I bought one from Classic Firearms several months ago and it was described as a Calvary Carcano Carbine used during WWII mostly by Italian police on bicycles, and those needing something smaller than the full size Carcano rifle (Like truck drivers etc.). Ammo was tough to find (at least when I looked, although I did see sites that had it), but that was before the pandemic. It’s a nice little carbine though, and I’m glad I added it to my collection. I can’t speak for hunting (as I’m not a hunter), But it should be fine to shoot if you find the 6.5 Carcano ammunition for it. I can’t speak on parts as I really haven’t looked, but there are probably sites and places like eBay that have parts and accessories