RARE M38 Moschetto Cav. Carbine6.5 Mannlicher-CarcanoTS (Truppo Special) Special TroopsCarbine M-1891Wooden StockThis stock is originalVG condition, with no cracks or splits.All matching fitting parts.You are bidding on Wooden Stock Hanguard Front Barrel Band with retaining screw Butplate and screwsAs picturedInfo on the Moschetto TSMoschetto TSA short carbine, stocked almost to the muzzle, with a bayonet lug and a handguard. Comes as M91 (in various modifications), M91/24, M91/28, M38, M38 S (in 7.9/7.92/8mm Mauser) and M91/38.Moschetto per CavalleriaA half-stocked cavalry carbine, with the unmistakable triangular folding bayonet; it is fixed to a permanent muzzle mounting, but hinges back under the stock, into a slot t Not infrequently the bayonet is missing.
Moschetto Mod 91 TS= Karabiner 410 (i) Moschetto Mod. Moschetto Automatico Beretta Modello 1938/44 Special - Model 1.
Exists as M91, M38, M 38 S, M91/38. One manufacturer, FNA Brescia, continued its previous M91 pattern throughout the Second World War and never made a M91/38 with fixed sights. Please note that the round barrel base (instead of the old half-octagonal configuration with five facets on the upper side and a round base) was already introduced way before 1938 for the last M91 carbines and is not a sign for a M91/38 model in and by itself.How to distinguish a Short Rifle and a Moschetto TS:The Short Rifle has a gripping groove milled into each side of the wooden forearm; the Moschetto TS not.
The Short Rifle has a buttplate with a small (hard-to-pry-open) trapdoor for its three-piece cleaning rod; the Moschetto TS has its rod right under the barrel, screwed into a channel like the Fucile 91. The Short Rifle is xxx cms (40 inches) long, the Moschetto TS only xx cms (36 inches).How to distinguish the manifold Moschetto TS sub-variants:The Moschetto TS underwent constant minor modifications and alterations like no other Carcano.
Launchplatformdata72 =label73 = Transportdata73 =Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of military rifles. Introduced in 1891, this rifle was chambered for the rimless cartridge ( Cartuccia Modello 1895). It was developed by the chief technician at the Army Arsenal in 1890 and called the Model 91 (M91). Successively replacing the previous rifles and carbines in 10.35×47mmR, it was produced from 1892 to 1945. The M91 was used in both rifle ( fucile, sing.; fucili, pl.) and carbine ( moschetto, sing.; moschetti, pl.) form by most Italian troops during the and by Italian and some German forces during the. The rifle was also used during the by Finland, and again by regular and irregular forces in Syria, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria during various postwar conflicts in those countries.The was produced by Italy for the Japanese Empire prior to World War II.
After the invasion of China, all Arisaka production was required for use of the Imperial Army, so the Imperial Navy contracted with Italy for this weapon in 1937. The Type I is based on the Type 38 rifle and uses a Carcano action, but retains the Arisaka/Mauser type 5-round box magazine. The Type I was used primarily by Japanese Imperial Naval Forces and was chambered for the Japanese cartridge. Approximately 60,000 Type I rifles were produced by Italian arsenals for Japan.
Contents.HistoryAlthough this rifle is often called 'Mannlicher-Carcano', especially in American parlance, neither that designation nor the name 'Mauser-Parravicino' is correct. Its official designation in Italian is simply Modello 1891, or M91 ('il novantuno'). The magazine system uses which were originally developed and patented by, but the actual shape and design of the Carcano clip is derived from the German.Until 1938, all M91 rifles and carbines were chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Modello 1895 cartridge, using a round-nose metal case bullet of 160 grains weight at approximately 2,000-2,400 ft/s muzzle velocity, depending upon barrel length.
At least one small arms authority noted inconsistencies in powder types in arsenal-loaded 6.5×52mm military ammunition, often with different powder types and ammunition lots intermixed within a single clip of ammunition.Dunlap, Roy F., Ordnance Went Up Front, Samworth Press (1948), pp. 47: Dunlap, a small arms ordnance expert serving with the Foreign Weapons section in the Royal Ordnance Corps, broke down many Italian 6.5×52 mm cartridges, and sometimes found different components in the same rifle clip—up to four different types of smokeless powder, using different size flash holes for the primer in an attempt to regulate the burning speed and resultant velocity. The practice of intermixing powder types and ammunition lots in clipped rifle ammunition was generally avoided by arsenals of other nations, as it generally resulted in varying bullet velocities and excessive bullet dispersion on the target.After reports of inadequate performance at both short and long rangesDunlap, Roy F., Ordnance Went Up Front, Samworth Press (1948), pp.
47-48: The 6.5mm Carcano had reportedly proved inadequate in stopping charges of native tribesmen for a number of years, prompting various stop-gap solutions such as brass-jacketed multiple projectile or frangible explosive bullets, apparently for use against tribesmen in colonial conflicts.Weeks, John, World War II Small Arms, New York: Galahad Books, p. 47: the 6.5mm's blunt bullet and relatively low velocity also gave poor long range performance in machine guns, compared to the cartridges used by most other nations. During the campaigns in (1924-1934), and the (1934), the Italian army introduced a new short rifle in 1938, the Modello 1938, together with a new cartridge in caliber. In addition to the slightly larger caliber, Italian ordnance designers introduced a -type bullet for the new cartridge, with the tip filled with aluminum to produce an unstable (tumbling) projectile upon impact in soft tissue (a design most likely copied from the Mk VII bullet).However, the Italian government was unable to successfully mass-produce the new arms in adequate quantities before the onset of war, 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. Some Italian troops serving on the Russian front were armed with 7.35 mm Mod. 1938 rifles, but exchanged them in 1942 for 6.5×52 mm arms. Carcano Model 1891 TS Carbine. Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod.
91 (or 6.5×52mm M91 TS, carbine for special troops (TS = Truppe Speciali). These included machinegun, mortar and motorcycle crews, adopted 1897) 17.7 inch barrel.
Moschetto di Fanteria Mod. 91/24 (6.5×52mm carbine, modification of the original Mod.
1891 with shortened barrel and altered rearsight blade, adopted in 1924) 17.7 inch barrel. Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 91/28 (lightly altered M 91 6.5×52mm carbine, adopted in 1928) 17.7 inch barrel. Moschetto per Truppe Speciali con Tromboncino Mod. 91/28 (modified 91/28 coupled with a 38.5 mm grenade launcher) 17.7 inch barrel. Fucile di Fanteria Mod.
1938 (Model 1938 short rifle adopted in 1938 in 7.35×51mm caliber, fixed sights, detachable folding knife bayonet) 20.9 inch barrel.