{"id":100905,"date":"2026-07-05T02:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T06:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=100905"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:03:47","slug":"terni-model-1921-italian-interwar-assault-rifle-with-a-cube-mag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/07\/05\/terni-model-1921-italian-interwar-assault-rifle-with-a-cube-mag\/","title":{"rendered":"Terni Model 1921: Italian Interwar Assault Rifle with a Cube Mag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vQDlafCwqws?si=2NuaREQDexOXApdv\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 16 Feb 2026<\/p>\n<p>After World War One, the Italian military spent some time studying the effectiveness of reduced-power cartridges, including both pistol calibers semiautomatic carbines and submachine guns as well as intermediate-caliber rifles. One of the rifles developed for the subsequent testing was the Terni Arsenal model 1921, of which 200 appear to have been made in total during the 1920s. This rifle used a surprising advanced 7.35x32mm cartridge, firing a 135 grain bullet at 1970 fps. It was a short recoil design and used a Fiat-Revelli style cube magazine. 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