This is a Bodeo tipo B and has the external safety: it's a model for officers with the trigger guard while the tipo A has the folding trigger and was for enlisted men.
Barrel is right, only the "Tipo alleggerito" from the years 30' had a shorter and round barrel.
You can see the various models in this picture from my collection:

The model like your is in the center, while the others are all guns in the same caliber adopted by Italian army.

 

A curiosity: my Bodeo Tipo B is also a 1905 Glisenti:

 

A friend of my father who was a army veteran, brought this very early Bordero (officer) model back from
Italy. he gave it to my father after WW2. It is in exc condition, kind of doubt it was used much or even
fired

 

Gday kanister very nice collection you have there thanks for posting, that’s an interesting coincidence both of ours are from same year. Reading from the hungaraie.com website the Glisenti factory tipo b were only made up till 1906. Cheers

 

Wow. So how many years ago was RS's Brescia a neighbor to mine on the assembly line. And where have they traveled since?

 

Wow. So how many years ago was RS's Brescia a neighbor to mine on the assembly line. And where have they traveled since?

But remember that your was produced by the Regia Fabbrica d'armi di Brescia, a state owned factory, while ours were produced by Glisenti of Brescia, a private owned factory.
RS was only an inspector. and Brescia was at those times a little city of the well known "Guns district" and was near Gardone, were are the central office and main factory of the Beretta.

 

I was referring to the revolver in post #4, which appears to have the same "Brescia" crest, without the "Glisenti" or date, and a similar serial number. I assumed those two were from the same manufacturer, but I am no expert in these matters, so perhaps I have missed something subtle. What should I be looking for to more accurately identify my revolver?

 

Brescia and the Royal crest tell us that it was produced by the Royal factory that was in Brescia, while the writing Glisenti Brescia ands the Lion tell us that it was produced by a private factory.

Remember that the various models of Bodeo were produced also from the MIDA (Toschi & Castelli, then MIDA già Castelli, then Napoleone e Vittorio Castelli), the SFARE, the Bernardelli, the Tempini (Metallurgica bresciana già Tempini): they all had their headquarters in Brescia.

 

I forgot to say that the Bodeo were also produced by three Spanish factory: Errasti, Arizmendi & Goenaga, Arostegui, all in Eibar.

 

This is the website I’ve been looking at for a lot of information on the bodeo has a lot of other pages on various military firearms too http://www.hungariae.com/Bodeo.htm

 

http://www.hungariae.com/Bodeo.htm

This website needs some correction:

- 3th photo: this is a "Baston Bodeo" that was bought by many municipal polices only for its low price, not for the light weight;

- There is another modification carried on for the Italian navy: the Model 1874/89 that was modified in 6000 units. An old 1874 in which were introduced the internal parts, side plate and grips of the Bodeo:

- a little remark: the "Regia Guardia di Finanza" was not a Bank guards corps but the State revenue office and the right spelling is "Regia" (or Royal) and not "Reggia" that means Royal palace.

- the three Spanish productors made only "Tipo A" revolver for enlisted men guns and never made "Tipo B" for officers.

- The correct writing is MIDA Brescia 1919:

 

IIRC there were at least some 16 different makers of the Bodeo, including in Spain & Belgium.

 

16 different makers? Too many! But perhaps it's not clear that the original Toschi & Castelli changed denomination many times ( Mida, N&VC, Castelli, ... ) but was always the same factory.

Belgian production? Unknown, but perhaps this refer to the "Baston Bodeo" that has only the caliber in common with the Italian Bodeo.

 

Was going from a list at 'littlegun.be' some time ago.
Our Federal Govt. has instituted a system of National Firearms Identity Numbers, where there is a different NFID for each of the various changes in ownership of the Toschi & Castelli enterprise, causing me to research an OR's 1913 model. WW2 bring back from N. Africa.

 

Our Federal Govt. has instituted a system of National Firearms Identity Numbers, where there is a different NFID for each of the various changes in ownership of the Toschi & Castelli enterprise, ...

Exaggeration!
But this remember me the "Catalogo Nazionale delle Armi" (National Guns Catalog) that was established on 1975 and contribute to ruin many guns:

 

About ten years ago, I picked up a well worn Bodeo, in a pawn shop for under a hundred bucks. I had no clue what it was, other than it was old. It was dated 1889 and had a two diget serial number in the teens. It must have been from the first day of production. I kept it for a few years and swapped it for a Chinese SKS. Both the traders felt like they had ripped each other off, so it must have been a good deal!

 

Fortunately the NFID does not require any additional markings to the firearm, just relies on the original serial numbers, with the addition of the NFID being quoted on any application for transfer/dealing.
But because it is a work in progress, there are many gaps for which an owner of such firearms has to apply for a number. It's a right pain!