The Burke Small Arms Test Ground is the closest light weapons test site to Rome, just five kilometers from the city of Rome, and is one of the eight weapons test sites designated by the War Office.

As a weapons testing ground just outside the city of Rome, the Burke Proving Ground has been the main test site for the army's light weapons.

The test of the new rifle was also carried out at the test site.

"Your Majesty, this is a weapons test site created by our army in 1871, which was formerly a barracks in the Papal States, and after the unification of Italy, it was converted into a weapons test site considering that the environment here was very suitable for weapons testing."

In the test site, Admiral Saragate, who is the Minister of War, is explaining the origin of the test site to Carlo. On the side of the two, a group of old men wearing military uniforms and wearing the rank of general surrounded the two, of course, mainly around Carlo, who was the king.

It's also pitiful to say, a bunch of old generals wanted to use political means to resist Carlo's attempt to meddle in the army, but after looking for a long time, they didn't find a significant ally, and the prime minister they gave the public hope didn't take this post at all, which disappointed the generals.

Since they can't find a weighty ally, they have two options, and they don't have the guts to change the monarch, so it becomes a logical choice to release their goodwill to Carlo. But even if they were to show goodwill, these generals had a little Italian air and fooled Carlo with inconsequential things.

And for the vital military power, these old guys can hold it tightly. Even the Praetorian Guard broke through the scale of 10,000 people, which has become invalid, has not been loosened until now.

You know, the Marines have grown to 15,000 men, and these old guys are like ostriches, burying their heads in the dirt and pretending not to know.

Fool him with this kind of inspection weapons or patrol the army, and for these military leaders, Carlo does not speak, since the old guy dares to fool himself, then who fools who does not know.

Of course, he is also very concerned about the standard rifle of the Italian army in the next stage, after all, it is related to the combat effectiveness of the army.

As for why Carlo didn't bring back from Germany, the predecessor of the famous Hanyang made in later generations, the 1888 rifle (also called Mauser 1888, Mauser Company: this has something to do with me, if you didn't want to fool people, you would have dared to add Mauser to a rifle that is not my company, with the prefix).

On the one hand, Germany has not yet come up with a sample gun, and on the other hand, Italy does not look down on this German emergency standard rifle.

Why do you say that, because this gun is really a German emergency product.

The bolt was an improvement of the Spandau Arsenal from the Austrian "M1888 Manlicia rifle". The magazine and 5-round magazine (the bullet must be loaded with the magazine, the magazine is left in the magazine and cannot be reloaded until it is empty) is also an improvement from the "M1888 Manlisa rifle". The rifling of the barrel is basically an imitation of the French "Lebel 1886", and the new smokeless cartridge is improved from the Swiss 7.92mm bottomless bottleneck bullet.

The reason why Germany was so anxious was because France developed the world's first small-caliber military rifle that used smokeless gunpowder. This rifle far surpasses the Mauser 7184 rifle currently equipped by Germany in terms of lethality and ballistic performance, which will give the French infantry a great tactical advantage in terms of accuracy and range.

And in the face of the suppression of the French on the rifle formation of itself, this immediately caused great concern in the German military department, and under great pressure, Germany immediately set up a rifle test committee.

The GPK's initial plan was only to improve the existing Mauser 7184 rifle and switch the original 11mm black powder rifle cartridge to a new smokeless gunpowder and reduce the warhead. However, it was not until December 1887 that GPK suddenly realized that such a modification did not have much progress and advantages, and decided to combine the most advanced rifle designs available at the time.

This hodgepodge of advanced designs is the Commission 1888 rifle.

By the time the group arrived at the shooting range, a table had already been prepared here, on which were placed several guns that they had never seen before, and at the table stood a middle-aged man with great characteristics. Why do you say that, because at first glance, I thought this person looked like a yellow person, but after a closer look, I found that it didn't look like it.

Before Carlo could ask, Admiral Saragate, who was the Minister of War, introduced him. "Your Majesty, this is the chief firearms designer of the Turin Arsenal, His Excellency Salvador Carcano, and this is also the best firearms designer in our country."

As Admiral Saragate spoke, Carlo knew that this was the designer of the new rifle.

Carlo didn't wait for the Carcano to come forward to greet him, but walked up to him in two or three steps. "Hello, Your Excellency Carcano, I look forward to it with great enthusiasm that Your Excellency's work will appear in the hands of the soldiers of the army."

In the face of Carlo's first opening, this Carcano was obviously a little unresponsive. "You...... Hello, Your Majesty, I would also like to see this day very much. ”

Seeing that Carcano was a little nervous, Admiral Tapaea, who was the equipment director on the side, spoke. "Karcano, let's talk about the new rifle."

In the face of Admiral Tapea's clearance, Carcano immediately focused on the state he was most familiar with. I saw him take a rifle from the table and start to explain.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is the new rifle I have designed, the gun is 980 mm long, the gun weighs 3.2 kg, uses a 550 mm barrel, and is capable of firing 6.5x52mm round-nosed rifle bullets, which have an effective range of 600 meters, which allows soldiers to have enough range. In addition, the gun uses a six-round slotter, which can ensure that our soldiers have one more bullet to shoot. ”

It can be seen that this rifle was designed to cater to the physique of the Italians, so in terms of weight and length, a reasonable division was made.

With Carcano's introduction, Carlo, who is not even a soldier, is interested.

"Let the soldiers try."

In the face of Carlo's words, Admiral Saragate behind him nodded slightly, and several soldiers walked over. They picked up their rifles and began to shoot at the target outside. On their side, several technicians with notebooks and pens were taking notes.

"Pap, pap, pap~~"

The sound of gunfire made the test site very lively, and the soldiers not only stood up, knelt down, and waited to shoot, they sometimes rolled on the ground with their rifles, or threw them in the dirt and picked them up, simulating the situation of the battlefield to shoot.

These experiments were mixed, but they were all realistic examples of the various environments used by soldiers.

Carlo, on the other hand, waited until they had finished shooting before they looked at the recorder.

"It was reported that five new guns were tested this time, with a total of 500 rounds fired, of which three cases were jammed, and one time was used to ignite a primer. In the case of shooting, the gun is superior to the Vitri rifle currently used by our army, and both in terms of rate of fire and accuracy, it meets the standards we have set. ”

Facing the recorder's report, a smile appeared on the faces of the people, including Carlo.

"Since this gun is good, how about a small outfit?"

This is Carlo speaking, because judging by the use of the soldiers, they have adapted to this gun, and it seems that this gun has been tried many times. Since this is the case, then what else is there to say, the favor of pushing the boat with the river is good.

In the face of Carlo's words, the generals on the scene also nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty, wise."

"Your Majesty, it makes sense."

"Then do as Your Majesty wishes."

With the generals' approval of the left and right, it seems that Carlo is the leader of the army.

So in the midst of this compliment, the new standard rifle of Italy was thus decided. According to the usual practice, the gun was called the M88 rifle, but it was customarily called the Carcano M88 rifle.

I'm in a good mood