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Small Arms of WWI Primer 031: Italian Carcano Carbines

Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.

C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!

Cartridge: 6.5x52mm
Capacity: 6 rnds
Length: 36.25″
weight: 6.9 lbs

Additional reading:

You can now find these and other books through our A-store. When buying through this link we receive a small commission that goes on to help with production.
http://astore.amazon.com/candrprimer-20

The Model 1891 Carcano Rifle
A Detailed Developmental & Production History
Giovanni Chegia & Alberto Simonelli with Ralph Riccio
http://www.schifferbooks.com/the-model-1891-carcano-rifle-a-detailed-developmental-and-production-history-5898.html

Italy’s Battle Rifle
Russ Arendell and Steve Woodrum

Il Novantuno Mannlicher-Carcano Das italienische Waffensystem Modell 1891
Wolfgang Riepe

Music provided by Melissa Hyman of The Moon and You
http://www.themoonandyou.com/

Safe range space thanks to Shoot Logic
http://www.shootlogic.com/

In collaboration with The Great War
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar

Additional photos thanks to Rock Island Auction

Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
https://www.youtube.com/user/DrakeGmbH/

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