#Swedish mauser serial numbers serial
#Swedish mauser serial numbers plus

I have not taken the rifle apart so not sure about the timbers other than they don't match timber type. About 50% of the other parts are Husqvarna, the others are Carl Gustaf parts.Įxtractor claw / firing pin / bolt sleeve So from what I have read about the markings, it has parts from all three manufacturers, including trigger guard / magazine box from an original 1899 - 1900 m96 Mauser Obendorf rifle.

#Swedish mauser serial numbers serial

I was correct in thinking mine has been through an arsenal refit, and that its rare to find these rifles that have matching serial numbers. Ive done a tonne of reading online since this original post and have learned a lot more about these rifles and their markings. The rifle is definitely more accurate than my eyes are capable to see. The POI was not all over that 14' either, with a group of about 20 in around the size of a splayed hand. I have since given the front sight post a little tap to zero for myself. I had a 14' steel plate hanging at 200m, and once I worked out the required hold to the right needed, I just couldn't miss. I'm already impressed with its accuracy using factory ammo. Well, I got my new to me m38 home this week and out to the range yesterday. The capital 'M' is only used for Naval equipment such as the M/15 bayonet, enjoy your rifle, they are a joy to shoot, Cheers. Lastly, correct designation, all Swedish Army equipment and arms should be preceded by a small 'm' only, as I have done in this post. It is normal to see this and I would not worry about your rifle. With regard matching numbers, you would find about 50% of Swedes won't completely match, most have been rebuilt by armourers and often a part will be number matched in electro pencil. The cartridge introduced in 1941 was the standard Norwegian service round since 1925, and not introduced specifically for the m/38 which had been in production for 3 years already, but proved itself to be ballistically superior to the m/94 cartridge with it's 156g RN projectile, and bigrich's load would be only slightly lower than the original m/41 round, which would be duplicated by 46.4g of RL22 or ADI 2213SC for appx 2500 fps from the m/38.

#Swedish mauser serial numbers plus

The rise of Nazi Germany had no bearing on the adoption of the m/38, as it was intended for motorised troops, transport regiments and the Navy, plus the lessons of WW1 caused all the worlds armies to reduce the length of their service rifles, but they were never intended for the Cavalry which continued to use the m/94 Carbine.

Husqvarna produced m/38 from 1941 until 1944, with both straight (on early production) and then bent bolts. Just want to clarify a couple of points, first, the Kings name was Gustaf, no 'v' at the end, CARL GUSTAF! The rifle was first converted from the m/96 starting in 1937, and these are usually (not always) found with the straight bolt of the 96. i'm kicking myself for getting rid of a accurate husky just recently. i used to out shoot my mates scoped sporters 22/22 mag at 100 with military ammo and open sights. it was a 1941 husky in amazing condition, for $69. i remember buying my first centre fire 33 years ago from Amart sports underwood queensland. this info is as accurate as i can recall of the top of my head. i had a m96 that had 3 stamps in this area, so had been inspected and /or reworked 3 times. each time a rifle went through the official military gun smiths a crown was stamped into the woodwork, usually in front of the rear sling mount. when reworked in the armoury, it was common for a good rifle to be built from many parts.

we ended up with most of the training rifles in australia, the better condition rifles with only a step down for the bayonet handle went to the US ( barstards ). the threaded end on barrels was for a flash hider that actually was for difusing the wooden blank bullets used in training. i think this round was designed for the sniper rifles, then adopted for all service rifles. some had the bolt handle turned down, some did not.these were designated m38 and a new millitary round was designed, bullet weight was dropped to 140 gn from the 160 gr round nose. existing gustavs in armory storage were reworked, with barrels being shortened.

i actually prefer these to the earlier gustav.

new rifles were made by husqvana i've seen build dates from 1941 to 1942. with the threat of the nazi's the updated m38 came into being. most had a 29 inch barrel, there was a carbine version for cavalry or artillery crews. Most of the carl gustav m96 swede mausers were built between 1899 and the early 1920's.