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General Categories => General Firearm Discussion => Topic started by: Z3R0 on May 06, 2012, 02:40:38 PM

Title: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: Z3R0 on May 06, 2012, 02:40:38 PM

First, I have none of these firearms in possession, so I'm going completely off the photos.

1)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/1336331429497.jpg)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/1336331426931.jpg)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/1336331425734.jpg)

My (uneducated) guess: 16 ga (?) maybe a Mass, Arms? 

2)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/0917001106b.jpg)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/0917001105.jpg)

No guess here.

3)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/0917001100.jpg)
(http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy243/partial_photos/0917001052.jpg)

I'm assuming its a Carcano, but any further details would be awesome.

Title: Re: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: Z3R0 on May 06, 2012, 06:02:27 PM

Looks like #2 is some kind of model 1861 Springfield variant.  It has the words   "something" and providence, or providence and "something" and the eagle emblem stamp on the side.

Title: Re: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: sparky0068 on May 06, 2012, 08:23:23 PM

#1 old H&R single

#2 Springfield 1861 should be .58 calliber

#3-Moschetto per Cavalleria

M91 - manufactured by three companies:  6.5X52mm
Brescia; 1894 to 1936
Gardone Val Trompia; 1935 to 1937
R.E.Terni; 1928 to 1937

Title: Re: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: NE Bull on May 06, 2012, 08:36:16 PM

Oh, that sparky0068,  he can be such a Gun-Nerd.  He comes in real handy at times, though! ;)

Ya got some fun history there.  Some of us here still like the old wood and metal stuff.

Title: Re: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: lefty on May 06, 2012, 09:30:34 PM

I'm thinking #1 is an Iver Johnson.  They had a weak ejector spring and a bridge spike dropped down the barrel would kick the empty out.   :)

Title: Re: Help Identify These Please:
Post by: Z3R0 on May 06, 2012, 09:45:21 PM

All of these are my grandfathers, these along with an M1 Garand,  I'm trying to piece together his tour of duty in WWII, and I know the carcano was taken from the enemy after a firefight, I figured that may help narrow things.  Off to do some research.  Thanks for the additional info.