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Carl Gustav 1896 Mauser 6.5x55 Swedish caliber rifle. Swedish Mauser made in 1903. Serial numbers are matching, except for bolt sleeve, safety and cocking piece. Bore is excellent, Very good overall c.Click for more info. Sweden adopted a Mauser carbine in 1894 and a Mauser rifle in 1896, both chambered for the 6.5x55 cartridge. Also in 1896, Germany experimented with Mausers of various calibers. Jun 08, 2010  1911Forum Other Firearms & Tools General Rifles and Shotguns: WWII Mauser Serial Number Tracking: User Name: Remember Me? Password: Register: FAQ: Gun Safety: Search: Today's Posts: Mark Forums Read Thread Tools: Display Modes #1, 04:51 PM kssoftwareman. Member: Join Date: Oct 2009. Determine whether your rifle is a Gewehr 98k or Karabiner 98k if your rifle fires 7.92x57mm, as these rifles fired 8 mm Mauser. These rifles were the famed standard-issue rifles of the German army through the first and second World Wars; should the rifle have a two- or three-alphanumeric code on the top of the receiver, the rifle is most likely a Gewehr 98k or Karabiner 98k.

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How to search for your firearm or gun date of creation or manufacture via it's serial number. There is unfortunately no one stop shop for this task but hopefully with the help of this lense you will be able to find your firearm by manufacturer below and follow their link in order to track your weapon. Use the links below and please have your model and serial number handy so you can provide it on the corresponding pages in order to find out when your gun was made.

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All of the serial numbers match on all the parts. Does anyone have any idea of the value.

A 'turn down bolt handle' on m/1938 rifles indicates that the rifle is a converted m/1896. All m/96 had straight bolt handles. Husqvarna made m/1938 were normally produced as m/38 with the handle down from the beginning (like the picture above). Jun 04, 2011 why is it recommended to not disclose the full serial number? I've seen several posts with the full info XX'd out. Your first Amendment won't protect itself.-me Bravo. #5305109 - 06/05/11 Re: how to identify model and age of Mauser Rifle [Re: Plateau Hunter] Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 2,520 Joe Campfire Guide Joe Campfire.

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Browning Firearms

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Glock Firearms

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German Mauser Rifles Serial Numbers

Makarov Firearms

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Makarov (PM - Pistolet Makarova) - Here you will find the serial number break down by letters and numbers in order to find out when you Makarov firearm was created. This is as simple as matching red to red, blue to blue, or 1 to 1. Ensure you have your serial number handy and visit this site to begin.

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Marlin Firearms

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Visit the link above to find out when your Marlin firearm was manufactured. The website is straight forward and all you have to do is type in the serial number to your gun and BAM you are presented with the date of creation, simple as that. Marlin firearms are kept in a database along with other manufactured firearms for easy reference.

Remington Firearms

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Firearm dating information about Remington series firearms and guns provided by the Remington Society. You can reference the above website in order to date your firearm by the numbers and letters in the serial number and also learn how to read the serial number to know what each number and letter stands for, just like in a drivers license number.

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Sears Branded Firearms

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This is more of a cross reference for Sears branded firearms as well as just about every other manufacturer. This cross reference can be used to figure out which Sears firearm was created by which manufacturer as a mirror model of their own. Micom s1. Then use the links on this lense to look up the firearm that your Sears Firearm is most like to find out the year of manufacture.

Taurus Firearms

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The Taurus Model Number Lookup System will help you find detailed information about your Taurus Gun. Enter the serial number (no spaces) of your firearm and click on 'Search' to identify your model. (You must click the 'search' button to get your results.

Winchester Firearms

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Similar to the Marlin lookup tool above (and provided by the same website) comes the Winchester lookup tool. You can simply visit the above web site and type in your serial number off of your Winchester firearm and TADA the date is quickly retrieved from their database and displayed on your screen. It doesn't get much easier than that.

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U.S. Military Firearms

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Select whether your firearm is a handgun or a long gun and choose the appropriate link to be directed to oldguns.net look up tool. Once there simply search for the date your firearm was created by typing in the serial number in the box.

