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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 ...
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 ).
However, effective April 13, 1962, Crescent Firearms, the wholesale supplier of Italian rifles to Klein's, had been unable to supply Carcano TS carbines, and had switched to surplus Carcano M91/38's, [11] which fired the same 6.5 x 52mm ammunition. The M91/38 rifles were a slightly longer 40.1-inch (102 cm) version of the short infantry Carcano ...
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.
It was based on the Type 38 rifle and utilized a Carcano action, but retained the Arisaka/Mauser type 5-round box magazine. [6] It was chambered for the 6.5 x 50 mm cartridge. [ 1 ] Approximately 120,000 Type I rifles were produced in 1938 and 1939, with 30,000 each manufactured by Beretta and Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi, and 60,000 manufactured ...
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 ...
Carcano: Bolt-action: 6.5×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: 1892–1950 M1 Garand: Semi-automatic.30-06 Springfield: 1945–1959 Beretta BM-59: Selective fire: 7.62×51mm NATO: 1959–1990 Beretta AR70/90: Selective fire: 5.56×45mm NATO: 1972–present Beretta ARX160: Selective fire: 5.56×45mm NATO: 2008–present (used in compresence with the ...
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 ...