BM -59 Automatic Rifle ( Italy) | Real Steel Background: Itally adopted the US-designed M1 Garand rifle in (7.62x63mm) and also manufactured it under license. This semi-automatic rifle proved itself well during WWII, but in the late 1950s it was considered outdated and obsolete. The Italian military wanted a new rifle chambered for the NATO-standard 7.62x51mm Beretta designed the BM59, which was essentially a rechambered M1 fitted with a removable 20-round magazine, folding bipod and flash suppressor/grenade launcher. The BM59 is capable of selective fire. The BM59 was adopted in 1959 and served with Italian, Argentine, Indonesian and Morocco armies. In the early 1980s, semi-automatic versions were imported to the USA and sold to private collectors. It should be noted that earliest BM59s were manufactured from available US manufactured M1 parts, including re-chambered barrels. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_BM59) Real Steel Reference: BM-59 Product Information: Conversion Stock Kit converts M14 std into the BM-59 Automatic Rifle. Parts include: Wood Rifle Stock, Gas Block, Flashider,& Front Sight. Price :165.00 EUR +Shipping. Contact: info@azrmachine.com
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