9mm Glisenti
TypePistol
Place of originKingdom of Italy
Specifications
Parent case9×19mm Parabellum
Case typeRimless, tapered
Bullet diameter9.02 mm (0.355 in)
Neck diameter9.65 mm (0.380 in)
Base diameter9.96 mm (0.392 in)
Rim diameter9.98 mm (0.393 in)
Case length19.15 mm (0.754 in)
Overall length29.21 mm (1.150 in)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
8.00 g (123 gr) FMJ 320 m/s (1,000 ft/s) 410 J (300 ft⋅lbf)

The 9mm Glisenti is an Italian pistol and submachine gun cartridge.[1]

History and usage

The 9mm Glisenti was developed for the Italian Glisenti Model 1910 pistol,[2] first used in World War I. It was also used in other Italian weapons such as the Beretta Model 1915 and Beretta M1923 pistols.

All weapons of the Villar Perosa family, including the O.V.P. submachine gun and Revelli-Beretta carbine, were originally intended to fire a variant of the 9mm Glisenti cartridge, known as Glisenti M.915 "Per Mitragliatrici" ("For Machine-Guns"). This was a higher-velocity version of the standard Glisenti cartridge with an over-powder wad, designed to improve the penetration abilities of the weak base cartridge.[3]

The Medusa M47 revolver can also fire 9mm Glisenti ammunition along with many other .38 and 9 mm cartridges.[4]

Specifications

The cartridge was based on the German 9×19mm Parabellum; in fact, both cartridges are dimensionally identical. However, the powder charge of the 9mm Glisenti cartridge is reduced compared to a typical 9×19mm cartridge, making it significantly less powerful, as it is also meant to be used in blowback pistols, which are easier and less expensive to manufacture than locked breech firearms. This means that 9mm Glisenti cartridges will chamber and fire in 9×19mm firearms, at the risk of not cycling properly and causing malfunctions, but it also means that 9×19mm cartridges will chamber and fire in 9mm Glisenti, presenting a significant risk of catastrophic failure to the firearm, and a risk of injury to the shooter.

The cartridge is now obsolete, but Fiocchi Munizioni occasionally produces batches.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Frank C. Barnes (5 October 2012). Cartridges of the World: A Complete Illustrated Reference for More Than 1,500 Cartridges. Gun Digest Books. p. 339. ISBN 978-1440230592.
  2. ^ David Miller (2008). Fighting Men of World War II: Uniforms, Equipment and Weapons. Stackpole Books. p. 349. ISBN 978-0811703741.
  3. ^ "Revelli OVP submachine gun". firearms.96.lt. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  4. ^ "Medusa M47, el revólver multicalibre más versátil del mercado". 2007-06-13. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-09-06.


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