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Gevär m/96 (Model 1896 Rifle)
6,5 mm Gevär m/1896. Pattern, approved 20 March 1896.
Type	Bolt-actionrifle
Place of origin	German Empire Sweden
Service history
In service	1895–Present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Easter Rising, Winter War, Continuation War
Production history
Designer	Paul Mauser
Designed	1893–1896
Manufacturer	Waffenfabrik Mauser AG Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB
Produced	1895 to 1948
No. built	750,000 of which 127,000 were m/94 carbines, 535,000 m/96 long rifles and 88,000 m/38 short rifles (converted m/38's not included)[1]
Variants	m/38 short rifle, m/41 sniper rifle, m/94 carbine.
Specifications
Mass	Rifle: 4 kg (8.8 lb) carbine: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
Length	m/1896: 1,260 mm (50 in) m/1938: 1,120 mm (44 in) m/1894: 950 mm (37 in)
Barrel length	m/1896: 739 mm (29.1 in) m/1938: 610 mm (24 in) m/1894: 450 mm (18 in)
Cartridge	6.5×55mm Swedish
Action	Bolt action
Muzzle velocity	original round nose bullet rifle: 725 m/s (2,380 ft/s) carbine: 655 m/s (2,150 ft/s)
Effective firing range	600 m (656 yd) (m/1938) with iron sights 800 m (875 yd) with telescopic sight
Feed system	5-round stripper clip, internal magazine
Sights	Square post front, U notch rear iron sights or telescopic sight

'Swedish Mausers' are a family of bolt-actionrifles based on an improved variant of Mauser's earlier Model 1893, but using the 6.5×55mmcartridge, and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden.^[2] These are the m/94 (Model 1894) carbine, m/96 (Model 1896) long rifle, m/38 (Model 1938) short rifle and m/41 (Model 1941) sniper rifle.^[3] In 1898 production began at Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Swedish Mauser - The Swedish chose the 6.5x55mm cartridge and the 1896. Serial number that corresponds to the Swedish M96 rifle serial number that the bayonet. The Swedish Mauser Rifles. Steve Kehaya. And Joe Poyer. Gustaf factory with receiver dates starting with 1898 and serial numbers beginning at '1' and ending in 1925 at circa serial number 517,277 or later. The Swedish government paid Mauser a royalty of 2,25 Kronor (Crowns) for each rifle (about US $0.612 at the time). Each bayonet and scabbard had either a 3 or 4 digit (early version) serial number that corresponds to the Swedish M96 rifle serial number that the bayonet was issued with. If you can find the earlier version of the Swedish bayonet with the Flat Stud or the 4 digit serial number it is worth more.

All Swedish Mausers were chambered for the 6.5×55mm cartridge, and all Swedish-made actions were proof-tested with a single 6.5×55mm proof round developing approximately 455 MPa (65,992 psi) piezo pressure (55,000 CUP).^[4][5] Swedish Mausers were manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser AG in Oberndorf a/N in Germany and in Sweden by Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag. All Swedish Mausers, whether built in Germany or Sweden, were fabricated using a Swedish-supplied high grade tool steel alloyed with nickel, copper, and vanadium, a product then noted for its strength and corrosion resistance.

These rifles, like other pre-M 98 system Mauser rifles, lack the third safety locking lug at the rear of the bolt and feature 'cock-on-closing' (similar to the contemporary Lee–Enfield rifle) instead of the 'cock-on-opening' style found on the German Gewehr 98 and most subsequent bolt-action rifles. The rear sight was graduated for 6.5×55mm service cartridges from 300 to 2,000 m (328 to 2,187 yd) in 100 m (109 yd) increments.

m/1892 Rifle and Carbine[edit]

Submitted for Swedish trials were the M/1892 rifle and carbine based on elements of the m/1889 Belgian, m/1890 Turkish, and m/1891 Argentine Mauser rifles. One rifle is chambered in 8×58mmR Danish Krag caliber. One example exists in the Museum at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland, US.^[6]

m/1894 Carbine[edit]

6,5 mm Karbin m/1894 (m/1894-14 with bayonet mount)

The m/1894 carbine was adopted in 1894 with the first 12,000 carbines being manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser in Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. This series of carbines were all manufactured in 1895, and a very few spare receivers dated 1895 were received from Mauser Oberndorf's manufacturers 'Ludwig Loewe & Company'. Some of these spare receivers have been found built as complete m/1896 rifles with serial numbers falling into the regular m/1896 rifle ranges. It is speculated that these were replacement receivers that were later given the same serial number as the replaced receivers, though this is not yet confirmed due to the extremely small number discovered so far.

Production in Sweden under license commenced in 1898. (The preparatory production development at Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori found a place in history by being the event that caused Carl Edvard Johansson to invent gauge blocks.) Swedish production continued sporadically until 1918. Very limited numbers were later produced with receiver dates of 1929 and more so 1932. The highest 1918 serial number noted is 111,002. The m/94 carbines have a unique serial number sequence beginning with 1. The highest number so far noted is 113,150 dated 1932. There have been no carbines noted with receiver dates of 1902, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1913. It may be surmised that carbines produced from the end of regular production in 1918 until 1932 numbered about 2,150.

