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1_The Moschetto 1891 carbine was adopted in 1893 and it is probably the firearm with the longest service life in Italy’s history, given
that in the early 80s it was still in use by the cadets of the Polizia di Stato.

2_The “original” 1891 carbine is not equipped with a barrel top cover, in TFC’s lot of 150 carbines there are, incredibly, two samples
that have never been refurbished. The barrel cover was added only in 1916, resulting in a modification of the front band.

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times over the decades, but these are “official” refurbishments carried out by military arsenals and not sloppy
works done by wholesalers and gun shops. The difference, for a collector, is substantial.
That’s why we were so curious (no, anxious; no, eager) to see them, in order to be able to “tell their story”.
What’s inside?
The Moschetto 1891 “cavalry” carbine (we use quotation marks because this denomination is actually
unofficial: the carbine’s official assigned name was simply “Moschetto 1891”) is one of Italy’s issued firearms
that has left more traces in the collective imagination of the Italians, whether or not they are passionate about
guns: first of all, for the wide number of Italian units and armed forces to which it ended up being supplied;
secondly, because it has had a very long service life.

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