Bernardelli Minerva
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- Not recorded
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Bernardelli Minerva (Minerva Express) is a high-grade side-by-side double rifle with exposed hammers, built by the Italian gunmaker Vincenzo Bernardelli and chambered for the 9.3x74mm R big-game cartridge. It features a Boss-style double closing system, double triggers, a hand-cut rib, fancy walnut stock, a special hand-cocking device with a safe-act, adjustable trigger weight and sights, and predisposition for scope mounting. It is a classic dangerous- and large-game hunting rifle.
Bernardelli named this exposed-hammer express rifle after Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, reflecting the gun's role as a dependable companion for pursuing the most dangerous big game.
An exposed-hammer express double rifle in the Bernardelli premium sporting line; verified dimensional specifications (barrel length, weight, overall length) were not available from the consulted sources.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Vincenzo Bernardelli S.p.A.
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- Italy
- Status
- In production
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Double trigger
- Capacity
- 2
- Magazine
- Internal
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 700 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 4540 J
- Effective range
- 150 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Side by side barrels
Exposed hammers
Double triggers
Hand cut rib
Fancy walnut stock- Boss style double closing system
Adjustable stock- Custom trigger weight
Adjustable sight- Scope mounting predisposition
Standing
How it compares
This record has too few measurements to compare with others yet.
Answers
Questions about the Bernardelli Minerva
What caliber is the Bernardelli Minerva?
The Bernardelli Minerva is chambered in 9.3x74mm R.
How many rounds does the Bernardelli Minerva hold?
The Bernardelli Minerva holds 2 rounds, fed from an internal magazine.
Who makes the Bernardelli Minerva?
The Bernardelli Minerva is made by Vincenzo Bernardelli S.p.A. (Italy).
How does the Bernardelli Minerva operate?
The Bernardelli Minerva uses a break action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
Requires a signed-in GunSpec account on the Studio plan. The answer is computed per part, so it is not part of the public record.
Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
Provenance
Confidence in this record
60%
Stockists
Where to buy
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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