Carcano modello 1895

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Carcano
CarcanoM1895.jpg
Carcano Modello 1895 (top) and Carcano Modello 1924 Corto (bottom)
TypeBolt-action rifle
Place of origin Archadia-Archedes
Service history
In service1895-1995 (Archadia-Archedes)
2000–present (Archadian Federation)
WarsFirst Europan War
Second Europan War
War of Lorican Aggression
Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis
Second Lucis Civil War
Imperial Crisis
Production history
Designed1893
Produced1895–1945
No. built8,000,000 to 10,000,000
VariantsLong rifle, short rifle, cavalry carbine, special troops' carbine
Specifications (Fucile mod. 91)
Weight3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
Length1,285 mm (50.6 in)
Barrel length780 mm (30.7 in)

Cartridge
ActionBolt action
Muzzle velocity700 m/s (2,300 ft/s)
Effective firing range1,000 m (1,100 yd)
Feed system6 round integral magazine, loaded with an en-bloc clip

The Carcano is a family of Archadian bolt-action rifles introduced in 1895, with the carbine version introduced in 1924. Introduced in 1895, this rifle was chambered for the rimless 6.5×52mm Carcano cartridge (Cartuccia Modello 1895). It was developed by the chief technician, Antonio Carcano at the Turin Army Arsenal in 1890 and called the Modello (model) 95 or simply M95. The M91 was used in both rifle (fucile) and shorter-barreled carbine (moschetto).

The Carcano was also exported to the Guadosalam Federation, Ilari, Empire of Quenmin, Midgar Federation, Rumania and the Liberl Kingdom. The Carcano also proved to be the Quenminese basis for the Trinh-Hoang 91-13.

Development

Variants

Ilarian M98

Combat Service

Users

Archadia-Archedes
Empire of Quenmin
Free Quen Minh: Mostly stolen or confiscated rifles
Guadosalam
Ilari: Used the Model 1898
Joyonghea: Stolen from Quenminese arsenals
Midgar
Rumania