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| [[Image:VP15a.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Villar-Perosa Mod 15 - 9 mm Glisenti.]]
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| [[Image:Villar-perosa 1915 4.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Villar-Perosa M1915, fitted with wooden stock for off-hand use - 9 mm Glisenti]]
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| '''Villar-Perosa M1915''' is a twin-barreled submachine gun of Italian manufacturer [[Officine Villar Perosa]] (OVP in short) . It was originally designed in 1914 by famous Italian small arms designer Bethel Abiel Revelli as an aircraft weapon. It failed in this capacity, as it was designed to fire low-powered 9mm Glisenti ammunition, which was weaker than dimensionally similar 9x19 Luger ammunition. In 1915 the Villar-Perosa M195 was converted for ground applications, with introduction of variety of mountings, including light tripods/carrying trays (which were carried on shoulder straps or put on the ground for more stable position and less exposure to enemy fire) and light tripods. Later, a wooden rifle-type stock was designed for Villar-Perosa, so it could be fired more or less comfortable from the shoulder, thus creating ''the first practical submachine gun in the world''. After the war, some of the original Villar-Perosa weapons (assembled from two similar guns) were disassembled into halves, and put into rifle type stocks, adding the rifle-type triggers. Such conversions were known as '''Villar Perosa OVP M1918''' (as done by Villar Perosa).
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| A slightly improved version of the same design was also produced by Beretta company, and it was known as '''[[Beretta M1918]]'''. Those, Villar-Perosa is not only, practically, the first submachine gun in the world, but also a beginner of [[Beretta]]'s submachine gun traditions.
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| As the original Villar-Perosa SMG's are rare and can hardly be seen outside of museums, those you will see in the movies are usually mock-ups from [[Beretta]] submachine guns or something like that.
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| '''Villar-Perosa M1915 SMG and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: '''
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| ==Specifications==
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| (1914–1918)
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| * '''Type:''' Submachine gun
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| * '''Calibers:''' 9x19mm Glisenti
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| * '''Weight:''' 6.5 kg (less mount)
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| * '''Length:''' 21 in (? cm)
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| * '''Barrel length:''' 279 mm
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| * '''Capacity:''' 2 x 25 rounds (9x19mm Glisenti)
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| * '''Fire Modes:''' blowback
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