8×59mm RB Breda
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A dug up Breda cartrdge.
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| Type | Machine gun | |||||||
| Place of origin |  Kingdom of Italy |
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| Service history | ||||||||
| In service | 1935–1960s | |||||||
| Used by | Italy, Portugal[1] | |||||||
| Wars | World War II, Portuguese Colonial War[1] | |||||||
| Production history | ||||||||
| Designed | 1935 | |||||||
| Produced | 1935–1960s | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Parent case | unknown | |||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | 8.36 mm (0.329 in) | |||||||
| Neck diameter | 9.14 mm (0.360 in) | |||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 10.80 mm (0.425 in) | |||||||
| Base diameter | 12.49 mm (0.492 in) | |||||||
| Rim diameter | 11.92 mm (0.469 in) | |||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.40 mm (0.055 in) | |||||||
| Case length | 58.84 mm (2.317 in) | |||||||
| Overall length | 80.44 mm (3.167 in) | |||||||
| Primer type | large rifle | |||||||
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| Source(s): [2] | ||||||||
8×59mm RB Breda was an Italian heavy arms cartridge.
History and Usage
8x59mm RB Breda was a caliber created for use by the Royal Italian Army in World War II. The cartridge was originally designed for use in anti-aircraft heavy machine guns like the Breda M37 and Breda M38. It was introduced in 1935 but is no longer in production today.
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