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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.

ATF calls it the “M1906”. The Brixia was the Modello 1913 (designed 1912); “Model 1906” was the name of the earlier 7.65mm Glisenti pistol from which it descends.

What this entry requires

  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1913–1914.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Italy
Manufacturer
Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini, Brescia³
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
9mm Glisenti
Made
c. 1913–1914production; ATF states no date²⁵
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 11 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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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

  1. Evidence passNote on the ATF wording added. Wikipedia Glisenti Model 1910 names the 7.65mm predecessor the Model 1906
  2. Evidence passYears: 1912–1914 → 1913–1914. Wikipedia Brixia Model 1913 infobox production date 1913-1914, 1912 is the design year
  3. Maintenance and reference-link fixesReference article reclassified
  4. 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
  5. Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
  6. Data-trust reviewService: Commercial → Military. The Brixia was adopted by the Regia Marina as the Pistola automatica modello 1913

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Historical context

Brixia pistol

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.