To meet these requirements, Beretta designed the BM59, which was essentially a rechambered M1 fitted with a removable 20-round magazine, folding bipod and a combined muzzle brake / flash suppressor / rifle grenade launcher. The BM59 is capable of selective fire.

2022年2月15日 · Based on the classic M1 Garand and adapted to fire the 7.62 NATO cartridge, the 59E was an outgrowth of Italy’s efforts to modernize its American battle rifles on a post-war budget. The BM 59E was one of several M1 Garand conversions made after World War II. This one was made for the Argentine military. Photograph by Jeff Hallinan.

2023年3月30日 · Because of that, the BM-59E conversion also involved replacing the M1’s metal buttplate with a BM-59 Ital rubber buttpad that further softened the rifle’s recoil. The BM-59SL was capable of...

貝瑞塔BM59 是 義大利 以 美國 M1加蘭德步槍 作基礎研製的 自動步槍，發射 7.62×51毫米北約標準彈，並以可拆式 彈匣 供彈 [1]。 後期的型號更加入了許多現代步槍的元素。 二戰 過後，義大利決定以M1加蘭德步槍作制式步槍並在當地合法生產。 這支步槍在二戰期間已被證明是可靠的，然而步入1950年代後它已被認為是過時的武器。 當時義大利軍方亦正打算以一種發射7.62×51毫米北約標準彈的新型步槍以取代M1加蘭德。 為了滿足 義大利軍隊 的需求， 貝瑞塔 設計出一種稱 …

Now designated the BM-59, in the view of many, it was superior to the M-14 recently adopted by the US. James River Armory has spent the last two years developing a billet (not cast) receiver, and is building these rifles on those. There are three versions of BM-59’s available:

BM59式步枪有8种型号，即BM59MarkE式、BM59 MarkⅠ式、BM59Mark Ⅱ式、BM59Mark Ⅲ式、BM59Mark Ⅳ式、BM59Mark Ital式、BM59Mark Ital TA式、BM59 Mark Ital Para式，这些枪的结构基本相同，但略有区别。 BM59 MarkE式采用加兰德步枪的枪管和活塞筒，所以比较便宜。 其他所有型号的枪管和活塞筒都是重新设计的。 现在装备的BM59系列中各枪的区别是：

2021年9月7日 · The BM 59 is a fascinating footnote in not only the history of Cold War-era military rifles but also the evolution of the M1 Garand rifle beyond its beginnings in the 1930s. Developed in parallel to the U.S. M14, the Italian BM 59 represented a unique adaptation of the Garand and resulted in a truly unique sibling to the Garand-based American M14.

2018年10月26日 · While the standard Beretta-made BM-59 was built from scratch in Italy, the BM-59E is an actual Garand conversion that took existing rifles and converted them from .30-06 to 7.62x51mm NATO and...

2018年10月26日 · The Beretta BM-59E was a very different take on a familiar rifle. Take a look at its history and design in this "I Have This Old Gun" segment from a recent episode of American Rifleman TV.

2019年12月12日 · This began with the BM59 E—the “BM” standing for “Beretta Modified”—a rifle that incorporated several new features: a recoil compensator/flash suppressor, a recoil pad and a proprietary,...