help to id a rifle i was told was a carcano

[browningautorifle]

a broken bolt handle

I'd want to know how they "Broke" the bolt handle? If they were giving it away, maybe...but I wouldn't buy a broken rifle in an obscure or possibly unavailable cartridge.

[thumpersnoopy]

they say the mgr was taking the gun apart and it slipped out his hard and landed on table

[browningautorifle]

A steel bolt handle? This thing ain't made of glass...

[Aragorn243]

I think we need close up photos of the action both open and closed from different angles along with the top and bottom.

[vintage hunter]

they say the mgr was taking the gun apart and it slipped out his hard and landed on table

It's been known to happen, I've repaired several over the years that were broken off from being dropped......one of which was mine

A steel bolt handle? This thing ain't made of glass...

Heating/welding to re-shape the bolt handle tends to cause the steel to become quite brittle. If it's dropped and lands just so the handle can snap right off like glass.
The pictured bolt is from a bubba'd M41 I restored a while back. This is how it was when I got it, don't have a clue as to what caused it to break.

[browningautorifle]

Heating/welding to re-shape the bolt handle tends to cause the steel to become quite brittle.

That I'm aware of, just the story sounds a bit far fetched is all.

Your bolt looks like it was changed for a bent bolt body sort of thing. Then welded wrong...

[thumpersnoopy]

how many pics can I upload in one post got pics on phone got to transfer them to pc then upload

[browningautorifle]

You can upload whatever you need to.

[thumpersnoopy]

sorry was playing with new phone to get them over

[Aragorn243]

That's just kind of all round scary. Does appear to have once been a carcano but not much of that left.