Carcano

Carcano
Carcano
	Fucile Modello 1891 (Model 1891 rifle)
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Kingdom of Italy
Service history
In service	1894–1981 (Italy); 1894–present (others);
Used by	See users
Wars	First Italo-Ethiopian War; Boxer Rebellion; Italo-Turkish War; World War I; Vlora War; Zhili–Anhui War; First Zhili–Fengtian War; Second Zhili–Fengtian War; Northern Expedition; Second Italo-Abyssinian War; Spanish Civil War; Second Sino-Japanese War; Winter War; World War II; Italian Civil War; Indonesian National Revolution; Greek Civil War; 1958 Lebanon crisis; Bale Revolt; Lebanese Civil War; Somali Civil War; Kosovo War; Tuareg rebellion; Libyan Civil War;
Production history
Designer	Salvatore Carcano
Designed	1890
Manufacturer	Brescia Arms Factory; Terni Arms Factory; Turin Arms Factory; Torre Annunziata Arms Factory; Rome Arms Factory; Manifattura Italiana d'Armi; Fabbrica Nazionale D'Armi; Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta; Anonima Revelli Manifattura Armi Guerra; Metallurgica Bresciana già Tempini; Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Lorenzotti;
Unit cost	313 lire (equivalent to $160 in 2024)
Produced	1892–1945
No. built	5,000,000–6,000,000 of all variants
Variants	See variants
Specifications (Fucile mod. 91)
Mass	3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
Length	1,289 mm (50.74 in)
Barrel length	780 mm (30.7 in)
Cartridge	6.5×52mm Carcano; 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (Austrian conversions);
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	730 m/s (2,400 ft/s)
Feed system	6−round box magazine, en-bloc clip loaded
Sights	Quadrant rear sight graduated up to 2,000 m (2,200 yd)
References

Carcano, Mannlicher-Carcano, Carcano-Mannlicher, and Mauser-Parravicino, are frequently used names for a series of Italian bolt-action, internal box magazine fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was officially designated as the Fucile Modello 1891 (Model 1891 Rifle) and chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round (Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891, later updated to Cartuccia a pallottola Modello 1891/95). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890. Replacing the Vetterli-Vitali rifles and carbines in 10.35×47mmR, it was produced until 1945. The Mod.91 family of weapons included both rifle (fucile) and shorter-barreled carbine (moschetto) form and was used by Italian troops during both World War I and World War II. It was also used by Finland, German Volkssturm and the Imperial Japanese Navy (the latter using the Type I rifle variant) during WWII. During the post-war era, the Carcano would see use with both regular and irregular forces in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

A Carcano Mod.91/38 rifle was used by Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.