Carcano Database - Carcano M91/28

Last updated: Tue 23 Jan 2001 12:55:00 GMT

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ModelCaliberSerial NumberManufacturerYearRebuildSpecial FeaturesStampsCommentsPrimary UseConditionLocation
ModelVariantSporterizedGunStockBoltA.D.FascistSightsSling SwivelsBoltOtherRifleStockBolt
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
11471
11471


Beretta Gardone
1929




Adjustable
Bottom
Bent










Practice Shooting/Plinking
Very Good
Illinois
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
B9100
B9100
AC8115
Terni
1929




Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent
Split Lug Extractor
PL in oval under s/n on barrel.
Cartouche of some sort on the stock forward of the s/n:
It appears to be a crown over two rows of letters which appear to be FAG and GB all enclosed by a round cornered box.




Collection
Excellent
Myerstown
Pennsylvania
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.
6.5x52 Carcano


D5
D5


RE Terni
1929




Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


The flat of the chamber is marked TERN with the rest missing almost polished out.
The cartouche on the stock is difficult to read, but I can make out the Gardone V.T.


It appears that the stock has been replaced and renumbered at some time.
Practice Shooting/Plinking
Good
Willimantic
Connecticut
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
D78




Terni
1929














F.A.G. 38


Bolt that came with gun (Split-Lug Type) was damaged in the area of the lugs.


Excellent


91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
D9446
D9446


Gardone V.T.
1929
VIII


Adjustable
Bottom & Side












Practice Shooting/Plinking
Very Good
Shallowater
Texas
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
E5303
E5303


Terni
1929


Gardone Val Trompia
Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


AL on receiver near date;
PL in oval on receiver.




3 cutouts on bottom of handguard for ventilation.
Tongue on front barrel band to secure handguard.
Collection
Very Good
New York
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
E6748
E6748


Terni
1929




Adjustable
Side
Bent
Tromboni Launchi Bombe
Small stamp on right side of rifle receiver (half moon in circle?)




Has attached grenade launcher marked PL at the top front of the chamber
and MBT-1929 in oval on the side of the grenade launcher.
Collection
Very Good
Tacoma
Washington
USA
91/28 Moschetto TS


6.5x53 Carcano
G9xx
G9xx


Terni
1930
VIII










JJ or backward LL on barrel facet.
Cartouche reads 1930 IX FABBD ARMI R.E. TERNI/










91/28 Moschetto T.S.
Sporterized
6.5x52 Carcano
G8762
None


Terni
1929




Adjustable
None
Bent


Number 55 in front of rear site;
PL in oval below serial number;
Crown atop crest in oval below serial number;
Five pointed star just ahead of rear fastener hole;
Small crown in circle on receiver front left.




A beautiful sporterized Carcano!
Perfect high gloss blueing, very nice walnut furniture (semi beaver-tail forend, sexy curves, excellent glossy finish, sling swivels, Pachmayr recoil pad) action probably original except for polishing.
Bore perfect.
Practice Shooting/Plinking
Very Good
Wisconsin
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
AM6219
AM6219


Gardone V.T.
1929
VII


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


CA in circle & crown in circle on left side of barrel.
Cartouche: Crown over FAG over 38 on left side of butt;
The serial number appears to overstruck on another serial number, possibly A3551.




Collection
Excellent
Jackson
Mississippi
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
G490
G490
D4563
Terni
1930
VIII


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


Fascist Year Markings






Collection
Good
Louisville
Kentucky
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
G5620
G5620
5620
Terni
1930
VIII


Adjustable
Side
Bent


Fascist Year Markings;
FP on right side chamber flat;
PL in oval and small Crowned shield on left side chamber flat;
I67 on underside of rear sight leaf;
TNI under crown in oval on left side of forward end of recei




Transverse bayonet lug;
Front sight mounted on a band around barrel.
Practice Shooting/Plinking
Very Good
Brownsville
Pennsylvania
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
I9759
I9759


Terni
1930
VIII


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


Fascist Year Markings;
FP on receiver end of barrel;
PB in circle on left side of receiver;
Underside of adjustable sight stamped 31 with a Y stamped sideways below it.






Collection
Very Good
Telford
Pennsylvania
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
PL2154
PL2154


Pietro Lorenzotti
1930




Adjustable
Bottom
Bent






SD in a circle and a crown on the bolt knob.
Purchased a a recent (as of 25 May 2000) gun show for 65 dollars, and found out a day later from a fellow Carcano collector that this was the fifth Lorenzotti to be reported in the US.
Practice Shooting/Plinking
Very Good
Commack
New York
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
PL4970
None


Pietro Lorenzotti
1930




Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


The letters BG in a circle following the date 1930 at chamber end of barrel.






