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[[File:Bredapg.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Costa Rican Breda PG - 7x57mm Mauser]]
[[File:Bredapg.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Costa Rican Breda PG - 7x57mm Mauser]]


The '''Breda PG''' (''Presa Gas'', meaning Gas Operated) is a prototype Italian open bolt select-fire rifle designed by Sestilio Fiorini in 1931 and produced by Breda. The rifle was produced in limited numbers and had only two customers: Italy and Costa Rica. The models sold to the Italian government were semi-auto weapons chambered in 6.5x52mm Carcano. The rifles sold to Costa Rica however were chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, and also had the capability of firing in a four-round burst in addition to semi-auto fire. They are believed to be the first automatic rifles in history to have a burst limiting feature.
The '''Breda PG''' (''Presa Gas'', meaning Gas Operated) was a prototype Italian open bolt select-fire rifle designed by Sestilio Fiorini in 1931 and produced by Breda. The rifle was produced in limited numbers and had only two customers: Italy and Costa Rica. The models sold to the Italian government were semi-auto weapons chambered in 6.5x52mm Carcano. The rifles sold to Costa Rica however were chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, and also had the capability of firing in a four-round burst in addition to semi-auto fire. They are believed to be the first automatic rifles in history to have a burst limiting feature.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==

Revision as of 06:40, 10 October 2018

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Italian Breda PG with extended magazine - 6.5x52mm Carcano
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Costa Rican Breda PG - 7x57mm Mauser

The Breda PG (Presa Gas, meaning Gas Operated) was a prototype Italian open bolt select-fire rifle designed by Sestilio Fiorini in 1931 and produced by Breda. The rifle was produced in limited numbers and had only two customers: Italy and Costa Rica. The models sold to the Italian government were semi-auto weapons chambered in 6.5x52mm Carcano. The rifles sold to Costa Rica however were chambered in 7x57mm Mauser, and also had the capability of firing in a four-round burst in addition to semi-auto fire. They are believed to be the first automatic rifles in history to have a burst limiting feature.

Specifications

(1931 - ????)

  • Type: Battle Rifle
  • Caliber: 6.5x52mm Carcano (original semi-auto design), 7x57mm Mauser (Costa Rican contract)
  • Feed System: 20-round detachable box magazine; 30 and 50-rounders are also reported to have existed
  • Fire Mode: Semi-Auto/4-Round Burst

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Call of Duty: WWII "ITRA Burst" Various optional attachments Fires in burst only, released in Blitzkrieg update in 2018 2017
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