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Old 03-22-2008 | 07:33 AM
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FWIW, Finland purchased a large number of carcanos on 7.35 cal, and to put to bed the notion that carcanos were inaccurate, Finland had a much higher accuracy standard than the United States, Great Britain, or Germany at the time for acceptance of rifles for miliatry service.
So did the Japanese. They had theirs made in Italy as modified barreled actions only, and sent to Japan for completion and stocking. The Japanses contract weapons were chambered for the 6.5X50 Arisaka round, and were fitted with a Mauser-type five-round staggered box magazine instead of the unsatisfactory Mannlicher type. These rifles were designated by the Japanese as the "Type I", probably because of their Italian origin.


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