Original Italian WWII M1891 Carcano - Mannlicher Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard Royal Air Force and provided a good defense

and provided a good defense against blade weapons

with traces of the original bluing and case hardening visible in places

An early solution was the ring bayonet

as expected from a sword of this age

From his report of the day: "At that crisis

Original Italian WWII M1891 Carcano - Mannlicher Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard Royal Air Force and provided a good defenseOriginal Item: Only One Available. Carcano is the frequently used name for a series of Italian bolt action, magazine fed, repeating military rifles and carbines. Introduced in 1891, this rifle was chambered for the rimless 6. 552mm Carcano cartridge (Cartuccia Modello 1895). It was developed by the chief technician Salvatore Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890 and called the Modello (model) 91 or simply M91. Successively replacing the previous