Mauser produced 12,000 m/1894 carbines between 1894 and 1896 and Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 115,000 m/1894 carbines between 1895 and 1933, giving a total of 127,000 m/1894 carbines.^[1]

Some carbines were lost from regular use by conversion to sub-caliber targeting & practice devices for artillery pieces.

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Sub variants

m/1894-14 carbines have a steel nose piece, not dissimilar to the No.1 Mk3 Lee–Enfield, with a protruding stud under the muzzle for the bayonet ring. There were two bayonets intended for the 94-14 carbine. The most prevalent was the m/1914 long bayonet. The second minor bayonet was the very long bladed m/1915 navy bayonet with the edge facing upwards.

m/1894-67: This was an 1894 carbine modified to accept the m/1867 Yataghan blade saber bayonet. The modification involved a slot machined on the nose cap and a stud sleeve attached to the barrel. Numbers modified are unknown. Possibly only 100 or less. Several have shown up in the United States and one is known in the Netherlands.

Skolskjutningskarbin, (literally 'school shooting carbine'): This carbine was manufactured for Swedish civilian schools for student training. All of these school carbines carry the receiver date of 1901. This model deviates from the standard m/1894 carbine in several ways. The serial number is prefixed with S and runs S.1 to S.1161 and possibly a few more. The serial number appears as S.500 on the left side-rail of the receiver. The bolt handle is the same straight handle of the m/1896 rifle. The sling swivels are on the bottom of the stock just as on the m/1896 rifle. There is no bayonet attachment. Many of these carbines have been found rebuilt as standard m/1894-14 carbines and in one case as a Carl Gustaf m/63 target rifle (CG63).

Kammarkarbin: also known as 'gallery carbine'. Sony dsr pdx10 drivers for mac free. Unique serial numbers prefixed by K. Total number produced is unknown, with the highest reported serial number being K.193 currently in a private collection in the United States. One has been reported in Switzerland. Carbine K.91 is in the Carl Gustaf factory museum in Sweden. Other differences from the standard m/1894 carbine include the stock being dyed black. The rifling rate of twist is about 4 times faster than the m/1894 carbine due to the unique bullet and much slower velocity of the special cartridge intended for this carbine. The only two receiver dates noted so far are 1898 and 1901.

1894/96 Fortress Carbine: Another variant produced in unknown numbers and unknown years of production. This carbine is very similar to the standard m/1894 except in the manner of sling attachment. This carbine uses a sling attachment identical to the skolskjutningskarbin as the sling swivels are on the bottom of the stock instead of the side. The lower sling swivel is placed much further up the buttstock nearer the triggerguard than the m/1896 rifle.

Weapons Officers Carbines: These standard m/1894 carbines were hand-built by weapons officers as part of their training. Instead of having serial numbers, the name of the weapons officer is the identifying 'serial' mark. Most of the parts are marked with the two letters of the officer's name and in some cases with a + sign. These carbines are among the most valuable of collectible m/1894 carbines.

The m/1894 carbine is still used today by the Royal Guards at Stockholm Palace.

m/1896 Long Rifle[edit]

Carl Gustav M96 rifle, bayonet, 2 different bayonet frogs and Swedish Cartridge Belt.

The Model 1896 rifle in 6.5×55mm (6,5 mm Gevär m/96) was adopted in 1896 for infantry use, replacing the Model 1867–1889 Remington rolling block rifle in 8×58mmR Danish Krag. Swedish production (under license) started in 1898 at Carl Gustafs, but additional rifles were produced by Mauser during 1899 and 1900 because of delays in shipping additional production machinery from Germany to Sweden.^[7]

Standard production at Carl Gustafs continued until 1925, but approximately 18,000 m/96 rifles were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB during World War II for civilian marksmanship training.^[8]

Mauser produced 40,000 m/1896 long rifles between 1899 and 1900, Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 475,000 m/1896 between 1896 and 1932 and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB 20,000 m/1896 between 1942 and 1944. Giving a total of 535,000 m/96 long rifles.^[1]

m/1938 Short Rifle[edit]

6,5 mm Gevär m/1938. Shortened rifle m/1896, rebuilt in 1938-1940.

The Model 1938 rifle (6,5 mm Gevär m/38) was adopted in 1938 as part of a worldwide trend (which began just before World War I) towards service rifles that were shorter in overall length than a standard infantry rifle, but longer than a cavalry carbine. Contemporary examples such as the Mauser Karabiner 98k, Short Magazine Lee–Enfield No I Mk III, MAS-36, and M1903 Springfield were all noticeably shorter than a standard late 19th century infantry rifle, and with another war on the horizon the Swedes felt it would be expedient to adopt a shorter rifle for use by mechanized troops and the Navy.

