1972 72C prefix before Ser. The bottom of the barrel and reciever are stamped with what appears to be another serial number: This has the same stock and bands as a 1928 model but still has the original TS front sight. There are also late war official German 8x57 IS conversions, undertaken It was the most commonly issued rifle to the German Volkssturm ('People's Militia') units in late 1944 and 1945. 978-0764350818. bore. Oval stamp on left side of stock, not legible (probably rework stamp from Terni). Often these marks resemble an acorn because they were over-polished when the rifle was refurbed. Looks like it is import stamped. In 1941, the Italian military returned to a long-barrelled infantry rifle once again (slightly shorter than the original M91), the Carcano M91/41. However, the Italian government was unable to successfully mass-produce the new arms in adequate quantities before the onset of war, and in 1940, all rifle and ammunition production reverted to 6.5 mm, but no 7.35 mm Mod. Discussion in 'For Sale or Trade' started by finderskeeperz, Nov 1, 2007. Transverse bayonet lug, small lugs on top and bottom of barrel, There was a symbol on the stock side which has been removed with wood stain the outline resembels an upside down bakers hat and the number. Moschetto per Cavalleria Guns with the Tromboni removed should have a small notch cut on the top The assassination was one of the factors leading to passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which banned mail order sales of firearms. These are Heinrich Krieghoff (Letters 'HK' in circle - 8mm conversion). The magazine system uses en bloc charger clips which were originally developed and patented by Ferdinand Mannlicher, but the actual shape and design of the Carcano clip is derived from the German Model 1888 Commission Rifle. After the invasion of China, all Arisaka production was required for use of the Imperial Army, so the Imperial Navy contracted with Italy for this weapon in 1937. Some Italian troops serving on the Russian front were armed with 7.35 mm Mod. Manufactured beginning in 1892, the Carcano Model 1891 was a hybrid design combining a native Italian bolt with a Mannlicher magazine system. With original first pattern sling (wide, not adjustable). M38 Cav. Launcia Bombe Photos It was later scrutinized by local police, the FBI, the U. S. Army, and two federal commissions. Italian serial numbers marking system. Carcano Home Page Armeija"). An important feature is the listing of known serial number ranges for each model. Terni; 1938 to 1939. (and these are not "prototypes", as Richard Hobbs incorrectly named M38 S (in 7.9/7.92/8mm Mauser) and M91/38. I have a funny feeling that not all the letters in the alphabet were used (sort of like the letter prefixes used with the French Mas36s), or certain factories were assigned certain blocks of letter prefixes. Finnish Army (Letters 'SA' in box, meaning "Suomen The magazine system uses en bloc charger clips which were originally developed and patented by Ferdinand Mannlicher, but the actual shape and design of the Carcano clip is derived from the German Model 1888 Commission Rifle. Shooting tests, conducted by those groups and others using the original rifle or similar models, addressed questions about the speed and accuracy with which the Carcano could be fired. The rifle, made in the Terni arsenal in 1940 and bearing the serial number C2766, was equipped for an extra $7 with a new 4x18 Japanese telescopic sight, on a sheet metal side mount. on the argument that the term "Fucili Russi [5] Despite this, it's worth noticing that the Finns themselves modified the fixed optics on the rifle to operate from a range of 200 m to only 150 m.[6] Whenever possible, Finnish soldiers discarded the weapon in favor of rifles acquired on the battlefield,[5] including standard models of captured Soviet-made MosinNagant rifles. Carcano Database - Carcano M91 (Including M91/24) Carcano Database - Carcano M91 (Including M91/24) Last updated: Tue 23 Jan 2001 12:55:00 GMT If you wish to add information to the database, please send us the information. See the explanation later on this page for a listing of the differences. did earlier, long curved nose cap exchanged to short fucile style. Year ser. for the specialist, much more so for the non-initiated everyday retroconverted to the later (common) standard, by exchanging the Introduced in 1891, this rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.552mm Carcano round (Cartuccia Modello 1895). This T.S. The scabbard I have is fluted, but they also came in smooth steel and leather versions. 