The LF-59 is a battle rifle of Italian origin. It is chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO and has a similar appearance to the FN FAL. The design is derived from the earlier Franchi LF-58. It is operated by a long-stroke gas piston, which is directly connected to the bolt carrier.

Lo LF59 era un'arma molto robusta ed efficace, aveva meno componenti della carabina LF58, utilizza lo stesso serbatoio da 20 colpi del fucile M14. Venne fabricata in piccole quantità, ed in varie versioni.

2016年6月15日 · Once it became clear that NATO was standardizing on the much more powerful 7.62x51mm caliber, Franchi engineers scaled up the design to that caliber, resulting in the LF-59, a virtual dead-ringer for the FAL: Very few examples of either type were ever produced, and neither achieved any sales.

The Franchi LF-58 is a gas operated, selective fire carbine that was the product of Italian domestic arms design after the Second World War and during the 1950s.

Franchi LF-59 - 7.62×51mm NATO battle rifle. Franchi 'Centennial' - .22LR rifle. Made in 1968 only to commemorate their 100-year anniversary.

The Franchi LF-57 is a submachine gun chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum designed and manufactured by the Italian Luigi Franchi. The development of the LF-57 was started by Franchi in 1956; it went into production in 1957. It shares many design features the Beretta Model 12 submachine gun, considered a rival design to the LF-57.

2019年3月31日 · L’LF59 era un'arma molto robusta ed efficace, aveva meno componenti della carabina LF58 e utilizzava gli stessi caricatori da 20 colpi del fucile M14. L’arma automatica venne fabbricata in piccole quantità, ed in varie versioni.

To put it simply, it was a lot cheaper to produce the BM-59 then the LF-59. Italy did not have a large production base nor the economy, which was still recovering post WW2, to manufacture and equip such a large military which included both professional soldiers and conscripts.

The Franchi LF-59 is a battle rifle heavily based on the FN FAL. The weapon shared the same reliability as the FAL but the Italian forces selected the Beretta BM59 instead. This article …

http://www.patreon.com/ForgottenWeaponsIntroduced in 1957, Franchi's LF-57 submachine gun has a very distinctive sci-fi look to it, but was never able to bec...