Hello everyone, I am new to the website. I hope someone can help me out with some information. Are there any Carcano collectors out there. For that matter, is there much interest in Carcanos?
I am trying to find out the value of a youth model of the Carcano rifle. I have had this rifle for several years having obtained it from a friend who insisted on selling a group of rifles only two of which I was interested in but I had to take the lot in order to get the two that I wanted. He would not seperate them. They belonged to his dad and he had inherited them. This particular rifle was brought home from WW2 by his father.
From what I can see this rifle is in very very good condition. It does not have to be registered nor do you have to have a license to own it as it is considered a non-firearm according to the CFC. It was designed only to shoot blank cartridges and the barrel is not rifled. It was intended by the Italian fascist regime, sometime around 1930, to train young boys, beginning around 8 years old, known as "wolf cubs or "Ballilla", in the handling and use of firearms to prepare them for eventual military action. Apparently they were too young to trust with a cartridge firing rifle so these were made up from a scaled down version of a model 91 Carcano rifle especially for these young boys.
I think the gun is complete. It sure is small scale, you can see from the photos it measures just under 30 inches total in length. It has a leather sling which I believe is original and a fold out bayonet. There is some question from people I have talked to as to whether or not there ever was a clip for this rifle considering its purpose, or whether it was singularly loaded. There is an opening on the bottom of the magazine which suggests that it would accept a clip. Hopefully, some collectors out there will be able to tell me. I really don’t know what I want to do with this rifle, the longer I have it the more attached I have gotten to it, but it is not something of a nature that I collect. If I can find out what a realistic value on it is, then I can make a decision. I am including some photos to show what this rifle is. If any more photos are needed just let me know and I will provide them.
By the way, great website. I am glad it was suggested to me.
I am trying to find out the value of a youth model of the Carcano rifle. I have had this rifle for several years having obtained it from a friend who insisted on selling a group of rifles only two of which I was interested in but I had to take the lot in order to get the two that I wanted. He would not seperate them. They belonged to his dad and he had inherited them. This particular rifle was brought home from WW2 by his father.
From what I can see this rifle is in very very good condition. It does not have to be registered nor do you have to have a license to own it as it is considered a non-firearm according to the CFC. It was designed only to shoot blank cartridges and the barrel is not rifled. It was intended by the Italian fascist regime, sometime around 1930, to train young boys, beginning around 8 years old, known as "wolf cubs or "Ballilla", in the handling and use of firearms to prepare them for eventual military action. Apparently they were too young to trust with a cartridge firing rifle so these were made up from a scaled down version of a model 91 Carcano rifle especially for these young boys.
I think the gun is complete. It sure is small scale, you can see from the photos it measures just under 30 inches total in length. It has a leather sling which I believe is original and a fold out bayonet. There is some question from people I have talked to as to whether or not there ever was a clip for this rifle considering its purpose, or whether it was singularly loaded. There is an opening on the bottom of the magazine which suggests that it would accept a clip. Hopefully, some collectors out there will be able to tell me. I really don’t know what I want to do with this rifle, the longer I have it the more attached I have gotten to it, but it is not something of a nature that I collect. If I can find out what a realistic value on it is, then I can make a decision. I am including some photos to show what this rifle is. If any more photos are needed just let me know and I will provide them.
By the way, great website. I am glad it was suggested to me.
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