A friend gave me a old Carcano, it's a 7.35 M38 without the SA mark. Very nice condition, receiver and stock match, stock cartouche still there. Nicer than the SA marked M38 I picked up earlier this year. What is strange is the lack of a bayonet lug. I don't see any sign of one ever having been on the barrel before. Anyone see this before?

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Importers removed those during a certain period. Possibly a bubba job. It had one from the factory though. All Italian military shoulder arms had a provision for mounting a bayonet. Ren

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No import marking so it's pre 1968. The bayo lug has to be installed before the front sight. No indication of the front sight every being removed or a lug ever installed. Barrel appears to have original blue finish.

This M38 is a carbon copy of my other 7.35's, just no lug. The bayo lug is a slip ring type affair and would leave a indication of being installed or removed. I think they are silver soldered at assembly.

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No - it had one. Most of the time, the bayo lug assembly slides right over the front sight ring. If not, it's no big deal to remove & replace that without marring the barrel. I've done it a number of times. Ren

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