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The 6.5×52mm Carcano, also known as the 6.5×52mm Parravicini–Carcano or 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano, is an Italian military 6.5 mm (.268 cal, actually 0.2675 inches) rimless bottle-necked rifle cartridge, developed from 1889 to 1891 and used in the Carcano 1891 rifle and many of its successors. A common synonym in American gun literature ...
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated using a 6.5×52mm Carcano Model 38 rifle. In March 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, using the alias "A. Hidell", purchased by mail order the infantry carbine (described by the Warren Commission as a "Mannlicher–Carcano") with a telescopic sight. [1]
Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt-action, internal box magazine fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, the rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano round ( Cartuccia Modello 1895 ).
The Vetterli rifle used the 10.4mm Vetterli centrefire cartridge, at first loaded with black powder and later with smokeless powder. Some Vetterli rifles would later be converted into 6.5×52mm Carcano during World War I. Despite being supplanted by the Carcano rifle, it continued to see use in Italian service and abroad.
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name. ... 6.5×52mm Carcano; 6.5×53mmR; 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer; 6.5×55mm Swedish; 6.5×57mm Mauser;
Carcano M1891: Carcano M1891: Carcano: 6: 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: 1891: 2,063,750: 3.4 kg: standard service rifle: Carcano M1891 Moschetto da Cavalleria (Cavalry Carbine) Carcano M1891: Carcano: 6: 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: 1893? 3.4 kg: integral, folding bayonet Carcano M1891TS Moschetto per Truppe Speciali (Special Troop Carbine ...
Lebel 1886 rifle: 8×50mmR Lebel: 1887 France: Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I.303 British: 1931 United Kingdom: Lee-Metford.303 British: 1884 United Kingdom: M1870/87 Italian Vitterli Vitali: 6.5x52mm Carcano: 1887 Kingdom of Italy: M1903 Springfield rifle.30-03.30-06 Springfield. 1903 United States: M1917 Enfield rifle.30-06 Springfield: 1917 United ...
1 Service rifles. 2 Service pistols. Toggle the table of contents. List of Italian service weapons. ... Carcano: Bolt-action: 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: 1892 ...