Carcano Mod. 91/38
Country: 
ItalyManufacturer: Regio Esercito (arsenali Terni, Brescia, Torino)
«Fucile Corto Mod. 1891/38»
Sniper rifleItaly1938Historic
Shortened version of the Carcano Mod. 91, adopted in 1938 to unify rifle and carbine in a single, more handy weapon.
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ID — CARCANO-MOD-91-38
Designation
Carcano Mod. 91/38
Regio Esercito (arsenali Terni, Brescia, Torino)
Caliber
6.5×52 mm Carcano / 7.35×51 mm Carcano
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Carcano Mod. 91/38
- Alias
- Fucile Corto Mod. 1891/38
- Manufacturer
- Regio Esercito (arsenali Terni, Brescia, Torino)
- Country
- Italy
- Year
- 1938
- Category
- Sniper rifle
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 6.5×52 mm Carcano / 7.35×51 mm Carcano
- Muzzle velocity
- 745 m/s
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 1500 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 535 mm
- Overall length
- 1015 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.4 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Otturatore manuale girevole-scorrevole
- Bolt / action
- Two-lug rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore Mannlicher a pacchetto
- Standard capacity
- 6 rounds
Fire modes
Safe
Historical profile
Adopted in 1938 initially in 7.35×51 mm Carcano, then quickly converted back to 6.5×52 mm for logistical reasons after entering the war.
Standard infantry weapon of Italian units in WWII on every front (Africa, Russia, Greece, Italy).
Infamously known as the rifle used by Lee Harvey Oswald in the assassination of President J.F. Kennedy in Dallas on 22 November 1963.
Variants
Mod. 91/38 corto in 6,5Mod. 91/38 in 7,35Moschetto Mod. 91/38 per cavalleriaMoschetto Mod. 91/38 TS
Main users
Kingdom of Italy · Italian Social Republic · Germany (Volkssturm) · Finland
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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