Bodeo Alleggerito
Metallurgica Bresciana gia Tempini · Revolver · Out Of Production · 1920
Also known as: Bodeo Modello 1889 Alleggerito, Modello 1889 Alleggerito
Overview
The Bodeo Alleggerito ('lightened') is a commercial lightened variant of the Italian Bodeo Model 1889 service revolver, introduced in the 1920s to reduce the weight of the standard gun. Like the parent design it is a solid-frame, gate-loaded, six-shot single-action revolver chambered for the 10.35mm Italian Ordnance cartridge, but it is distinguished by a rounded (rather than octagonal) barrel and lightened construction. It saw little military use, being sold mainly to civilians and some police and customs agencies.
Specifications
| Overall Length | 232 mm (9.13") |
| Barrel Length | 115 mm (4.53") |
| Action Type | Single Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Single Action |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 6 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Rotary |
| Muzzle Velocity | 255 m/s (837 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 367 J (271 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Rate of Fire | 12 rpm |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- 10.35mm Italian Ordnance · primary — also known as 10.35x20mmR Glisenti, 10.4x22R Italian Ordnance, 10.35mm Ordinanza Italiana
Features
- Firing modes: Repeating
- Feed systems: 6 Round Cylinder
- Safety mechanisms: Loading Gate Safety
- Features: Solid Frame, Gate Loaded Cylinder, Rod Ejector, Round Barrel, Lightened Frame, Fixed Sights
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Italian police and customs services
Production
Production years: 1920s-1930s
Commercial lightened variant of the Bodeo Model 1889; sold primarily to civilians and some police/customs agencies. Exact production totals not documented separately from the parent model.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Designer: Carlo Bodeo
Notes
The round barrel profile appeared only on the Alleggerito model, whereas the standard troop and officer patterns of the Bodeo Model 1889 used octagonal barrels. Exact lightened weight figures are not consistently documented; the parent Bodeo Model 1889 weighed about 950 g.
Background
The Alleggerito is the only Bodeo pattern to wear a smooth round barrel; the far more common troop and officer service revolvers kept the distinctive octagonal barrel, making the round-barrelled 'lightened' gun the easiest way for collectors to spot a commercial-market Bodeo.