Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Carcano Moschetto 91 Carbine and its Folding Bayonet" video.

  1. I usually hate pronunciation-nazis. But this time it changes the meaning of the word in quite a ridicolous way.
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  2. Bicycle troops were common in the years prior of WWI. They obviously didn't replace cavalry, but mounted infantry. A man on a bicycle can travel longer distances in shorter time than one on a horse actually.
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  3. Bicycle troops were common in those years. They obviously didn't replace cavalry, but mounted infantry. A man on a bicycle can travel longer distances in shorter time than one on a horse actually.
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  4. Not the same model. His was a 91/38 short rifle.
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  5. Actually it was soon found that bayonets mounted on rifles were among the worst weapons for trench raids. It was too easy to divert the bayonet with one hand, and hit with anything you had in the other. Almost anything (figting knives, dismounted bayonets, showels...) worked better.
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  6. Several variants actually. The smaller ones were toys, the bigger ones, fully functional rifles, although firing reduced cartridges.
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  7. Bicycle troops were common in those years. They obviously didn't replace cavalry, but mounted infantry (troops that traveled by horse, but fought without them). A man on a bicycle can travel longer distances in shorter time than one on a horse actually.
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  8. It's the equivalent of the M1 carbine, but made mantaining the full blown cartridge. Something the US had been unable to do.
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  9. Bicycle troops were common in those years. They obviously didn't replace cavalry, but mounted infantry. A man on a bicycle can travel longer distances in shorter time than one on a horse actually. Good luck in finding a BAR or a SMG in 1891.
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  10. Bicycle troops were common in those years. They obviously didn't replace cavalry, but mounted infantry. A man on a bicycle can travel longer distances in shorter time than one on a horse actually.
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  11. In late 19th century cavalry was supposed to have to fight dismounted too, that's why they were normally armed with carbines. The permanently attachad bayonet was to not have to deal with another scabbard.
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  12. At 2000m a 6.5mm Carcano bullet still delivers more energy than a .44 magnum at the muzzle.
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  13. They were very common in early 20th century. They replaced mounted infantry, not cavalry. A man on a bicycle can travel farther and faster than one on a horse, while a bicycle is much cheaper than a horse, and can't be killed.
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