Italian Weapons of World War II: Lanciafiamme Spalleggiato Modello 1935

Italian soldiers carrying the Lanciafiamme Spalleggiato Modello 1935

The Lanciafiamme Spalleggiato Modello 1935, also known as Model 35, was a flamethrower issued to the Royal Italian Army during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. Units with these weapons were assigned to a "Flamethrower Platoon".

In 1939, 176 of these were sold to the Finnish Army, who used them against the Red Army during the Winter War. During the Second World War, the Model 35 was issued to a division on the Greek-Albanian front in 1940 before being replaced with the newer Model 40.