Carcano
Sign in to saveCarcano, Mannlicher-Carcano, Carcano-Mannlicher, and Mauser-Parravicino, are frequently used names for a series of Italian bolt-action, En Bloc clip fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was officially designated as the Fucile Modello 1891 (Model 1891 Rifle) and chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round (Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891, later updated to Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891/95). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890. Replacing the Vetterli-Vitali rifles and carbines in 10.35×47
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Carcano
- Weapon.image
- Carcano M1891.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Fucile Modello 1891 (Model 1891 rifle)
- Weapon.type
- Bolt-action rifle
- Weapon.origin
- Kingdom of Italy
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See users
- Weapon.designer
- Salvatore Carcano
- Weapon.design_date
- 1890
- Weapon.unit_cost
- 313 lire ()
- Weapon.production_date
- 1892–1945
- Weapon.number
- 5,000,000–6,000,000 of all variants
- Weapon.variants
- See variants
- Weapon.spec_label
- Fucile mod. 91
- Weapon.action
- Bolt action
- Weapon.feed
- 6−round box magazine, en-bloc clip loaded
- Weapon.sights
- Quadrant rear sight graduated up to
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17 sectionsContents
- Background
- Description
- History
- Italy
- China
- Finland
- Japan
- Other countries
- Variants
- Specifications
- Users
- Kennedy assassination rifle
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Carcano, Mannlicher-Carcano, Carcano-Mannlicher, and Mauser-Parravicino, are frequently used names for a series of Italian bolt-action, En Bloc clip fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was officially designated as the Fucile Modello 1891 (Model 1891 Rifle) and chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round (Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891, later updated to Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891/95). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890. Replacing the Vetterli-Vitali rifles and carbines in 10.35×47mmR, it was produced until 1945. The Mod.91 family of weapons included both rifle (fucile) and shorter-barreled carbine (moschetto) form and was used by Italian troops during both World War I and World War II. It was also used by Finland, German Volkssturm and the Imperial Japanese Navy (the latter using the Type I rifle variant) during WWII. During the post-war era, the Carcano would see use with both regular and irregular forces in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
A Carcano Mod.91/38 rifle was used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.