C&R · IV · 127
Villar Perosa submachinegun
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 85 ↗
Italian, Villar Perosa submachinegun, Models 1915, 1916 and 1917, cal. 9mm Luger.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1915–1918.
- 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
- Officine di Villar Perosa; Fiat; Canadian General ElectricBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- SMGBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 9mm ParabellumBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1915–1918production; 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: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Villar Perosa submachine gun” ↗, maker: developed by the Officine di Villar Perosa (O.V.P.), a FIAT subsidiary (infobox manufacturer OVP, FIAT); Canadian General Electric of Toronto was contracted to produce tripod-mounted guns
- 2. Wikipedia, “Villar Perosa submachine gun” ↗, years
- 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
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Villar-Perosa M15.jpg” by Atirador, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Villar Perosa submachine gun”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Pistola Mitragliatrice Fiat Mod. 1915, commonly nicknamed the Villar Perosa, was an Italian portable automatic weapon developed during World War I by the Officine di Villar Perosa.