26, was designed by the Italian Society Ernesto Breda Costruzioni Meccaniche to replace the machine gun SIA Mod.

Despite the unsatisfactory results of both arms during the tests, however, they were adopted by the Royal Italian Army to address the critical shortage of automatic weapons.

The 5C also sported range-adjustable ironsights and a heavy, 28.6 kg (63 lb) tripod that doubled as a transportation saddle for the weapon.

[2] This version is essentially the same weapon, with the same operation, but adapted to light machine gun size.

The knobs are replaced by a stock with a lower removable tip and a wooden grips and a trigger.