Original Italian WWII GIL Fascist Youth Blank Firing Child-sized Brass Action Carcano M1891 Carbine - Dated 1939 Russian Field Gear Absolutely NO restoration has been

Absolutely NO restoration has been undertaken since coming to light

and does have some minor staining from the buttons

This example is maker marked 6 on the back of the pin which represents the maker Fritz Zimmermann of Stuttgart

These rifles were originally muzzle loaders

and even a tiny Des Führers Kampf im Osten (AH's Battle in the east" book

Original Italian WWII GIL Fascist Youth Blank Firing Child-sized Brass Action Carcano M1891 Carbine - Dated 1939 Russian Field Gear Absolutely NO restoration has beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice "Child Sized" blank firing Carcano Model 1891 Carbine, officially termed the Moschetto Regolomentare Ballila Modelo 1891 (Balilla Regulatory Musket Modelo 1891). These scaled down Mannlicher Carcano pattern bolt action carbines were intended for Italian Fascist Youth training, used by the Opera Nazonale Balilla (ONB), 1926 1937 and the follow on Giovent Italiana del Littorio (GIL) through WWII.