CE 2562

[John Tonkovich]

The FBI, in CE 2562, reports on a carton containing 100 Carcano rifles, including serial number C2766 rifle. The carton containing the rifles is listed as weighing 750 lbs. I.e. 7.5 lbs per rifle.
The rifle in the national archives is listed as weighing 8 lbs.

Your thoughts?

(Sorry for not linking to CE 2562. Having technical problems. CE 2562 is readily available at History Matters. And elsewhere.)

Thank you.

[Jerry Organ]

The FBI, in CE 2562, reports on a carton containing 100 Carcano rifles, including serial number C2766 rifle. The carton containing the rifles is listed as weighing 750 lbs. I.e. 7.5 lbs per rifle.
The rifle in the national archives is listed as weighing 8 lbs.

Your thoughts?

(Sorry for not linking to CE 2562. Having technical problems. CE 2562 is readily available at History Matters. And elsewhere.)

Thank you.

Historically the Carcano M91/38 "Short Rifle" variant averages about 7.5 ibs.

[John Tonkovich]

Historically the Carcano M91/38 "Short Rifle" variant averages about 7.5 ibs.

Of course, the 750lbs refers to the weight of the entire carton. 
Not just the rifles.

So, it's not possible to package 100 rifles in a carton, at 7.5 lbs each, i.e 750 lbs, plus the packaging, and come in at 750 lbs.

[Steve Howsley]

What is the weight of Oswald's scope?

[Tim Nickerson]

Of course, the 750lbs refers to the weight of the entire carton. 
Not just the rifles.

So, it's not possible to package 100 rifles in a carton, at 7.5 lbs each, i.e 750 lbs, plus the packaging, and come in at 750 lbs.

The 91/38 Fucile Corto ,with bayonet attached, weighs 7 lbs 7 oz. Oswald's Carcano didn't have a bayonet.

[Jerry Organ]

This is from the "Carcano Page" website: ( Link ). Weights are at the bottom.

Assuming Tim is correct about the bayonet being part of the 7 lbs 7 oz rifle weight and that a folding-bayonet weights about 9 oz (from an auction site), then the bayonet-less Carcano weighed 6 lbs 14oz.

At that weight, one-hundred M91/38 Carcanos weighed 687 lbs 8 oz. leaving about 60 lbs for the shipping container.

[John Tonkovich]

What is the weight of Oswald's scope?

Irrelevant.
Ad shows only 40" rifle at 7.5 lbs.  Per Mr. Organ.

[John Tonkovich]

The 91/38 Fucile Corto ,with bayonet attached, weighs 7 lbs 7 oz. Oswald's Carcano didn't have a bayonet.
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Ad shows 40" rifle, 7.5 lbs.  Per Mr. Organ.