Italian M1 Garand Question??????

[M1-1970]

You need ALL PB(Beretta) or BMR/BMB(Breda) parts for EACH rifle with NO admixtures allowed.
A Beretta M1 will have ALL PB marked parts and a Breda will have ALL BMR/BMB marked parts.Everything except screws and springs and sling swivels(stacking swivels too) and Breda rear sight ELEVATION knobs were marked(PB knobs WERE marked)
Firing pins and extractors ARE also marked as are rear sight apertures.
Assembling the parts to do a build IS lots of fun and not too expensive IF you are patient.You see receivers and non matching rifles quite regularly so buying a barrelled receiver might be the way to start.
The fit and finish on the Italian built rifles is easily the equal of H&R's and late 5 and 6 million SA's too so you WILL wind up with a lovely rifle IF you perservere.

Cheers,

John R.

Beretta and Breda (BMR Breda Meccanica Romana and BMB Breda Meccanica Brescia, subcontractor of PB) produced 30-06 M1 Garands exclusively for Denmark Gov'nt in 50's, using Winchester tools.
Italian Army M1 Garands (both 30-06 cal. and 7,62 NATO) were assembled with SA, WRA, H&R WWII receivers, replacing the 30-06 barrels (Type 2) or shortening the cartridge chamber with steel "adapter" from original 30-06 to 7,62 NATO (Type 1, very rare).
Others receivers produced by Beretta were used for the BM59, called FAL (Fucile Automatico Leggero, Lightweight Automatic Rifle) and for the non-mil version of BM59, the BM62.
PB and Breda marked each components separately, is correct that no admixtures is allowed.