Carcano Rifle Series

The "Royal Infantry Musket" Mannlicher-Carcano-Parravicino Rifle series is a group of Italian made bolt-action rifles and carbines that began with the Infantry Model 1891 and continued with rifles like the M1938, M91/38 and M91/41 until the end of the Second World War. It was the ordinance rifle used by Italian Soldiers in the First Italo-Ethiopian War (1896-1898) through to the Second World War. 
The M91/38 Short Rifle for cavalry with a six-round magazine and scope, became infamous as the rifle that Lee Harvey Oswald used to assassinate JFK.
List of Carcano rifle variants.:
* Carcano M91 / Fucile di Fanteria Mod. 91 - standard infantry rifle (barrel length 780 mm).
* Carcano M91 Carbine / Moschetto da Cavalleria Mod. 91 - a carbine designed for cavalry, with an integrated folding bayonet. (barrel length 450 mm).
* Carcano M91 TS / Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 91 - a carbine designed for special units (incl. Truppe Speciali): heavy weapons and motorcycle troops. (barrel length 450 mm).
* Carcano M91/24 / Moschetto di Fanteria Mod. 91/24 - (barrel length 450 mm).
* Carcano M91/28 TS Modificato / Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 91/28 Modificato - (barrel length 450 mm).
* Carcano M91/28 TS Tromboncino / Moschetto per Truppe Speciali con Tromboncino Mod. 91/28 - rifle-grenade launcher.
* Carcano M91/38 7.35 mm / Fucile di Fanteria Mod. 38 - a short rifle designed to fire 7.35x51 mm ammunition (barrel length 531 mm).
* Carcano M91/38 Carbine / Moschetto Mod. 38 - carbine (shorter version of Mod. 38) caliber 7.35x51 mm, with an integrated folding bayonet (barrel length 450 mm). Later reverted to 6.5x52 mm.
* Carcano M91/38 TS / Moschetto per Truppe Speciali Mod. 38 - carbine (shorter version of Mod. 38) caliber 7.35x51 mm, with a detachable bayonet (barrel length 450 mm). Later reverted to 6.5x52 mm.
* Carcano M91/38 6.5 mm / Fucile di Fanteria Mod. 91/38 - rebuilt versions of Mod. 38, back to 6.5x52mm ammunition. (barrel length 450 mm)
* Carcano M91/41 / Fucile di Fanteria Mod. 91/41 - short rifle 6.5x52 mm (barrel length 691 mm)
* Carcano Type I / Arisaka Type I - export version produced for Japan, caliber 6.5 x 50mm SR
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==Carcano M91 Rifle==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Mountains on Fire 	 	Italian sniper 	with a French APX Mle 1917 scope 	1931
Attention! Bandits! (Achtung! Banditi!)	Unknown 	Young partisan 	 	1951
A Farewell to Arms 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1957
The Great War (La grande guerra) 	Alberto Sordi 	Oreste Jacovacci 	 	1959
The Great War (La grande guerra) 	Vittorio Gassman 	Giovanni Busacca 	 	1959
The Great War (La grande guerra) 	Folco Lulli 	Bordin 	 	1959
The Great War (La grande guerra) 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1959
The Four Days of Naples 	 	Italian Resistance fighters	 	1962
The Shortest Day (Il giorno più corto) 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1963
55 Days at Peking 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1963
The Battle of Neretva 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1969
Many Wars Ago 	 	Italian troops 	 	1970
Novecento 	Gérard Depardieu 	Olmo 	 	1976
Blood Feud 	 	Fascists Blackshirts 	 	1978
Lion of the Desert 	 	Fascists Blackshirts 	 	1981
Time to Kill (Tempo di uccidere) 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1989
Mediterraneo 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1991
In Love and War 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1996
Up at the Villa 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2000
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 	 	Italian troops 	 	2001
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	Paolo Briguglia 	Pvt. Serra 	 	2002
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	 	Italian troops 	 	2002
Gallipoli: End of the Road 	Gürkan Uygun 	Mushin 	mocked as Mosin Nagant M1891 with scope	2013
