Guns International #: 103162160
Seller's Inventory #: 254016

Category - Military Rifles - Antique - Military Rifles - Non-US

Category
Military Rifles - Antique
Military Rifles - Non-US

ITALIAN Antique TORRE ANNUNZIATA M1891 CARCANO 6.5x52mm BOLT ACTION Rifle MILITARY Rifle used in BOTH WORLD WARS Made 1896

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ITALIAN Antique TORRE ANNUNZIATA M1891 CARCANO 6.5x52mm BOLT ACTION Rifle  

MILITARY Rifle used in BOTH WORLD WARS Made 1896

Here we present an antique Italian Carcano Model 1891 Rifle, manufactured in 1896 at the Torre Annunziata Arsenal during a production run between 1891 and 1944. Torre Annunziata is a municipality in the City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is located on the Gulf of Naples, at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, this rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round. 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. Successively replacing the previous Vetterli-Vitali rifles and carbines, the M91 was used in both rifle (fucile) and shorter-barreled carbine (moschetto) form by most Italian troops during World War I and by Italian and some German forces during World War II. 

After reports of inadequate performance at both short and long ranges during the campaigns in Italian North Africa (1924-1934), and the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1934), the Italian army introduced a new short rifle in 1938, the Model 1938, together with a new cartridge in 7.35×51mm caliber. However, the Italian government was unable to successfully mass-produce the new arms in adequate quantities before the onset of World War II, and in 1940, all rifle and ammunition production reverted to 6.5 mm, but no 7.35 mm Mod. 38 rifles nor carbines were ever re-barreled to the old 6.5×52mm caliber.

The overall condition is good. Some finish with a largely even patina throughout. The action is excellent. The bore is reflective, especially on the lands, with strong rifling. The stock shows use and remains solid. The cleaning rod is absent. The serial number on the stock matches that on the receiver. Inspection markings on the metal and the wood.

Own the original! This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.

Barrel is 30-1/2 inches.

Caliber: 6.5x52mm Italian

Overall condition as seen in photos.

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$1400

#254016
 

Antique: Yes

Price: $1,400.00
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