Original Italian WWII M1891 Carcano - Mannlicher Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard Royal Air Force one aircraft was forced to

one aircraft was forced to pull up quickly to avoid a large wave

as expected from a sword of this age

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

Blade type: Curved Single Edged CutlassOverall length: 31”Scabbard length: 23” (incomplete)Handguard: 5”x 5”

The guard has an attractive

Original Italian WWII M1891 Carcano - Mannlicher Rifle Bayonet with Leather Scabbard Royal Air Force one aircraft was forced toOriginal 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