A Carcano Model 91/38 was used to assassinate US President John F. Kennedy . Although this rifle is often called " Mannlicher – Carcano " , especially in American parlance , neither that designation nor the name " Mauser – Parravicino " is correct . Its official designation in Italian is simply Modello 1891 , or M91 ( " il novantuno " ) . The magazine system uses en bloc charger clips which were originally developed and patented by Ferdinand Mannlicher , but the actual shape and design of the Carcano clip is derived from the German Model 1888 Commission Rifle
assassinate US President John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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