Hmmm, to be honest there are some bells ringing, but they don't ring like a Mauser at all.

A slotted rear portion to allow the bolt handle to pass through?

Bent bolt handle?

Gardone?

Some how this rings a bell like "Mannlicher" or perhaps even Mannlicher-Schönauer.. Too, these rifles used 6.5 caliber cartridges.

Does it have an external single collumn magazine? or a rotary magazine?

The trigger you describe does sound an awfull lot like a Mannlicher-Carcano to me

I know some Mauser-Mannlicher-third party national designs were used from say 1887 on by a few European countries perhaps it is one of these?

Mauser actions typically don't have the open rear receiverbridge most other designers used, foremost Mannlicher designs, except very very old Mauser models. Could you possibly post a picture of the action?


Moreover, If my info is correct, Gardone was an Italian arsenal prior to 1943. The home of the Mannlicher Carcano designs. If I'm correct, that rifle was made in many shapes, including carbines and used a cartridge known as 6.5 x 52... as well as a 7.something mm




A picture would help, but my pictures are too large to upload here.

Anyways, it is a very intresting issue..

BTW!!! if it IS a Mannlicher Carcano, be extremely carefull before even thinking about firing it, the knurled knobs you describe, which make me think it is a Mannlicher carcano, have the tendency to crystalize and become very brittle...making it possible for pieces of bolt to go in an undesired direction when fired!!!


Kind regards,

Vesi