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Identification

Type

Fucile (Lungo) (M91, M91/41, Tipo I)

Fucile Corto (M38, M91/38)

Moschetto Cavalleria (Cav.) (M91, M38, M91/38)

Moschetto Truppe Speciali (T.S.) (M91, M91/24, M91/28, M38, M91/38)

Moschetto Balilla (Youth rifle, looks like a size-reduced Moschetto Cavalleria)

Fucile Allievi Tiratori (Young shooters' rifle, looks like a size-reduced and simplified long rifle, in .22 single shot)

Sporterized

Model

91 (Fucile, Moschetto Cavalleria & Moschetto Truppe Speciali. Introduced 1892.)

91/24 (Former M91 Fucili shortened converted to Moschetto Truppe Speciali specifications, 1924-1928. Should have rebuilding stamps, like a "FARE 27 TERNI" enclosed in an oval, and/or a five-point star, and a special bifurcated "long" rearsight blade up to 1500 metres.)

91/28 (Moschetto Truppe Speciali. Introduced 1928.)

38 (Fucile Corto, Moschetto Cavalleria & Moschetto Truppe Speciali chambered in 7.35x51 Carcano. Some were chambered in 8x57IS Mauser. Introduced 1938.)

91/38 (This is the proper designation for the M38's chambered in 6.5x52 Carcano, beginning in 1940.)

91/41 (Fucile Lungo chambered in 6.5x52 Carcano. Introduced 1941.)

Tipo I (Japanese Contract Rifle, chambered in 6.5x50 Japanese. Produced 1939.)

Caliber (May be proof stamped on chamber end or muzzle end of barrel, or factory stamped on the rear sight of M 1938 and M 91/38. Guns chambered in 7.35x51 Carcano should also have their left buttstock side imprinted with a large 'CAL. 7,35'.)

6.5x52 Carcano

7.35x51 Carcano

7.9 (= 8x57IS Mauser)

7.92 (= 8x57 IS Mauser)

8mm S (= 8x57 IS Mauser)

6.5x50 Japanese

Other (Specify)

Gun Serial Number (One or two letters followed by 4 digits, except Roma guns which may have "OR-" prefix; occasionally only a bare number. Take care to identify the C/G and the D/O/Q capital letters correctly, which look much alike in these stampings.(Specify)

Stock Serial Number (Stamped on cheek side of butt.)

Same as Gun Serial Number

Different from Gun Serial Number (Specify)

Illegible

None

Bolt Serial number (Some early guns and also most Rome-made Model 91 rifles had numbered bolts - these were frequently re-used in later-produced guns, e.g. M 91/41 rifles.) (Specify)

Manufacturer (Stamped on chamber end of barrel).

Armaguerra Cremona

Beretta

Beretta Gardone

Brescia

FNA Brescia (aka F.N.A. Brescia)

FNA-A (also F.N.A. Brescia)

FNA-B (also F.N.A. Brescia)

FNA-R (also F.N.A. Brescia)

Gardone Val Trompia

Gardone V.T.

(Pietro) Lorenzotti

Metallurgica Bresciana (aka MBT)

Mida Bresica

Roma

Terni (aka R.E. Terni; FAT)

R.E. Terni (together with a crown; also Terni)

FAT (also Terni; and after 1943: only crown in rectangle, and star)

Torino

Torre Annunziata

Year of Manufacture (Indicated by a 2, 3 or 4 digit number on most guns. I.e., 917=1917, 18=1918. Guns manufactured in the Fascist era will have a double date, e.g. "1940-XVIII". Please enter the fascist year if present (and look out for the last "I" of the Roman numeral, which is often not well visible. Guns manufactured from Mid-1943 onwards may not have a date stamped on the gun.)

Year

Fascist Year

Functional Features

Sights

Adjustable

Fixed

Scope

Sling swivels and bars

Bottom only

Side only

Bottom & Side

None

Bolt Handle

Straight

Bent

Other Features

Dual Target Triggers

Tromboni Launchi Bombe (Grenade Launcher Adaptations)

"Tubato" breech stamp (Barrel liner)

Split Lug Extractor (Early guns and some later guns, particulary the M91/41 with recycled bolts, had bolts with extractors that divided the right bolt lug in half.)

Rebuild Stamps

Rebuilder (Stamp should have word 'FARE')

Armaguerra Cremona

Beretta (aka Beretta Gardone)

Brescia (aka F.N.A. Brescia)

Gardone Val Trompia (aka Gardone VT)

Pietro Lorenzotti (PL in oval)

Metallurgica Bresciana (aka MBT)

Mida Brescia

Roma

Terni (aka R.E. Terni; FAT)

Torino

Torre Annunziata

Rebuild Year

Stamps

Stamps

Fascist Year (Roman Numerals)

Segno Tiro Nazionale (Two crossed rifles superimposing a bullseye target stamped on barrel or stock)

Regia Aeronautica (Letters 'RA')

Marine San Marco (Anchor)

Finnish Posession Stamps (Letters 'SA' in box)

Large S on 8x57IS Mauser caliber gun (On Bolt and/or Receiver)

German (WaA, "Nazi") Markings (Small eagle over a swastika, stylized eagle over a number)

Bavaria Police; Bavaria Rural Police

Heinrich Krieghoff (Letters 'HK' in circle - 8x57IS Mauser conversion ... please state in 'Comments' box whether it is single shot.)

Star of David or other Hebrew letters/symbols

Other (Specify)

Use/Condition

Primary Use of Gun

Collection

Competition Shooting

Practice Shooting/Plinking

Hunting

Self-Defense

Condition of Gun

Perfect (In new condition in every respect)

Excellent (New condition but slightly used; no noticeable marring of wood or metal, bluing perfect except at muzzle or sharp edges)

Very Good (In perfect working condition; no appreciable wear on working surfaces; no corrosion or pitting; only minor surface dents or scratches)

Good (In safe working condition; minor wear on working surfaces; no broken parts; no corrosion or pitting that will interfere with proper functioning)

Fair (In safe working condition but well worn; perhaps requiring replacement of minor parts or adjustments; no corrosion or pitting which will render article unsafe or inoperable)

Unsafe (In unsafe working condition)

Current Location of Rifle (Optional)

City
State/Province
Country

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