Kind of fits here; 1944 Carcano 1938/43 TS carbine 8mm conversion

[plymouthmauser]

Carbine is in excellent condition. Undated (c1944) M1938/43 Carcano TS carbine (Troop Special) converted to 7.92 (8mm) Mauser. These rifles were reportedly manufactured at the Armaguerra Arms Factory in Cremona in 1944 for the Italian forces still fighting alongside the Germans. However, as this carbine is marked FNA-B (for Fabbrica Nazionale d'Armi di Brescia), it could have been converted from the original 7.35mm shortly post-war, as many 8mm conversions were sent to Arabic nations as training rifles. Serial number is electro-penciled in the receiver. Faint remains of white paint on the right side of the butt stock support this scenario, but the firing pin is uncut. Stock is numbered 13 to match the action. Bolt is pristine inside, unnumbered, and proofed ‘PG’ with ‘CG6’ in root. Period toe-splice arsenal repair shows some evidence of service. There is a small crack at each end of the hand guard, which have been glued and are stable. Stock and action are in above average condition. Bore is excellent. Sling is original, and I have a cleaning rod coming from Italy. Faint C.A.I. import mark under barrel.

Only issue is that I cannot get 8mm rounds to feed from a standard Carcano clip, although they chamber properly. Action does not close on my 8mm field gauge.

T

 

[RyanE]

These carbines are all post-war conversions for sale to one Arab country or another (maybe Egypt). Late war German 8mm conversions (all of which were intended for Volksstrum units) are scarce and as far as I know all were single shots. There may be a handful of M41 8mm repeaters, but I've only seen crappy pictures of one, and I couldn't confirm it was actually clip fed or just missing its wooden block.

No one has ever seen any Carcano clips that were made for 8mm.

 

[plymouthmauser]

From what I'm reading you have to modify a steel clip by expanding/relieving it.

T

 

[WaPrüf2]

Krieghoff first tried a multi-shot version but dropped it because of the clip problem - the Army didn't want to divert resources into making them and complicate the supply chain by adopting something so out-of-the-ordinary. A few of these survive - they are civilian-proofed - but they are the scarcest of the Krieghoff conversions.