1910-1935. Withdrawn from front-line use after 1915
08. Adopted by
Italy
09. Production quantities
Around 33,000
10. Mechanism
Locked-breach retarded blowback
11. Weight
865 grammes
12. Mountings
Leather belt holster with a pocket for a spare magazine
13. Practicality in action
Underpowered and fragile, and soon withdrawn for issue to second-line troops
14. Comments / Other information
At first chambered for a 7.65x21mm bottleneck cartridge. The 9mm Glisenti round has the same dimensions as the 9mm Parabellum, but is much less powerful