look what santa got me. it's a M38 Carcano Rifle

[whos2kno]

thanks santa!!
over all it's in good shape. it needs a good cleaning and some redoing on some parts. looks like a good project gun:D
whos2kno

[whos2kno]

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[Jericho]

Sounds like a fun project :D Keep us posted on the progress :D :bye:

[REDSTAR]

neat rifles! Have fun. neilwest knows what all the markings mean.

[lpspinner]

Nice color on the wood. Is that a u-fix-em or just their regular Carcano?

Still see them toes :)

[neilwest]

1. I feel your pain.

91/28 straight from Century

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/tammywest/90_p1087.jpg

Carcanos after cleaning from Century

(91/28 is second one down after cleaning and Tung oil)

http://album.gunsnet.net/data/tammywest/90_p847.jpg

[survivor99]

Very nice, whos2kno and Neil. You guys are sending all of us to the poorhouse.

survivor99

[Schuetzenman]

Oyvey . . . look at zee little smelly Italian rifles! I think the Italians must haff copied zee Roman Gladius ven dey design zees little bitty rifles! Bwhahahahaha!

[HerrdoktorSchuetzengruvin]

if that's a C prefix serial number, then you can add $$ to it. C prefixes have been rare so far with this Albanian shipment.

It looks pretty bluing worn, but will clean up a hell of alot better than you would think now, provided it isn't pitted too bad. The important thing is how is the bore?

If you can find Zouaves' first thread on his, I detailed how to strip the bolt.

If any of you guys want to know how to remove magazine parts and reinstall them, let me know.

[whos2kno]

yea it a C5xx ser. #. (3 digits)
ill get a good go through this weekend and see what up with the bore and stuff.

[zouavexx]

Good for you Whos2kno!!!

Here is the link to HerrdoktorSchuetzengruvin's post on striping the bolt:


http://www.gunsnet.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68723

[HerrdoktorSchuetzengruvin]

Originally posted by whos2kno
yea it a C5xx ser. #. (3 digits)
ill get a good go through this weekend and see what up with the bore and stuff.

Congratulations! I have a C65XX which the Carcano Database owners told me was the closest they logged to Oswald's (his was C2766).

You are now the closest one that I know of.

[HerrdoktorSchuetzengruvin]

Here's some scoop on C2766:

http://attila.stevens-tech.edu/~glibera1/carcano/c2766.html

[whos2kno]

WOW
looks like I need to do some reading.
Santa was good to me:D
whos2kno

[HerrdoktorSchuetzengruvin]

The dice rolled vary nicely for you!

[whos2kno]

need this thread also. I'm giving it a real good cleaning tomorrow.
bump
:D

[RCI2950]

?? in the picture it looks as all the rifles have a curved bolt? I have a Carcano with curved bolt and was to the understanding that it was supposed to have a strait one. I will have to post pictures Monday.

[ronnymi]

If your Carcano is a long rifle, 91 or 91/41 it should have a straight bolt. Bent bolts are for the short rifles etc. [TS, 91/24, 91/28, 91/38 short rifle,etc]. Bent or straight bolts will function in any rifle, but only the long rifles were issued with straight bolts.
Ron