Gallipoli: End of the Road 	Fikret Yildirim Urag	Capt. Ibrahim Adil 	mocked as Mosin Nagant M1891 with scope	2013
The Silent Mountain 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2014
===Television===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Mino 	Pierre Cosso 	Rico Girardet 	 	1986
Mino 	Calogero Buttà 	Americano 	 	1986
Mino 	Giampaolo Saccarola	Bloz 	 	1986
Mino 	Antonello Peleggi 	Sopranzi 	 	1986
Mino 	Gianni Bersanetti 	Andrea 	 	1986
Mino 	Delio Chittò 	Giuseppe 	 	1986
Mino 	Nicola Di Pinto 	Coringrato 	 	1986
Mino 	Silvio Anselmo 	Sergente Terenzi 	 	1986
Mino 	Oreste Rotundo 	Nicola Cirasola 	 	1986
Mino 	Franco Castellano 	Fontolan 	 	1986
Mino 	Vittorio Amandola 	Rignani 	 	1986
Mino 	 	Italian Carabinieri and soldiers	 	1986
SAS Rogue Heroes - Season 1	 	German and Italian soldiers 	 	2022
Davos 1917 	Ruben Brinkman 	Van de Velde 	 	2023
Davos 1917 	David Kross 	Dr. Mangold 	 	2023
Davos 1917 	 	Mayor General Taylor's henchmen 	 	2023
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation	Release Date
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	 	2003
Battlefield: 1918 	 	 	 	2004
Forgotten Hope 2 	"Carcano M91" 	W/o bayonet 	 	2007
Mare Nostrum 	"Carcano M91 Rifle" 	 	 	2008
Battle of Empires: 1914-1918 	"Carcano m.91" 	 	 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	 	 	 	2016
Enlisted 	"Carcano M1891" 	w/ bayonet 	 	2021
Enlisted 	"Carcano M91 with scope mount" 	w/ Scheibler/Amigues scope	 	2021
Isonzo 	"Fucile da Fanteria Mo. 1891 'Carcano'"	 	 	2022
==Carcano M91 TS==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note	Date
Mountains on Fire 	 	Italian soldier 	 	1931
A Farewell to Arms 	 	Italian military police 	TS M	1957
The Four Days of Naples 	Frank Wolff	Salvatore 	TS M	1962
The Four Days of Naples 	 	Italian Resistance fighters	TS M	1962
Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti)	 	Italian police 	TS M	1976
Blood Feud 	 	Fascist 	TS M	1978
Senso '45 	 	An Italian partisan 	TS M	2002
The Roses of the Desert 	 	Italian Troops 	TS M	2006
The Silent Mountain 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2014
===Anime===
Title 	Character	Note 	Date
Violet Evergarden	Isidor 	E12; M91 TS with Tromboncino M28 grenade launcher	2018
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Referred as 	Note 	Release Date
Men of War 	"Carabine Carcano" 	added with Red Tide expansion pack 	2009
Battlefield V	"M28 con Tromboncino" 	with Tromboncino M28 grenade launcher, added in 2019 update	2018
Isonzo 	"Moschetto Per Truppe Speciali Mo.91"	 	2022
==Carcano M91/24==
The Carcano M91/24 is a short rifle used by the Italian military during the interwar period and into World War II. It is a variant of the earlier Carcano M91 bolt-action rifle, which had been the standard infantry weapon for Italy since the late 19th century. The M91/24 was designed to meet the need for a more compact and maneuverable rifle for specialized troops, including those in urban or close-quarters combat, as well as for use by non-frontline units such as paratroopers. The M91/24 was developed in the mid-1920s by modifying the existing Carcano M91 rifle. The most noticeable difference is the shorter barrel, which reduced the overall length of the weapon. This was achieved by cutting down the M91's 6.5mm caliber barrel to a more manageable length, which made the rifle more suitable for close combat, while maintaining the performance of the Carcano's bolt-action mechanism. 
The M91/24 was primarily issued to Italian infantry and specialized units. Due to its shortened length, it became a favored weapon for troops requiring increased portability, such as paratroopers and engineers, though it was not as widely issued as the full-length M91. The M91/24 was also used by police units and in various auxiliary roles, making it versatile.
The Carcano M91/24 saw service during World War II, although it was largely replaced by more modern firearms in later years. After the war, many of the M91/24 rifles were either repurposed or decommissioned as Italy modernized its military.
