Original Italian WWII GIL Fascist Youth Blank Firing Child-sized Brass Action Carcano M1891 Carbine - Dated 1939 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The serial number 288943 can

The serial number 288943 can be found on the barrel

indicating issue to an Artillerie (Artillery) or Pioniere (Pioneer) high ranking NCOs

or that someone was able to clean it out afterwards

for the 30th Field Artillery

Original Italian WWII GIL Fascist Youth Blank Firing Child-sized Brass Action Carcano M1891 Carbine - Dated 1939 Allow PayPal & Amazon Checkout The serial number 288943 canOriginal 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.