Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Miniature Guns for the Fascist Youth: Italian Balilla Carbines" video.

  1. It's no more dangerous than an umbrella. You can search for "coltello Balilla" Mind that both the blank rifle and the knife were destined to kids over 12 years old.
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  2. The first samples were real rifles, in 6mm Flobert or .22 Short. Then it was deemed too dangerous, and they were made blanks.
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  3. The italian three grades were "Figli della Lupa" (sons of the she-wolf), 6-8 years old, "Balilla" 9-14 years old, and "avanguardista" (vanguard) 15-18 years old.
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  4. The first samples were real rifles, in 6mm Flobert or .22 Short. Then it was deemed too dangerous, and they were made blanks, but the barrles were probably never changed.
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  5. There were blanks, and firing ones, the laters in 6mm Flobert or in .22 Short.
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  6. The first samples were real rifles, in 6mm Flobert or .22 Short. Then it was deemed too dangerous, and they were made blanks. Germans simply had less time to evalute the incidents (Hitler came to power later), or cared less.
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  7. The first samples were real rifles, in 6mm Flobert or .22 Short. Then it was deemed too dangerous, and they were made blanks.
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  8. You can google "coltello balilla".
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  9. The first samples were real rifles, in 6mm Flobert or .22 Short. Then it was deemed too dangerous, and they were made blanks.
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  10. Equal in dignity.
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  11. They were mostly devoted to physical, cultural and charitable activities. However fascism introduced as regular classes in school "military training" for boys and "childcare" for girls.
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