===Film===
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| rowspan=2|The Four Days of Naples || Franco Sportelli || Prof. Rosati || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1962
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| || Italian Resistance fighters
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| Kill Rommel! || || Italian Troops || || 1969
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| Free Hand for a Tough Cop || Claudio Cassinelli || Commissioner Antonio Sarti || Fitted with rifle grenade launcher || 1976
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|I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro)|| || Carabinieri || || 1977
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|Mediterraneo|| || Boy || || 1991
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| The Roses of the Desert || || Italian Troops || || 2006
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===Television===
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| Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) || || Italian troops and Spanish Republicans || Ep.5-6 || 1984
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| rowspan=2|Mino || || An Italian customs officer || Ep. 01 || rowspan=2| 1986
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| Delio Chittò || Giuseppe || Ep. 06
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===Video Games===
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| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle || "Carcano" || || || 2024
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==Carcano M91/38 Short Rifle==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Stalingrad: Dogs, Do You Want to Live Forever? 	 	German and Soviet soldiers	 	1959
The Bridge 	 	German soldiers 	 	1959
Bandits of Orgosolo (Banditi a Orgosolo) 	 	A carabinier 	 	1961
The Battle of Neretva 	 	Italian Soldiers 	 	1969
Executive Action 	Paul Carr 	Assassination conspirator 	 	1973
The Boss 	Henry Silva 	Nicola Lanzetta 	With rifle grenade launcher 	1973
We Want the Colonels (Vogliamo i colonnelli) 	 	Paramilitaries 	 	1973
Shriek of the Mutilated 	Tawm Ellis 	Dr. Karl Werner 	 	1974
The Last Four Days 	 	Italian partisans 	 	1974
Silent Action 	 	Terrorists 	 	1975
Young, Violent, Dangerous (Liberi armati pericolosi)	 	A forest ranger 	 	1976
I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro) 	 	Italian Carabinieri 	 	1977
Sahara' 	Lambert Wilson 	Jaffar 	 	1983
Sahara' 	Brooke Shields 	Dale Gordon 	 	1983
Sahara' 	 	Nomadic tribes fighters 	 	1983
Flashpoint 	 	 	Found in old car 	1984
Time to Kill (Tempo di uccidere) 	 	Abyssinian partisans 	 	1989
JFK 	Gary Oldman 	Lee Harvey Oswald 	 	1991
JFK 	Frank Whaley 	Fake Oswald 	 	1991
JFK 	Kevin Costner 	Jim Garrison 	 	1991
Up at the Villa 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2000
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	Paolo Briguglia 	Pvt. Serra 	 	2002
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	Pierfrancesco Favino	Sgt. Rizzo 	 	2002
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	 	Italian troops 	 	2002
In Her Line of Fire 	 	The rebels 	 	2006
The Roses of the Desert 	 	Italian Troops 	 	2006
Watchmen 	Jeffrey Dean Morgan 	The Comedian/Edward Blake 	 	2009
Running Against Time 	James DiStefano 	Lee Harvey Oswald 	 	
Gallipoli: End of the Road 	Ben Warwick 	Cpl. William Eagle 	modified, with a scope 	2013
Gallipoli: End of the Road 	 	Australian soldiers 	mocked as Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III*	2013
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Quantum Leap 	Scott Bakula	Lee Harvey Oswald	Season 5, Episode 1 & 2: "Lee Harvey Oswald - Oct 5, 1957-Nov 22, 1963: Part 2"	1989-1993
Red Dwarf 	Toby Aspin 	Lee Harvey Oswald	 	1992-1999
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! 	Teller 	Himself 	"Conspiracy Theories" (S3E3) 	2005
The Kennedys 	Ryan Blakely	Lee Harvey Oswald	 	2011
Level 9 	 	An assassin 	Ep. "Wetware" 	
SAS Rogue Heroes - Season 1	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2022
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault	 	 	 	2002
Forgotten Hope 	 	 	 	2003
Forgotten Hope 2 	 	 	W/o bayonet 	2007
Red Dead Redemption 	"Carcano Rifle" 	 	anachronistic 	2010
