Mann- Carcano 7.35
Carcano 7.35×51mm
Antiqued English Pewter 1/6 mounted replica of the Carcano Italian rifle along with a 7.35 round(deactivated) and a short information panel.
On black baize, with green mount and housed in a walnut coloured frame.
size (glass) 277mm x 208mm
Panel Reads :-
After reports of inadequate performance of the 6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano, at both short and long ranges during the campaigns in Italian North Africa (1924-1934), and the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1934), the Italian army introduced a new short rifle in 1938. The Modello 1938, together with a new cartridge in 7.35x51mm calibre. In addition to the slightly larger calibre, Italian ordnance designers introduced a spitzer-type bullet for the new cartridge, with the tip filled with aluminum to produce an unstable (tumbling) projectile upon impact in soft tissue. However, the Italian government was unable to successfully mass produce the new arms in adequate quantities before the onset of war and in 1940 all rifle and ammunition production reverted to earlier 6.5×52mm
