Statement of Purpose
This set of WWW pages is dedicated to the
Carcano, the main Italian
military longarms system from its initial design in 1891 (the ministerial
adoption followed in 1892) to the end of World War II and and even longer.
The project has been undertaken in order to provide a concentrated online
reference to the Carcano, and to dispell a lot of erroneous and
non-fact-based hearsay, which has for too long a time confused the
historical perception and evaluation of these rifles and carbines.
These webpages do not purport to substitute the existing
literature, but rather attempt to offer an easy
"entry" and to give you some initial information.
Credits
This page was written by Alexander Eichener, with additions and WWW editing by
Gaetano Liberatore.
Special thanks to
Richard J.
Hobbs, author of
The Carcano,
for allowing us to use excerpts from his very recommendable book.
Special thanks to
Dave Emary for his article on the real world aspects of shooting the Carcano rifles.
And to Tom Caceci and Ken Karcich, who warmly supported the first ideas of
the project, and to Dionigi Maladorno with his many contributions and
frequent help.