Red Dead Redemption II 	"Carcano Rifle" 	 	anachronistic 	2018
Enlisted 	 	 	M91/38 6.5 mm 	2021
Enlisted 	"Carcano Mod. 38 (7.35mm)" 	w/ bayonet 	M91/38 7.35 mm	2021
Enlisted 	"Sniper Carcano Mod. 38 (7.35mm)"	w/ scope mod.38	M91/38 7.35 mm	2021
==Carcano M91/38 Cavalry Carbine==
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Last Chance 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1945
Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta) 	 	Italian soldiers and carabiniers 	 	1945
In the Name of the Law 	 	Carabiniers 	 	1949
Spy for Germany 	 	German soldiers 	 	1956
A Farewell to Arms 	 	Italian military police 	 	1957
The Law Is the Law 	 	French policeman 	 	1958
The Great War (La grande guerra) 	 	Carabinieri 	 	1959
Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) 	 	Italian troops 	 	1960
Divorce Italian Style 	Leopoldo Trieste 	Carmelo Patanè 	 	1961
Divorce Italian Style 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1961
Bandits of Orgosolo (Banditi a Orgosolo)	 	Carabiniers and bandits 	 	1961
Operation Caviar 	 	A German soldier 	 	1961
Salvatore Giuliano 	 	Carabinieri, Italian soldiers 	 	1962
The Four Days of Naples 	Luigi De Filippo 	Cicillo 	 	1962
The Four Days of Naples 	 	Italian Resistance fighters 	 	1962
The Organizer (I compagni) 	 	Italian Army cavalrymen 	 	1963
The Camp Followers (Le soldatesse) 	Mario Adorf 	Sgt. Castagnoli 	 	1965
The Camp Followers (Le soldatesse) 	Tomas Milian 	Lt. Gaetano Martino 	 	1965
The Camp Followers (Le soldatesse) 	Aleksandar Gavric 	Maj. Alessi 	 	1965
The Camp Followers (Le soldatesse) 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	1965
After the Fox 	 	prison guards 	bayonet removed 	1966
Anzio 	 	Italian Soldiers 	 	1968
The Battle of Neretva 	 	Italian soldiers and partisans 	 	1969
Five for Hell 	 	An Italian Carabinier 	 	1969
The Eighth (Osmiyat) 	 	A resistance fighter 	 	1969
Confessions of a Police Captain 	 	Carabinieri 	 	1971
Blood Brothers (I guappi) 	 	Carabinieri 	 	1974
The Last Four Days 	 	Italian partisans 	 	1974
Libera, My Love (Libera, amore mio ...) 	 	Carabinieri, Italian soldiers 	 	1975
Rocky 	Sylvester Stallone 	Rocky Balboa 	Seen behind a radiator in apartment	1976
I Am the Law (Il prefetto di ferro) 	 	Prisoner guards 	 	1977
Night Riders (Nocní jazdci) 	Jozef Adamovic 	Smuggler Imro Jakuvec 	 	1981
The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije) 	 	Italian occupation forces, partisans, and chetniks	 	1981
The Sicilian 	 	Carabiniers and soldiers 	 	1987
The Godfather Part III 	Mario Donatone 	Mosca 	 	1990
Up at the Villa 	 	Fascist 	 	2000
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 	Nicolas Cage 	Captain Antonio Corelli 	 	2001
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 	Italian artillery troops	 	 	2001
El Alamein - The Line of Fire 	 	Italian Troops 	 	2002
The Roses of the Desert 	 	Italian Troops 	 	2006
The Expendables 2 	 	Bulgarian villagers 	without the bayonet 	2012
The Silent Mountain 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2014
Tenet 	 	 	seen in a warehouse 	2020
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Front Without Mercy (Front ohne Gnade) 	 	Italian troops 	Ep.5 	1984
Agatha Christie's Poirot: Triangle at Rhodes	 	Italian soldiers and carabiniers	 	1989
Mythbusters 	 	 	"Exploding Toilet" (S01E04); "Myths Revisited" (S02E01); "Seasickness - Kill or Cure" (S03E19); "Shredded Plane" (S04E02); "Firearms Folklore" (S04E25)	2003-Present
SAS Rogue Heroes - Season 2 	 	Italian soldiers 	 	2025
===Video Game===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation	Release Date
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One	"Carcano M38" 	 	 	2005
Karma Online 	"Carcano M91" 	 	 	2011
Enlisted 	"Moschetto M91"	w/ permanently fixed bayonet	 	2021
==Carcano M91/41==
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note 	Date
Jaws 	 	Fisherman/Shark Hunting Party	 	1975
Mediterraneo	 	 	Seen in a hidden armory	1991
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Referred as 	Note 	Release Date
Sniper Elite III	"Carcano" 	 	2014
Sniper Elite 4 	"Carcano" 	 	2017
Strange Brigade 	"Gehrig-Delgane S1"	Semi-automatic	2018
Enlisted 	"Carcano M41" 	w/ bayonet 	2021
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