Finally got a decent Carcano to fill that slot in my collection. It's a stock mismatch, but it is a Terni stock from four blocks earlier. Three cleaning rod sections are stored in the butt stock, but I only have the front piece at the moment. The stock has a slash cut out on the forend for a detachable folding bayonet like the SKS. I put a K98 sling on it as it is historically correct and saves me $70 towards a bayonet. The Germans gave the Italians permission to copy the K98 sling. The Italians simply reversed it, deleted the frosch, and added a stud to connect the holes in the loop end. Bore is very good, and it has a tall Mauser style front sight, so hopefully it will be on target at 100 yards. Need some Carcano ammo first, but I still haven't shot my DOT43 walnut or the new Brit.
My WW2 collection took surprisingly long to complete; 22 years. Other priorities, as we all know. My first one was collecting one of each K98 manufacturer.
1944 M1 Garand
1916 No. 1 Mk. III* Enfield
1930 Izhevsk ex-Dragoon
1944 DOT44 K98k (the honor went to my first one - cost $100 in 1995)
1943 T99 by Tokyo
1940 Terni M38 carbine.
I've no real interest in getting a French or Turkish piece.
t
My WW2 collection took surprisingly long to complete; 22 years. Other priorities, as we all know. My first one was collecting one of each K98 manufacturer.
1944 M1 Garand
1916 No. 1 Mk. III* Enfield
1930 Izhevsk ex-Dragoon
1944 DOT44 K98k (the honor went to my first one - cost $100 in 1995)
1943 T99 by Tokyo
1940 Terni M38 carbine.
I've no real interest in getting a French or Turkish piece.
t