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Mediterraneo
The following weapons appear in the 1991 film Mediterraneo:
Bruni/BBM "ME-8 Police"
Sergeant Nicola Lorusso (Diego Abatantuono) and Lieutenant Raffaele Montini (Claudio Bigagli) both use blank firing Bruni/BBM "ME-8 Police" pistols standing for Beretta M1934s. This gun was used probably for legal reasons, since the film was shot in Greece.
Carcano Modello 91
All the soldiers of the squad (composed of mixed units) use the Italian Royal Army standard issue Carcano Mod. 91 long rifles, with wrong slings. For legal reasons the bolts were removed and replaced with much smaller versions, leading to the actors having difficulty reloading after shooting. In some scenes the bolts are even not present. The bolts were probably found in Greece, taking them from other rifles, and adapted to mount on the Carcano 91 to shoot 8mm blanks (a simple modification often used by reenactors or low budget films). It's strange how no member of the task force has a Breda Modello 30 light machine gun, despite the objective of the mission being garrisoning and defending the island. Surely if it was difficult to import some old bolt-action rifles, it would have been even more difficult import an automatic weapon.
There is the possibility that the bolts come from a Carcano used as training for snipers, called "Carabina Regolamentare per le Sezioni Allievi Tiratori", in caliber .22 Short. In fact, the bolt of the training rifle is smaller than the standard and has holed bolt handle sphere. This feature can be seen well in the shots just before landing.
The two Royal Navy soldiers are standing with their P37 holsters. At the WWII the British Navy personal issue sidearm was the Webley semi-auto pistol.
Twin Oerlikon 20mm Cannon
On the ship in the opening scene is a pair of Oerlikon 20mm Cannon mounted on a Mark 24 gun mount: they are shown not loaded, and the twin mount includes a Mark 14 Gyro Gunsight. The designation of the Kingdom of Italy Royal Navy (Regia Marina) for the Oerlikon cannons was "Impianto Binato a Comando Manuale Cannone-Mitragliera da 20/70 Oerlikon".