1939 parts: There are other Carcano variants, but these tend to be extremely rare or Well, It's not an M38, looks to be a heavily sportered M41. Identical except for caliber and sight zeroing distance (7,35 mms at 300 Return to the American mirror of the Carcano Home Page, Cheekside butt has oval within an oval, which appears to have a. forties as well as being used in Algeria, Morrocco and Tunisa by anti French 1943, fixed sight Century Arms importation marks on muzzle. M91 buttplate. number only also exist. The M-S is a good cartridge, but is now probably more difficult to find than Carcano ammo (which is made by PRVI). redundant: Fucile, Moschetto Cavalleria (Cav. A half-stocked cavalry carbine, with the unmistakable triangular folding Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Also the serial number on the. Some or mano, that is, successively as soon as a gun would have to be missing. All variants used the same Carcano bolt action, fed by an en-bloc clip; the rifles and carbines had different barrel lengths and differences in stocks and sights depending on barrel length. war aid deliveries to Israel. Very accurate, very elegant, and a fun gun to shoot. Exists as M91, M38, M 38 S, M91/38. I attached some images of markings that may help. I hope you get a chance to borrow the camera. 1935 to 1937 Or Learn more Continue ParallaxBills Curio Relic and Military Surplus Firear Login Join HOME ParallaxBills Curio Relic and Military Surplus Firear Parallaxs Curio Relics Firearm Forums are for collectors of military surplus firearms of all kinds and gun collecting in general. Read more. The Type I is based on the Type 38 rifle and retains the Carcano action, but uses the Arisaka/Mauser type 5-round box magazine. 91/41 from 300 metres to 1000 metres I believe this rifle was imported, by Century Arms, from Easten Europe in 1993. The Type I was used primarily by Japanese Imperial Naval Forces and was chambered for the Japanese 6.550mm Arisaka cartridge. It has a 17 inch barrel. The occasionally used model moniker "Model 1943 (M43)" for these converted 7.92mm rifles is wrong, as they were never so designated by the Italian military. by three companies: 6.5mm (which I suspect. Dec 23, 2011 THE ORIGINAL LIST of serial numbers of 700 Carcano Italian carbines received by Century Arms, Inc. From Empire: Serial number 2766 appears on last page of numbers (Exhibit D 103) See COMM. No. would mislead the reader. length to classify it as a carbine, so I am going to add it also. but I do not know from which country as Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Syria Brescia manufactured Armaguerra in Cremona also made M9141s but those had serial number prefixes that started with Q IIRC. Serial number is 4 digits. To believe that the two pictures above are depicting two different rifles is ridiculous. (T.S.) Gardone Val Trompia; Carcano Modello 1891 (M91) - Bolt-Action Service Rifle / Carbine . Tipo I, [4], Approximately 94,500 7.35mm Modello 1938 rifles were shipped to Finland, where they were known as Terni carbines (from the Terni stamp with the royal crown, the logo or seal of the Regia fabbrica darmi di Terni arsenal where they were manufactured). - Buttplate: the M91/41 buttplate is slightly flatter and curves around [7] Two small batches of Moschetti M91/38 TS carbines shows barrels marked 1938 and 1941, but they were not used at these times with any Italian forces, and their peculiar serial numbering suggests that these might just be rebored unused surplus barrels that were converted with other ones after 1945. R.E.Terni; 1928 to Approximately 60,000 Type I rifles were produced by Italian arsenals for Japan. Brescia; 1894 to 1936 Gardone Val Trompia; 1935 to 1937 R.E.Terni; 1928 to 1937 M38 - manufactured by four companies: 7.35mm Beretta; 1939 Brescia; 1938 Gardone Val Trompia; 1939 R.E. By July a major arms deal was struck with Czechoslovakia Brescia, continued its previous M91 pattern throughout the Second World bayonet; it is fixed to a permanent muzzle mounting, but hinges back Brescia; M91 - manufactured are all variants of the same M91 Carcano. The assassination was one of the factors leading to passage of the Gun Control Act of 1968, which banned mail order sales of firearms. Official reports have concluded that Oswald used this weapon to assassinate U. Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carcano&oldid=915824978', Julio S. Guzmn, Las Armas Modernas de Infantera, Abril de 1953, Old Italian Carcanos Used by Rebels in Libya Revolutionary Program, July 7, 2011. This approach is a fairly compact method, but imprecise if the model Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Late war production, but with original (stained) beechwood stock. somewhat unclear until now. German forces captured large quantities of Carcanos after Italy's capitulation in September 1943. In 1941, the Italian military returned to a long-barrelled infantry rifle once again (slightly shorter than the original M91), the Carcano M91/41. The Type I Carcano rifle was produced by Italy for the Japanese Empire prior to World War II. Carcano Serial Number Lookup Model The Type I Carcano rifle was produced by Italy for the Japanese Empire prior to World War II. Here is an example: stating "I have a Carcano Moschetto TS Mod. Rifle has a swivel on the left butt, yet no side swivel in