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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carcano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.