Rick will probably post a reply here also, but in the meantime, the two terms seem to apply to a single style of gun.
Elgood in his book Arms of Greece and her Balkan Neighbours mainly uses the term "Arnautka" in the text describing the photos, but also in some cases uses the term "Arnautka or Tancica". Other authors (eg. Tirri) use the term "Tanchika".
As you will have noticed, the term "Tanchika" is mostly used here on the Forum to describe these guns.
Stu
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