The Brixia Model 35 was an Italian small-sized, rapid-firing light mortar of World War II.

[3] The rear legs are fitted with a pad for the gunner to lay forward behind the mortar or sit upon when the situation allows.

The Brixia mortar differed from comparable World War II weapons in that it was trigger-fired with the help of separate ignition cartridges to be fed into a special magazine, making the weapon more similar to modern cannon mortars than conventional parabolic grenade launchers of the time.

[citation needed] At the tactical level, an infantry battalion had two platoons of 9 Brixia mortars assigned.

[citation needed] Mortars used by the German units fighting alongside the Italians were given the designation 4.5 cm GrW 176(i).