Markings under M91/41 Carcano buttplate.

[Ironers]

I found these markings under the buttplate of my M91/41 Carcano:

 

[Nabs]

I believe they are stock maker marks, I remember seeing similar ones on my 41 FAT years ago.

 

[Ironers]

After some looking I found that the crossed rifles and target is the Tiro a Segno Nazionale marking denoting a rifle that the factory found shot particularly well, but I always though this would be stamped on the barrel shank. The other two, could not find any information about them..

 

[Nabs]

After some looking I found that the crossed rifles and target is the Tiro a Segno Nazionale marking denoting a rifle that the factory found shot particularly well, but I always though this would be stamped on the barrel shank. The other two, could not find any information about them..

You are right about the crossed rifles marking on the barrel shank as I have an M91 carcano that retains this marking. She, however, has been through WW1 and shows it so the stock markings are faint now so I can't tell if that same marking was applied to the stock or not.

 

[Ironers]

You are right about the crossed rifles marking on the barrel shank as I have an M91 carcano that retains this marking. She, however, has been through WW1 and shows it so the stock markings are faint now so I can't tell if that same marking was applied to the stock or not.

Ok, did sone more looking and the crossed rifles would be stamped on either the barrel shank or the stock. In my case being under the butt plate protected it from being worn away.

 

[Coffice]

I have not seen the crossed rifles stamped into the stock before, fascinating if true. What source did you use to confirm that?

 

[Ironers]

I have not seen the crossed rifles stamped into the stock before, fascinating if true. What source did you use to confirm that?

personal.stevens.edu/~gliberat/carcano is the site I always get redirected to. I am going to get a copy of The Carcano because its got me curious.

 

[Coffice]

personal.stevens.edu/~gliberat/carcano is the site I always get redirected to. I am going to get a copy of The Carcano because its got me curious.

I need to get a copy of it too I have a few manuals on Carcano rifles and marking identification stuff I've collected but there isn't a lot of information on the crossed rifle stamp on the stock - in fact it seemed so out of the ordinary to me I didn't think to look for it on the wood. I have had it on 2 rifles before always in the same place into the metal but that has been it.

 

[Ironers]

Ok, according to the book the crossed rifles with bullseye being stamped underneath the buttplate may indicate that the rifle was the property of Tiro a Segno Nazionale, but the authors are not 100% sure of this.