Very cool thread!
heres an interesting piece italian history
This gun shoots the 9mm Glisenti, which is dimensionally equal to the 9mm luger, but under-loaded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8YSGyDB8eM
Sorry! its chambered in 7.65 former, which is.32 ACP, but just a bit hotter. and heres a wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frommer_Stop
and heres a video by Forgotten Weapons explaining how the actions works!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39tX_7-mkMA
Hey guys! just picked up this beauty! It was made in 1920, and came from Hungary. It is the one of the few successful long recoil actions out there.
After a bolt return spring change, this gun runs very smoothly! not bad for 97 years old!
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