Original Italian Rare Model 1856/67 Carcano 17.5mm Needle Fire Converted Bersagliere Rifle French Uniforms which was less "star shaped"

which was less "star shaped"

and other wear consistent with long service

Barrel Length: 39"

This shouldn’t be a problem as it still displays great

Original Italian Rare Model 1856/67 Carcano 17.5mm Needle Fire Converted Bersagliere Rifle French Uniforms which was less "star shaped"Original Item: Only One Available. As with other countries in the 1860s, the newly unified Italy was looking to modernize the long guns and other arms used by the Regio Esercito (Royal Army). They were still producing and using large bore 17. 5 and 18mm percussion rifles up into the 1860s, when most countries had moved on to smaller bore rifles and even cartridge based arms. Italy unfortunately did not have large resources to acquire new arms, so in