Carcano - Best present ever - so far!

Pension cheques will be here in 3 more weeks. Nice part is that I have two good friends who are licensed booksellers.

Anybody else in Manitoba/Eastern Saskatchewan wanting a copy of this one? I can ask them to bring in a small quantity if it would help, have them at the meet we are planning for here.
 
Well I just ordered the book (thank goodness for b-day money), I can't wait to see what secrets it can reveal about my Carcanos and even my Vetterlis.
 
smellie said:
John Walter says in his RIFLES OF THE WORLD, "The Mo. 41, credited to Maj. Roberto Boragine, was recognisable by its shortened barrel and reduced-scale 1,000-metre quadrant sight. Constant-twist rifling replaced the original progressive variety, but few guns were made before the major part of the Italian armed forces surrendered to the Allies in 1943. Perhaps 1,000 were made in the Terni factory. Chambered for the 6.5x52mm rimless cartridge, they were 1,172mm overall, had 690mm barrels and weighed 3.72 kg unladen."

So: only a thousand built. They are a bit common in Canada, but they are very much a rarity in the rest of the world.... including Italy.

And they are a dandy rifle.
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I'll have to dig out my copy of "Italy's Battle Rifle", but IIRC production of the M41 was closer to 1 million. A while back someone was selling a badly bubba'ed MBT made example, now that was a rare Carcano.
 
MiG25 said:
I'll have to dig out my copy of "Italy's Battle Rifle", but IIRC production of the M41 was closer to 1 million. A while back someone was selling a badly bubba'ed MBT made example, now that was a rare Carcano.
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My 1941 dated Terni M41 is in the "H" block. According to my copy of "Italy's battle rifle" (a very good reference book for those interested), that puts her around mid 1941.

I have to admit that I have been tempted to pick up other M41s but this one fits my shoulder perfectly and has a lovely trigger and smooth action.
 
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