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| name               = Bodeo Model 1889
| image              = Italy revolver, Modello 1889, Pistola a Rotazione, System Bodeo, Caliber 10.35 mm, made in 1918 - National World War I Museum - Kansas City, MO - DSC07468.jpg
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| caption            = A Bodeo Model 1889, with folding trigger.
| origin             = [[Kingdom of Italy]]
| type               = [[Service revolver]]
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| used_by            = [[Royal Italian Army]]
| wars               = [[Italo-Turkish War]]<br /> [[Boxer Rebellion]]<br /> [[World War I]]<br /> [[Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]<br /> [[Spanish Civil War]]<br /> [[World War II]]
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| production_date    = 1889 to c. 1931
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| feed               = 6 round cylinder
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The '''Bodeo Model 1889'''  ({{lang-it|Pistola a Rotazione, Sistema Bodeo, Modello 1889}}) was an Italian revolver named after the head of the Italian firearm commission, Carlo Bodeo. It was produced by a wide variety of manufacturers between 1889 and 1931 in both Spain and Italy. The Bodeo was employed by the [[Royal Italian Army]] in [[World War I]], the [[Interwar]] Italian colonial wars, and [[World War II]]. The Bodeo was manufactured in three distinct varieties, the Tipo A for Enlisted soldiers, the Tipo B for Officers.

==History==
Made by a large variety of Italian gun-makers, the Bodeo became the service revolver of the Italian Army in 1891.<ref name="pow49">[[Ian V. Hogg|Hogg, Ian]], ''Pistols of the World 4th Edition'' (2004) p. 49</ref> The revolver was named after the head of the Italian commission that recommended its adoption, Carlo Bodeo.<ref name="bbg">McNab, Chris, ''The Great Book of Guns'' (2004) p. 105</ref> It remained the principle handgun of the Italian Army until it was increasingly supplanted by the [[Glisenti Model 1910]].<ref name="pow49" /> The revolver was never declared obsolete and remained as a reserve weapon until the end of World War II.<ref name="msa">Hogg, Ian, ''Military Small Arms of the 20th Century 7th Edition'' (2000) p. 59</ref> The Italian manufacturers identified with the production of the Bodeo include: Societa Siderurgica Glisenti, Castelli of Brescia, Metallurgica Bresciana, and [[Vincenzo Bernardelli S.p.A. (firearms)|Vincenzo Bernardelli]] of Gardone Val Trompia.<ref name="pow50">Hogg, Ian, ''Pistols of the World 4th Edition'' (2004) p. 50</ref>  During World War I, Spanish manufacturers Errasti and Arrostegui of Eibar produced the Bodeo for the Italian government.<ref name="pow50" /> The Italians nicknamed this revolver ''coscia d’agnello'' ("leg of lamb"). During World War II, the [[Wehrmacht]] designated the Bodeo as ''Revolver 680(i)'' when utilized as an alternative firearm.<ref>Luciano Salvatici. ''Pistole Militari Italiane''</ref>

==Design details==
The Bodeo Model 1889 is a solid-framed, six-shot revolver.<ref name="pow50" /> The barrel, the cylinder, the trigger components, the loading gate, the ejection rod, the springs and the screws were made in steel; while the frame, the backplate, and the ejection rod collar were made of iron. An external hammer block drop safety was designed and retrofitted to many revolvers in 1894, though this external hammer block safety was replaced with an internal safety during an arsenal refinishing program in 1915.<ref>{{cite book |page = 36 |last1=Pettinelli |first1=Ruggero F. |title=Bodeo 1889. Il revolver degli italiani |date=2015 |publisher=Edisport Editoriale |isbn=978-8888593579}}</ref> Prior to [[World War I]], the infantry version of the Bodeo was originally produced "in the white". The Italians underwent a program to arsenal refinish many revolvers in 1915, with changes including [[Bluing (steel)|bluing]] the revolvers and installation of an internal hammer block drop safety. Later models of the Bodeo were blued from the factory.<ref name="Page 40">{{cite book |last1=Pettinelli | page = 40 |first1=Ruggero F. |title=Bodeo 1889. Il revolver degli italiani |date=2015 |publisher=Edisport Editoriale |isbn=978-8888593579}}</ref>

==Variations==

The revolver was designed in two distinct versions: The Type A Enlisted model, with an octagonal-barreled version with a folding trigger; and a Type B officer's model, with round-barreled version designed with a trigger guard,<ref name="bbg"/> The octagonal-barreled version was produced for rank and file Italian soldiers, while the round-barreled version was produced for [[non-commissioned officers]] and field officers.<ref name="pow50"/> The folding trigger version was produced in greater numbers.<ref name="msa"/>

