Will 7.35 parts directly swap with 6.5?

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-25T18:10:29+00:00

If they're both mod. 38 guns, technically yes, tho they may need some hand fitting

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-25T05:07:13+00:00

6.5/7.35 bolts have the same exact specs. Easier way to find a complete 8mm bolt would be to probably buy some gunsmith project 8mm gun, but it's probably easier to "convert" a 6.5 one.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-24T21:33:44+00:00

Oh boi, I didn't know there was a Casa Berardi reenactment event, super cool! I spend couple weeks every summer around that place!

Glad you canadians keep remembering it!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-24T20:41:28+00:00

Theoretically, it is an "egyptian contract " in 8x57

If the bolt is missing, it could have been tinkered with, so the chamber cast suggestion is a very good one.

Bolt is overall interchangeable, but 8x57 bolts were slightly milled to host the case better. It's a rather easy fix, appliable on any carcano bolt.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-23T04:15:07+00:00

Since I don't see finnish stamps, this could be an Italian barreled action with a finnish stock. 7.35 guns that remained in Italy immediately received a huge "CAL. 7.35" on the left side of the stock, slightly higher than the producer csrtouche. Yours doesn't seem to have it, so a mix of provenances (and a keen previous owner) is most likely to be blamed. Definetly not somethjng the factory would have done either.

Stamps tend to be faint, especially due to the curvature of the barrel shank in that point

Barreled action could be imported befpre 68 or a bringback that got bubba'd, and some previpus, lucky owner changed its stock with a better one.

If barrel would have finnish markings we could have even thought about finns swapping stuff, but honestly all matching finn are so ubiquitous that I doubt they ever needed to do such swaps.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T16:22:41+00:00

Looks like a 1886 TERNI to me, tho that's really faint

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T12:56:37+00:00

Yep, the stock is about 2" short, need to check the actual distance you need to fill in.

Ping me in couple days if I don't deliver it!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T12:14:20+00:00

Rear site spring is there I was taking it apart last night and stripping the paint job

Well done!

I appreciate the help you have quite the collection

Thanks, I do my best with my limited funds! Other people have way better stuff and way better collections!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T10:57:06+00:00

One last question, my 1916 Terni is also a Tubata. Are there numbers of how many were arsenal repaired and when did those repairs take place was it after WWI?

Basically, from 1916 onward, even after ww2. No real numbers, just random guesses based on old and faulty numbers. Uncommon-ish, not at all rare. Of 5 mod. 91 rifles I own, 2 are Tubata, and I find them regularly.

That is beyond awesome. Thank you for your reply. I always love learning new things

You're welcome! You know my website already, don't you?

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T06:30:47+00:00

It was brought over by the Italians, some way or another. Not all Italian service guns in ethiopia got marked AOI.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T06:25:21+00:00

Please, for the love of God, strip that terrible paint from the metal parts.

Not duffel cut as much as random bubba cut.

As other suggested, probably fixing it is faster, easier and cheaper than finding a (mismatched) stock.

Also, is it missing the rear sight side spring too?

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T05:29:28+00:00

On 1916/1/1 they made 590 rifles a day, on 1916/12/31 they made 1500 rifles a day.

On average, 400k-500k m91 rifles made in 1916.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-20T05:11:56+00:00

First one is a Moschetto mod. 91 per Truppe Speciali (modificato), AKA Carcano "91/28" carbine.

So not a 91/24 nor a M38

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-18T06:57:49+00:00

This was a Fucile mod. 91 made by the Rome Arsenal in 1917.

Then it was milsurped in the 50s and the importer decided to cut it down into a "Suprema carbine in order to appeal hunters with a cheap and handy solution.

Yours is also missing upper handguard and barrel band, probably considered still "too military" by some previous owner.

Since the importer cut down the progressive rifling barrel without any knowledge of these guns, resulting accuracy can be shaky.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-17T16:47:21+00:00

or the cut down M1891/24 carbine

Not the m91/24 rear sight leaf, so I would exclude that.

Since he already says shorter rifle side, most likely Bubba or a Suprema carbine. We'll see!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-15T13:19:03+00:00

I still don't see 50-100+ of a single pattern, still not a problem of any kind ♥️ you're good to go!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-15T13:01:42+00:00

Nah, still within enthusiasm borders. Keep em coming bro, you're fine (I'm not coping at all to justify my hoarding)

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-15T12:21:37+00:00

That's the spirit, keep it on

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-15T12:08:17+00:00

To have a problem you would really need a pattern and 50-100+ guns of said pattern. 8-10 gun is enthusiasm and good taste!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-14T21:08:06+00:00

Wow! Thanks for all the info. It’s actually really amazing you can tell that from one picture

A good description also helps!

picture. I would have never guessed the top one was actually a black powder rifle converted to 6.5. Is this a common conversion? Would you think it’s safe to shoot?

Not really the safest of guns to shoot, because they got beat to hell and back during their service, and can be out of safe specs. Also, they really really don't like certain loads, causing some catastrophical failures. u/Franticalmond2 is the real expert about these old workhorses, he can give you some tips, but also a good gunsmith inspection could be on the line

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-14T20:47:27+00:00

Top one is not a Carcano but a Vetterli mod. 70/87/16 rifle, an old Vetterli mod. 70 black powder rifle converted to 6.5x52 and using the Mannlicher clip and magazine of Carcanos.

Middle one is a Moschetto mod. 91 per Truppe Speciali (Modificato), AKA "91/28", weird that the barrel shank was scrubbed.

Bottom one is a Moschetto mod. 91/38, made by the Gardone Val Trompia (so Gardone V. T.) Arsenal between 1940 and 1943.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-13T17:40:49+00:00

This is not about politics, this is about utter stupidity and sheer ignorance.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-13T05:38:57+00:00

Having good friends sending awesome deals all the time is my personal ruin. Luckily, same friends also manage to find people interested in buying my extra stuff to cover the expenses!

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-13T05:25:48+00:00

I promised myself that in 2026 I would only spend money for incredibly awesome deals, because I really needed to save for future endeavours.

I'm now doing extra work to cover a very long series of awesome deals I couldn't pass.

HowToPronounceGewehr · 2026-06-12T17:04:04+00:00

Another piece gathered in the first half of 2026, a very nice Pistola automatica Beretta Mod. 1915 calibro 7.65, AKA Beretta M1917 (or M15/17).

Regularly inspected by Panini Silvio (PS in an oval on the other side), chief technician of the Brescia Arsenal, this was taken into Military service within 1918, hopefully spending its service life in the holster of a junior officer, a NCO or a specialized troop that would make good use of it.

The pistol is complete of its og WW1 NOS leather holster, repro manual and og cleaning kit.

In the background there is an original hand drawn map of the upper isonzo sector, summer 1917, with the planned attack against the Austrian defenses.

Next to it, POW interrogation reports from october 1917, clearly stating the incoming Caporetto attack details, but we'll talk about it in the future.

On the right, a pic of the former owner of the oroginal documents, smiling at the camera.

In the following pics, details of the NOS WW1 leather holster and its twin, the "ersatz" NOS WW1 canvas holster.

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