Berretta Model 38/42 Sub-machine Gun (RELIC) Operation Husky

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Berretta Model 38/42 Sub-machine Gun (RELIC) Operation Husky

RELIC condition Beretta Model 38/42 Sub-machine Gun , just come in from another collector, it was recovered in the 1980s from the Messina area of Scicily, (Italy), Tubular steel construction receiver with a fluted barrel that has a double top cut compensator muzzle. The action is in relic condition. It has a single piece wood stock that has a finger groove to each side of the fore end and a sling bar inset into the left side of the butt. The steel butt plate is missing. It has a double trigger mechanism for semi automatic and automatic fire. The magazine is present. The wood is not it’s original as i would imagine it’s well rotted away.

History / Summary
The Modello 38/42 submachine gun was a cheaper version of the Modello 38A sub-machine gun and had a shorter barrel without fluted cover jacket. The weapon was primarily produced from sheet metal with a wooden stock. As well as being employed by Italian forces, many were used by German and Roumanian forces.

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany). It began with a large amphibious and airborne operation, followed by a six-week land campaign, and initiated the Italian campaign.

Berretta Model 38/42 Sub-machine Gun (RELIC) Operation Husky