Original Antique Italian Fucile di Fanteria Modello 1891 Carcano Infantry Rifle Serial AI 1854 - Dated 1895 U.S. Military Maps gpo44" Carrier un-dented with crisp

gpo44" Carrier un-dented with crisp reinforced flutes

The 32 inch blade of this example is in excellent condition

The left side of the frame is engraved BUNNEY and the right hand side is engraved LONDON

it was modified heavily to be more useful in the field

made by the very rare maker Neidhardt & Schmidt

Original Antique Italian Fucile di Fanteria Modello 1891 Carcano Infantry Rifle Serial AI 1854 - Dated 1895 U.S. Military Maps gpo44" Carrier un-dented with crispOriginal Item: Only One Available. This M 1891 Carcano Rifle was at the start of a massive manufacturing run of similar Models ordered by the Italian Government. The series of rifles is probably most well known for being used in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald, who used a Fucile di Fanteria Modello 91 38 (Model 1938 "infantry rifle"). However aside from that, the rifles were in service in front and rear line service