and began production in 1908; the Brixia was MBT's 1912 improvement of the Model 1910 (adopted as Mod. 1913 tipo "Regia Marina")
- 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
- 6 changes · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passNote on the ATF wording added. Wikipedia Glisenti Model 1910 names the 7.65mm predecessor the Model 1906
- Evidence passYears: 1912–1914 → 1913–1914. Wikipedia Brixia Model 1913 infobox production date 1913-1914, 1912 is the design year
- Maintenance and reference-link fixesReference article reclassified
- Maintenance and reference-link fixesReference article: Glisenti Model 1910 → Brixia Model 1913. The Brixia article covers MBT's 9mm Glisenti Brixia pistol, the only Brixia in that caliber; ATF's 'M1906' is not a Brixia designation
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewService: Commercial → Military. The Brixia was adopted by the Regia Marina as the Pistola automatica modello 1913
Historical context

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Brixia 1913.jpg” by Guardiamarina, Copyrighted free use. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Brixia Model 1913”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Brixia Model 1913, was a service pistol of the Regia Marina used from World War I to World War II. Its official designation was Pistola automatica modello 1913 tipo "Regia Marina" It was based on the Glisenti Mod. 1910.