front. Brescia; [12][13] As noted in the introduction, the word moschetto means literally "musket" but was used generally by Italian arms makers as a descriptor of Italian 20th century rifles, often shorter-barrelled rifles in the carbine style meant for other than regular infantry uses. Rifles manufactured after 1921 will have a date code consisting of 2 letters stamped on the left side of the barrel near the receiver. bayonet lug on original nose cap altered from transversal TS shape to In Italy, the Polizia di Stato and the Carabinieri retained the Moschetto 38 TS,[7] retiring it from service in 1981. The only thing stamped on the rifle is the serial number. Some of the 8mm were kept by the Israeli The Japanese manufactured over 6.4 million rifles and carbines in the 40 years from 1906 to 1945. Readers should not be disappointed by this book. Photos Have you ever taken a broom and begon to sweep the forest ? without the bottom dot. The rifle was also used during the Winter War by Finland, and again by regular and irregular forces in Syria, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria during various postwar conflicts in those countries. V.G.-Exc. 1940 Model 91/38 Carcano Short Rifle Modello 91/38 Fucile Corto Particular model is of the same factory and date of manufacture (Terni 1940) as that model owned by Lee Harvey Oswald, and allegedly used in the assassination of President John F. Gardone Val Trompia; 38" and letting the reader wonder what it might turn out to be in the end 's, being shortened long rifles, should bear their M91/28 Tromboncino Specifications for Common Carcano Rifles Model Caliber (mm) Twist Type Sights (m) Weight Length (cm) Bayonet Adjustable Battle Fixed Barrel Overall 91 Fucile 6.5x52. 1970 70C prefix before Ser. mms for sale" is a lot for clearer than just calling it a " Carcano Model M1891 rifles also had the serial number on the bolt flat, but this was later discontinued. on top of the barrel breech, indicating the reworking arsenal (mostly The Carcano rifIe was tsted in 1891 and officially adopted on the 29th of March 1892. This gun is appears to be a M91 Fucile with the barrel cut down to 19 inches. model number alone to also identify the caliber, this is very obscure even a special troops' carbine ?). also differ from the Italian type in that they closely resemble the and Iraq were all involved. The Model 91/24 T.S. handguard. Beretta; For those of you who are challenged by the Italian language, the table History The Carcano rifle was developed at Fabbrica d'Armi de Torino in 1890 on the request of the Italian Army, who had recently decided on adopting the 6.552mm cartridge. Condition 90%. The Italians sequentially numbered their rifles in alphabetized series. (new) Until 1938, all M91 rifles and carbines were chambered for the rimless 6.552mm Modello 1895 cartridge, using a round-nose metal case bullet of 160 grains weight at approximately 2,0002,400ft/s muzzle velocity, depending upon barrel length. The original M91 gained better levels of fame. This is on a Carcano rifle. Exhibit No. May of 1948 Israel declared its Independence and and was immediately invaded This MIDA Brescia rifle was found with 95% of its finish missing. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. Brescia; In Photo On 22 November 1963, Oswald used this weapon to assassinate U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Some were also converted to 6.554mm MannlicherSchnauer, one of the standard cartridges of the Greek military at the time. adjustable rear sight from rifle. Carcano, what do I have? It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890, and was originally called the Modello (model) 91 or simply M91. Significant Dates. I also own a 1918,1923 with mag cutoff and oval striker head, 1942, 1943 SMLE 1 Mk111*; 1 Savage made SMLE No.4 1942; No.4 1941, No.4 with heavy barrel ex sniper rifle made 1944; 1 No.5 "Jungle Carbine . In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald purchased a '6.5 [mm] Italian carbine', later improperly called a MannlicherCarcano (although it uses a Mannlicher-style en bloc clip system), through mail order, for $19.95 ($155 in 2015 dollars). Two long rifles exist, namely the M91 and the M91/41 (the preceding M Made by Fegyver s Gpgyr Rt.(F.G.GY. for the RSI Black Brigade Beware. are rare, and are distinguished by the coloring (gilded ornamentation 'E', 'P'). War and never made a M91/38 with fixed sights. Come back again soon! accomodate the new nosecap. 1938 rifles, but exchanged them in 1942 for 6.552 mm arms. After reports of inadequate performance at both short and long ranges. Other menial improvments were mad in 1905 and 1907, including a new extractor. The proposition was declined in 1922 and these rifles remained in Yugoslav hands until 1941. was discovered that they would blow up. On the chamber end of the barrel above stock on left: The back of the bolt behind the safety has an. 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