Archive for Yesterday’s Weapons
Carcanos in Albania?
Posted by: | CommentsThis blog is brought to us by S. M. Woodrum , a renowned collector & expert on Italian firearms. At different times, we have discussed the relative merits of Albanian Carcanos. Typically, they are all beat to heck and have been SOAKED in cosmolene. These came into the country in the 80s & were imported by Century Arms. But how did a tiny country like Albania come to possess so many... Read more→
Yesterday’s Weapons 8mm Carcano
Posted by: | CommentsThis blog is brought to us by S. M. Woodrum , a renowned collector & expert on Italian firearms. The 8MM Carcano The vast majority of the 8mm conversions were made in the early 1950s. The majority used rebored barrels. A writer in Europe mentions new-made barrels, but since these were assembled by speculators who were hoping for maximum profit, I believe the new-made 8mm barrels to be very... Read more→