Fiat-Revelli Model 1935 machinegun
Official wording
Italian, Fiat Revelli, model 1935, machinegun, cal. 8mm.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1935–1943.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
ItalyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini (M.B.T.)Basis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- MachinegunBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 8×59mm BredaBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1935–1943production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
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: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer M.B.T. (Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini); developed from the Fiat Mod.14
- 2. Wikipedia, “Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935” ↗, years: infobox production date 1935–1943
- 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 passMaker: Fiat → Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini (M.B.T.). Wikipedia infobox names M.B.T. as manufacturer of the Fiat Mod. 35
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Fiat-Revelli 1914 Transformada.jpg” by Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Fiat–Revelli Modello 1935”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Fiat Modello 1935 or Fiat Modello 14/35, frequently shortened in Fiat Mod.35 or just Fiat 35, was an Italian machine gun, a modified version of the Fiat Mod.1914, which had equipped the Italian Army of World War I. It was a vast improvement on the early model: offering superior penetration power due to the adoption of belt fed 8mm (8×59) rounds, a quick-change barrel and the removal of the water jacket and water pump. During the service life the gun was still found to be relatively prone to jamming and dust. Despite its faults the Mod.35 saw extensive action during World War II. After the Italian Armistice the guns captured by the Germans were renamed 8 mm Schweres Maschinengewehr 255(i).