In 10 - 60 appeared their ad for the CUSTOM SPORTERIZED MODEL for The following month - the same ad, but the sling and rod were includedįrom 7- 58 until 10 - 60, Klein's did not advertise any MCs. Military ammo in clips of six-12 for 98 cents- 48 for $2.98. Forĩ8 cents, a leather sling was available and a cleaning rod cost 79Ĭents. Sold for $14.95 and an Excellent inside and outside cost $16.95. In this ad of 4-58, the MANNLICHER HIGH POWER RIFLE sold for $12.95. The price was $13.57 per thousand, or somewhat more than a penny perĪpparently, thousands of these Italian rifles were sold in the USīefore Cresent won the above bid. The surplus weapons, on three occasions.'Īug. Adam also purchased 2,608,704 rounds ofĪmmunition, which were picked up and paid for as items sepatate from Offer of $ 1,776,OOO for the approximately 570,000 guns.' Adam Consolidated, inĬonjunction with the Feldsott brothers, won the bidding with a total 'Three American firms entered the competition for the 91s that the If you own these two books, you will hardly ever have a serious Is not a JFK 'BUFF.'- but he sure knows that weapon.
His book: THE CARCANO Italy's Military Rifle. May know more about the weapon than anyone in this country. Last E-mail I had Hobbs is a collector of Carcanos since 1945 and Real expert on the Carcano: Richard Hobbs, 3958 Cambridge Rd. Many questions being asked on the posts will all be answered if youĪnother book that will provide valuable information that comes from a 'knockdown' capabilities of firearm projectiles. It, its clip, and other great information about the stopping and The book contains questions regarding the MC, various ammo loads for Varieties, styles and calibers of the MC rifles were offered at low Seen in the book, THE MARKETING OF A WEAPON. There are hundreds of ads and they can be Manufacturers stamped 7.35 on the stock so the Italian troops knew Small plants and assembled at Terni, thus the Terni name.īecause the guns looked alike, (the 7.35 mm and the 6.5 mm ) the Plant elsewhere and called the Terni rifle. Were made that it could never be done on this forum. There is so much to be explained about how and where the Carcanos Numbers are on the receiver, two on the barrel. In Arlington, VA has four Carcanos and two serial The receiver, and even on the stock, some on more than one place.
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Sylvia Meagher dealt with the 2766 serial number, but at the time,ĭidn't understand the numbering system or the Canada connection.īy the way, all serial numbers were not on the barrel. Identical serial numbers unless someone altered them. It is almost impossible that two Carcanos would have On last page of numbers (Exhibit D 103) See COMM. THE ORIGINAL LIST of serial numbers of 700 Carcano Italian carbines Was furnished by the owner of Century Arms on Mato the Montreal Canada, dated June 29, 1962, reflects the sale of 700 used The invoice of Empire Wholesale Sporting Goods, Limited, in Number 2766, while the LHO rifle was C-2766. The FBI did locate a rifle with the serial Were hundreds of rifles with the same serial numbers however, the Looking at the serial numbers on the 100 rifles delivered to Klein's This progressed through theĪlphabet - A-Z and AA-ZZ, etc.This system can be better understood by Example: 000-9999, then beganĪ prefix system. System that the Germans used for identification, serial numbers, The Italian arms manufacturers used the same consecutive marking It would help to understand the foreign marking system on military