Attachment 30786Attachment 30787Attachment 30788I just became the proud owner of what appears to be a Carcano Mod #91/28, stamped "Beretta Gardone 1932, Ser #20xxx". Total length= 37 inches. Muzzle to receiver= 17 inches. The 3/4 length stock appears to be a not-too-professional homemade one. When I got it home, I checked in my stash of unknown firearms items, and found what appears to be ammo for this Carcano. I think this gun is supposed to be chambered for 6.5 x 52. The two boxes of ammo I found do have "6.5 Carcano" handwritten on the box. The rounds have raised letters and numbers around the primer, "SMI 936" (SMI=Societa Metalurgica Italiana / 936=Sep 1936). The round is 2 7/8 inch long. The projectile is the long silver-in-color round-nose Carcano type. I also have a standard steel Carcano clip with six of these rounds in it. I dropped one of these shells into the chamber, and it fit snugly, and came out easily. I can't tell if this is the "6.5 x 52", or "6.5 x 50". How can I tell for sure whether this ammo is intended for this gun? Also in my stash, I found several loose rounds that look the same as the above described rounds, but these are stamped on the base= "V146 4 8 HA", and are 3 1/16 inch long. These will not chamber in this gun. What gun could these rounds be intended for? Any help would be really great. Thanks to you all for what you do here on this site.Information
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