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Offline Z3R0

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Help Identify These Please:
« 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)




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

2)



No guess here.

3)



I'm assuming its a Carcano, but any further details would be awesome.
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Offline Z3R0

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Re: Help Identify These Please:
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Help Identify These Please:
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Help Identify These Please:
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Help Identify These Please:
« Reply #4 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.   :)
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Re: Help Identify These Please:
« Reply #5 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.
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