Italian WWI M1891 Carcano TS

[lithgow]

Duct tape? -a thousand uses around the home...

[GIZMO8Z]

Nah, he used a fancy name for it... it's white not silver. Some kind of woodworking tape?

[GIZMO8Z]

I got the chance to fire my WWI M1891 Carcano TS today! In general, it performed well -- the bolt especially cycled smoothly!



As expected, the worn out barrel caused the rounds to key hole slightly

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Joe, the old lady performed well.

It must have been a special moment for you knowing that your Granddad used one of these in anger.

Cheers, Ade.

[AZPhil]

That is Great!!! I figured you would have tied it to a tree and pulled the trigger with some string!!! That is awesome you got to feel what your GF did when firing that little guy!!!!!
Thats a Good Deal!!!
Semper Fi
Phil

[GIZMO8Z]

Hi Joe, the old lady performed well.

It must have been a special moment for you knowing that your Granddad used one of these in anger.

Cheers, Ade.

That is Great!!! I figured you would have tied it to a tree and pulled the trigger with some string!!! That is awesome you got to feel what your GF did when firing that little guy!!!!!
Thats a Good Deal!!!
Semper Fi
Phil

Thanks, gentlemen! It really was a surreal moment... I'm proud to have been able to semi restore (clean it up/ get the hand guard fixed) this piece of history and get a chance to shoot it! I'd like to mount this rifle alongside my bisnonno's medals and I'd like to acquire an Italian WWI helmet to go along with the grouping!

I got an m91 sling, but it is too wide for the sling mounts. The search continues!

[GIZMO8Z]

Had some beautiful weather today and attached a proper sling to my World War I vintage Carcano.

[GIZMO8Z]

Bayonet to complete the package!

[lithgow]

Is there a year marked on the leather scabbard Joe?

[GIZMO8Z]

Is there a year marked on the leather scabbard Joe?

Not that I can see. I've been told that metal scabbards are proper for this type of bayonet.