- M1938 short rifle (Fucile Mod. 1938) − Infantry rifle designed to convert existing stocks of Mod. 91 long rifles in a modern short rifle configuration. Chambered for the 7.35×51mm Carcano cartridge, it’s fitted with 200m zero fixed sights, a bent down bolt handle and a detachable folding knife bayonet.[70].
- M1891 TS carbine (Moschetto Mod. 1891 per Truppe Speciali) − Carbine adopted in 1897, it’s slightly heavier than the Mod. 91 carbine and is fitted with a longer stock and handguard.[10] While the TS designation means “special troops”, this variant was issued to support units, such as line-of-communication troops, drivers, and artillery crews who used a rifle as a last resort weapon.[14]
- M1891 Royal Carabinieri King’s guard carbine (Moschetto da Carabinieri Reali Guardie del Re, Mod. 1891) − A variant of the M1891 T.S. carbine used by the Squadrone Reali Carabinieri Guardie del Re and later the Italian Republic’s presidential guard. The bolt handle, nose cap, magazine body, and parts of the rear sight were gilded while the other metal parts were blued.[10][65]
M1891 Royal Carabinieri King’s guard carbine (Moschetto da Carabinieri Reali Guardie del Re, Mod. 1891) − A variant of the M1891 T.S. carbine used by the Squadrone Reali Carabinieri Guardie del Re and later the Italian Republic’s presidential guard. The bolt handle, nose cap, magazine body, and parts of the rear sight were gilded while the other metal parts were blued.[10][65]
Moschetto Vetterli dei Reali Carabinieri Mod. 1870
type a
Revolver M 1889 was created on the basis of the Italian army’s request to replace the older weapon which was the revolver 1872. It can be said that it was a successful weapon because its production was still running when it was hopelessly outdated in the 1920s. It lasted in service until the beginning of WWII. The weapon is known by its main manufacturer Glisenti, but since about 60 other companies participated in the production (mainly by subcontracting) we can see weapons that are different in details. The revolvers of different manufacturers differ mainly in the trigger (which is either classic with a bow or folding), the shape of the hammer and the stock and also the material of the stock.
Despite being obsolete by WWII, this revolver was used on all battlefields where the Italians fought, from Ethiopia to North Africa and the Eastern Front to Italy itself.
type a?
The revolver was designed in two distinct versions: The Type A Enlisted model, with an octagonal-barreled version with a folding trigger; and a Type B officer’s model, with round-barreled version designed with a trigger guard,[3] The octagonal-barreled version was produced for rank and file Italian soldiers, while the round-barreled version was produced for non-commissioned officers and field officers.[5] The folding trigger version was produced in greater numbers.[4]
Type B
Steyr M1912
The Steyr M1912, also known as the Steyr-Hahn, is a semi-automatic pistol that was developed in 1911 by the Austrian firm Steyr Mannlicher. The design was based on the rotating barrel locking mechanism of the Roth–Steyr M1907 but replaced the external striker with a spur hammer (“Hahn”) and simplified disassembly to allow for field stripping under adverse conditions. It was developed for the Austro-Hungarian Army and adopted in 1912 as one of the three standard Austro-Hungarian military handguns of World War I, alongside the Roth-Steyr and FEG Frommer STOP.[2][3] The M1912 was able to endure the adverse conditions of trench warfare during World War I and could still be found in service during World War II. Despite its near perpendicular grip angle, the Steyr M1912 is usually regarded as one of the best service pistols of World War I after the Colt M1911.
A Kropatschek is any variant of a rifle designed by Alfred von Kropatschek. Kropatschek’s rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel-plated steel) of his design, of the same type used in the Japanese Murata Type 22 and the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84. While designed for black powder, the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder.
The Kropatschek was the basis for the French Lebel M1886.[9]. Mannlicher–Schönauer
Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle Y1903/14
The Mannlicher–Schönauer (sometimes Anglicized as "Mannlicher Schoenauer ", Hellenized as Τυφέκιον/Όπλον Μάνλιχερ, Óplon/Tyfékion Mannlicher ) is a rotary-magazine bolt-action rifle produced by Steyr Mannlicher for the Greek Army in 1903 and later used in small numbers by the Austro-Hungarian Army. Post-war it was sold for civilian use.
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