I'm gonna resurrect this old thread.
The recent Carcano imports got me inspired to dust off the ol' C&R license, and I wound up buying three of them. They had been stored somewhere in Ethiopia for God-knows-how-long and they were pretty grubby, so I took all three of them almost completely apart and cleaned them up. I scrubbed the stocks and put a little oil on them, but didn't try to truly refinish them.
I finished reassembling the last one today, and here they are:
Top: This is an M91/28 Moschetto T.S. (special troops) carbine, made in 1930 at the Terni arsenal. It's overall in good condition, but the bore is a bit rough and worn . . . I put a LOT of elbow grease into scrubbing this sucker today, with a few different kinds of bore cleaners. It's a lot smoother and cleaner than it was when I started, but it has a ways to go and hopefully it'll get better after some shooting.
Middle: This is an M91 Cavalry Carbine, made in 1917 at the Brescia arsenal. Condition and bore are good.
Bottom: Also an M91 Cavalry Carbine, made at the Brescia arsenal sometime between 1940 and 1943. It's also in good condition.
These are short and light, very easy to handle. Now I just need to make some ammo for them, and get out there and warm 'em up a little!