[[File:Sistema bodeo.jpg|thumb|1890 Production Tipo A Bodeo with correct in the white finish and external safety]]
[[File:Bodeo Holster.jpg|thumb|WW1 Production Tipo A Bodeo with internal hammer block safety and blued finish]]
The Type A Enlisted model has an 4.5" octagonal barrel with a distinctive iconic folding trigger. This variation was first produced by the [[Brescia Arsenal|Royal Arms Factory at Brescia]] from 1889–1891, then, by Glisenti at Brescia from 1891–1906. Early production Bodeo revolvers were produced in the white (i.e., unfinished), and will have an external hammer block safety.<ref name="Page 40" /> Production was paused until the [[Italo-Turkish war]] in 1911, when production was resumed by Toschi e Castelli. Upon [[Military history of Italy during World War I|entering World War I in 1915]], the Italians contracted with many private producers to produce Bodeo revolvers, including Toschi e Castelli, Mida Gia a Castelli, and Mida Brescia. The Italians also contracted several Spanish firms from [[Eibar]] to produce Bodeo Tipo A revolvers during the war. Later Italo-Turkish War and World War I variants of the Tipo A revolver will have an internal hammer block safety. Many early production Bodeo revolvers from pre-war production were arsenal re-blued and retrofitted with the internal hammer safety in 1915 in preparation for Italy's entrance to the war.<ref name="Page 40" /> Production of Tipo A revolvers continued after the war until the late 1920s for a total production of approximately 300,000. All Italian manufactured Tipo A revolvers have a year of manufacture stamped on the left side of the frame, while some Eibar-contracted revolvers lack this year marking.<ref name="Page 40" />

The Tipo B Revolvers can be distinguished from Tipo A revolvers by the presence of a trigger guard. This variation was manufactured by many firms both before and after World War I, and many Tipo B revolvers were adopted for use by local police forces, as well as the Italian custom's officers. <ref name="Page 78">{{cite book |last1=Pettinelli | page = 78|first1=Ruggero F. |title=Bodeo 1889. Il revolver degli italiani |date=2015 |publisher=Edisport Editoriale |isbn=978-8888593579}}</ref>


==Design details==
	
The Bodeo Model 1889 is a solid-framed, six-shot revolver.<ref name="pow50" /> The barrel, the cylinder, the trigger components, the loading gate, the ejection rod, the springs and the screws were made in steel; while the frame, the backplate, and the ejection rod collar were made of iron. An external hammer block drop safety was designed and retrofitted to many revolvers in 1894, though this external hammer block safety was replaced with an internal safety during an arsenal refinishing program in 1915.<ref>{{cite book |page = 36 |last1=Pettinelli |first1=Ruggero F. |title=Bodeo 1889. Il revolver degli italiani |date=2015 |publisher=Edisport Editoriale |isbn=978-8888593579}}</ref> Prior to [[World War I]], the infantry version of the Bodeo was originally produced "in the white". The Italians underwent a program to arsenal refinish many revolvers in 1915, with changes including [[Bluing (steel)|bluing]] the revolvers and installation of an internal hammer block drop safety. Later models of the Bodeo were blued from the factory.<ref name="Page 40">{{cite book |last1=Pettinelli | page = 40 |first1=Ruggero F. |title=Bodeo 1889. Il revolver degli italiani |date=2015 |publisher=Edisport Editoriale |isbn=978-8888593579}}</ref>


==Mechanics==
The Bodeo was considered simple and robust.<ref name="bbg"/> Due to the revolver being produced by a multitude of manufacturers, the quality of the weapon varied greatly, with the early production models made by the [[Brescia Arsenal]] and Glisenti Brescia between 1889-1906 showing much greater workmanship and quality than wartime production models.

Frames were made from a wide variety of materials ranging from brass to brazed copper plates.<ref>Kinard, Jeff. ''Pistols: an illustrated history of their impact'', p. 157, ABC-CLIO, Inc. 2003.</ref> The loading gate was connected to the hammer via the Abadie patent<ref name="msa"/> with the barrel screwed into the frame.<ref name="bbg"/> Ejection was achieved by the rod normally housed in the hollow axis pin.<ref name="bbg"/> The hammer block was designed to prevent firing unless the trigger was fully cocked.<ref name="msa"/>

== Users ==
• {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}} 

• {{flag|Nazi Germany}} (Designated as ''Revolver 680(i).)''
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