Description
This BM59 is disabled according to EU-DECO regulations. Is therefore also delivered with the corresponding certificate. It is a military weapon, which could shoot semi-automatic and fully automatic 7.62 x 51 mm NATO ammunition. That this weapon could shoot full auto can be concluded from the selection switch "A" and "S" of Auto and Semi-auto, which can be seen on one of the photos. This switch is still movable. Some claim that the "S" stands for safe. This is not correct because the safe switch is in the trigger guard and is also movable, just like the trigger. There is something else special about that trigger. Shooting with gloves on is tricky. That is why the BM59 has a so-called winter trigger, which is also movable. The 20-shot magazine is removable. The BM 59 is equipped with a grenade launcher. To shoot grenades, a grenade cartridge was put in the chamber. This is a blank, but with a larger powder charge and therefore not a projectile. By folding up the grenade sight, the repeating part of the weapon was closed and all the power of the explosion was used to shoot away the grenade placed on the barrel.
This BM59 EU DECO comes with a bayonet and scabbard, a carry strap. The magazine is removable, the summer and winter triggers are movable, the A/S selector is movable, the safety is movable, the bipod is foldable, the sight is adjustable, the grenade sight is movable and the bolt is movable. A nice detail for the collector: The last four digits of the weapon number of this BM59 are 1959.
The story behind the BM 59 may be well known. Still, to summarise briefly;
The BM59 is an automatic combat rifle developed in Italy in 1959 based on the existing M1 Garand rifle, which worked with a clip holder that could hold only 8 cartridges.
After World War II, Italy adopted the American-designed M1 Garand rifle which operated with .30-06 Springfield (7.62 x 63 mm). Baretta Italy also manufactured this Garand under licence. This semi-automatic rifle proved itself well during World War II, but by the late 1950s it was considered outdated and obsolete and the Italian army also wanted a new rifle with chambers for the NATO standard of 7.62 x 51 mm.
Beretta converted the Garand to the BM59. Added a 20-shot magazine, a folding bipod combined muzzle brake with rifle grenade launcher and made it (semi) automatic shooting.
A particularly interesting weapon to have in the collection.
Restrictions
For the purchase of EU-DECO weapons, a clearly legible copy of a valid identity document (ID card, driver's license or passport) must be sent to verify the age of the buyer.
After ordering you will have the option to send your ID to us.
Due to legal regulations, shipping to buyers WITHIN the Netherlands will not take place until the said copy has been received. In the event that the required copy is not received within a reasonable period of 2 weeks after payment, the order will be canceled.
