Guess the gun

[shadowsbane]

Picked up a new piece of awesome. Figure i would see if you guys could Id it. Pretty sure @cubrock can,


So here we go. The one hint is that it is military issue

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[shadowsbane]

 

[OldNascar]

Carcano but the magazine stumps me.

 

[shadowsbane]

You are not wrong, but not quite right

 

[Schattenreiter]

Is it a Japanese Carcano Type 1????

 

[shadowsbane]

Is it a Japanese Carcano Type 1????

Picked it up today. They are the bastard child of the war half carcano, half mauser, chambered in a Japanese cartridge which was being phased out. Around 80k to 120k made. And most collectors don't care about them. No real Italian marks, no real Japanese marks.

 

[Schattenreiter]

YAAAA What I win????

 

[shadowsbane]

This finely crafted image. Should come in handy during the dark times

 

[Schattenreiter]

This finely crafted image. Should come in handy during the dark times View attachment 109198

Always wanted one.LOL

 

[Inglis]

Is the sling original?