Collection
Fair


91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
PL7282
None


Pietro Lorenzotti
1931




Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent








Wood is near perfect. Metal looks to be refinished.
Collection
Good
Louisiana
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5X52 Carcano
PL7728
4967


Pietro Lorenzotti
1931




Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


Five pointed star in groove behind bolt.




No stamp on muzzle end or chamber end of barrel for caliber.
Rifle came with 400 rounds of ammo in original brass clips.
Boxes read: Italian Metallurgical Society, A Pallottola ARMI Mo 91E Mitragliatrici, PORNACI DI BARGA S.M.I. 1936 SOLENITE
Collection
Very Good


91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
A19
A19


Beretta
1932
X


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent
Split Lug Extractor
Fascist Year Markings;
Crown over a Coat of Arms with a P to the right of stamp on right side chamber facet.




My dad found this rifle in Germany during WW2. Carbine has old type bolt.
Hunting
Very Good
Rock Hill
South Carolina
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
A6027
A6027


Beretta Gardone
1932
X


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent
Split lug bolt
Fascist Year Markings
TNI stamps on receiver and barrel.
1 in circle 4cm from serial number on buttstock


The blueing at the muzzle, barrel facets and under the receiver is flat black, elsewhere polished blue.Possibly Terni-made parts were used and stamped by Beretta after canceling any original barrel stamps?The barrel rifling looks new.
Collection
Perfect
New Jersey
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
I8665
I8665


Beretta
1932




Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


FE in an oval on the receiver near the serial number;
Circular stamp on the breech which appears to be a small crown above above the letters TNI.






Collection
Very Good
New York
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
B2391
B2391


Beretta Gardone
1933
XI


Adjustable
Bottom & Side
Bent


Fascist Year Markings






Practice Shooting/Plinking
Good
Nashville
Tennessee
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
2392
2392


Beretta Gardone
1934
XII


Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


Fascist Year Markings;
The receiver ring is also marked P. Beretta Gardone V.T.;
Trigger guard is stamped RP inside a circle;
The barrel has also been stamped Made in Italy.
The stock cartouche is in very good condition;
There is another cartouch stamped above the stock number,
This one is a small circle with a shield inside the circle:
The shield has a cross that divides the shield into 4 sections;
The top left s
4 FP


Collection
Very Good
McKenney
Virginia
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
2906
1757


Beretta Gardone
1934
XII


Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


Double stamp (maybe an anchor?) in a circle, on side of receiver face next to small odd cursive series of loops stamp, below serial.
Large C on opposite side above year.
Beretta Gardone VT across receiver ring.
Large 38 above serial on butt of stock, eight appearing up-side-down.
Small odd loop stamp on bolt rail, appears on trigger guard too.
Stock is cracked, barrel in clean condition, no pitting on receiver, top of barrel between handguard and sight post shows some corrosion, rest of barrel and receiver very clean.
Practice Shooting/Plinking
Good
Atlanta
Georgia
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
A2011
A825


F.N.A. Brescia
1936
XIV


Adjustable




















91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
B1103
B1103


Beretta Gardone
1936
XIV


Adjustable
Bottom
Bent








Grandfather brought back from Italy.


Good


91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
B2154
B2154


Beretta Gardone
1936
XIV


Adjustable
Bottom
Bent


Fascist Year Markings
Large PM in a circle on left side of stock;
Shield in a circle on left side of stock and barrel
5 point star on left side of trigger guard.




When I got this weapon it had what appeared to be the original sling but it was dry rotted.
It does not have any import stamps on it either.
Most all parts sre marked w/PB.
Collection
Good
North Carolina
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S


6.5x52 Carcano
B5511
None


Beretta Gardone
1936
XIV


Adjustable


Bent


Fascist Year Markings




Stock on this rifle is not original.
Hunting
Excellent


91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
B7956




Beretta Gardone
1937
XV


Adjustable


Bent


PB and crown on underside of receiver.












91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
G9241
Illegible


RE Terni
1938
XVI


Adjustable
Side
Bent


AT on barrel.






Collection
Very Good
Brookville
Ohio
USA
91/28 Moschetto T.S.


6.5x52 Carcano
Q9851
V7992


Gardone V.T.
1938
XVI


Adjustable
Side
Bent


Fascist Year Markings






Collection
Good
Bakersfield
California
USA

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