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Category - Military Rifles - Non-US - Rifles - Italian Sporting

Category
Military Rifles - Non-US
Rifles - Italian Sporting

WORLD WAR II Era Italian CARCANO Model 1938 7.92mm Caliber C&R SHORT RIFLE Model Used in the Assassination of JOHN F. KENNEDY!

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WORLD WAR II Era Italian CARCANO Model 1938 7.92mm Caliber C&R SHORT RIFLE

Model Used in the Assassination of JOHN F. KENNEDY!

Here we present a C&R Italian Carcano Model 1938 Short Rifle, manufactured circa 1940 at an Italian Military Arsenal during a production run between 1938 and 1945. Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt-action, magazine-fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, this rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round. It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890 and was originally called the Modello (model) 91 or simply M91. Successively replacing the previous Vetterli-Vitali rifles and carbines, it was produced from 1892 to 1945. The M91 was used in both rifle (fucile) and shorter-barreled carbine (moschetto) form by most Italian troops during World War I and by Italian and some German forces during World War II. 

After reports of inadequate performance at both short and long ranges during the campaigns in Italian North Africa (1924-1934), and the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1934), the Italian army introduced a new short rifle in 1938, the Model 1938, together with a new cartridge in 7.35×51mm caliber. However, the Italian government was unable to successfully mass-produce the new arms in adequate quantities before the onset of World War II, and in 1940, all rifle and ammunition production reverted to 6.5 mm, but no 7.35 mm Mod. 38 rifles nor carbines were ever re-barreled to the old 6.5×52mm caliber.

Several lots of the Model 1938 TS (special troops' carbines) were chambered for the German 7.92×57mm Mauser round. This modification entered service in 1943, just before the Italian capitulation. Many 7.92 mm Carcano carbines were apparently exported to Egypt after World War II, where they served as drill and training carbines. Several also bear Israeli armed forces markings. The occasionally used model moniker "Model 1943 (M43)" for these converted 7.92mm rifles is wrong, as they were never so designated by the Italian military.

Interestingly, the Carcano Model 1938 was the rifle owned by Lee Harvey Oswald and determined to be the John F. Kennedy assassination rifle.
The overall condition is good. Strong action. Bright, rifled bore. Solid stock throughout with an expected amount of wear (dents and dings). Serial number stamped into the left buttstock. The numbers on the stock and receiver match.

This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 17-1/2 inches.

Caliber: 7.92mm Mauser

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
Guaranteed AUTHENTIC & Includes CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

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$1300

#217870
 

SOLD

Curio/Relic: Yes