The original m/1938 rifles (Type I) were converted m/1896 rifles with barrels cut down by 5.5' (139mm) and almost always with the original straight bolt handles. These rifles are often referred to by collectors as 'm/96-38' rifles, but there was never an official designation for this conversion.^[9] The majority of purpose-built m/1938s (Type II) had turned-down bolt handles and were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB, with production ending in 1944. However, the Swedish military made no distinction in service between the two types.^[10]

Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 55,080 m/1896 long rifles to m/1938 short rifles in 1938-1940. In addition to that Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB produced 88,150 new m/38 short rifles between 1942 and 1944. Giving a total of 143,230 m/1938 short rifles.^[1]

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m/1941 and m/1941B Sniper Rifles[edit]

Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers

The m/1941 and m/1941B sniper rifles were m/1896 rifles selected for accuracy and fitted with a telescopic sight, initially with the German AJACK 4× m/41 scope. Because of the deteriorating war situation Germany however stopped selling rifle scopes to Sweden, resulting in Swedish made AGA 3× m/42 and 3× m/44 rifle scopes (made by Svenska Ackumulatorfabriken Jungner) being used instead.^[11]

Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 5,300 specially selected m/1896 long rifles to m/1941 sniper rifles in 1941-1943.^[1] The bolt handle of all m/1941 rifles was turned-down in order to provide clearance for unimpaired operation of the bolt handle or three-position safety catch lever with a telescopic sight mounted.

Model 1896 Swedish Mauser in Finnish service during WW II[edit]

Mauser Rifle Serial Number Identification

Swedish volunteers by a destroyed Soviet tank in Finland during the Winter War. The soldier in the foreground carries a slung m/94 carbine.

M96 Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers

In 1940, Finland bought 77,000 M1896 Mausers from Sweden in 6.5×55mm. They were mainly used by second line units.^[12] Model 1896 rifles used by Finland in WW II can be recognized by a stamp with the letters SA (Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army) surrounded by a square with rounded corners. Most of the rifles were returned to Sweden after WW II but some remained in Finland.^[13]

End of service[edit]

The m/1894 carbine and the m/1896 and m/1938 rifles were gradually phased out of Swedish service starting in the 1950s, although the sniper variants continued in service until the early 1980s. They were succeeded by the Ag m/42semi-automatic rifle beginning in the late 1940s, followed by the Ak 4battle rifle starting in the 1960s. However, some rear echelon logistic units were still equipped with m/1896 as late as 1983. The last unit to use m/1941(B) sniper rifles were the Hemvärnet (Home Guard) that replaced their m/1941(B) sniper rifles in 1995 by Ak 4OR rifles with Hensoldt 4×24 telescopic sights. The m/1894 carbine is still used for ceremonial and guard purposes by the Royal Guards.

Civilian use[edit]

Both the m/1896 and m/1938 rifles are highly sought after by military rifle shooters and hunters. The 6.5×55mm is an ideal all-round hunting rifle cartridge, as it has a flat trajectory, low recoil, and high accuracy. Many rifles in the Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa have been sporterized to make deer (or similar game) hunting rifles, and many firearms manufacturers, including SAKO, Ruger and Winchester, produce new hunting rifles chambered in this cartridge.

Civilian rifles built on the Swedish Mauser action[edit]

When surplus Swedish Mausers became available after World War II many m/1896 and m/1938 rifles were successfully converted by Carl Gustafs and Norma into the CG 63 Competition/Target Rifle chambered in 6.5×55mm and 7.62×51mm NATO. A number of CG 63 match rifles were acquired by the Swedish Army, with their rifles colloquially known as Gevär 6 if in 6.5×55mm and Gevär 7 if in 7.62×51mm. These competition/target rifles were used by members of the Swedish Volunteer Sharpshooting Movement Frivilliga Skytterörelsen (FSR) and are known to be very accurate for their price. The FSR strived to keep the costs of participating in their shooting events reasonable, so the FSR rulings restricted the unchecked use of very expensive highly specialized target rifles, ammunition and other gear.The CG 63 rifle was built on a Swedish Mauser receiver, to which a new heavy, non-stepped free-floating target barrel was fitted. The vertical thumb piece was removed from the bolt to improve lock time. The triggers were adjusted and smoothed to match quality and the rifles got diopter and globe sighting lines (from several Swedish manufacturers) and target stocks.The CG 63 was further developed into the CG 73 / CG 74, also called m/74, and finally the CG 80 competition/target rifle.^[14] The CG competition/target rifles complied and evolved with the technical and dimensional FSR rulings then imposed for FSR shooting events. Starting at the end of the 20th century the FSR allowed the use of competition/target rifles that are not based on the Swedish Mauser receiver.

Husqvarna also made commercial m/1894 and m/1896 versions available as sporting rifles called Model 46 and its variants (Models 46A, 46AN and 46B) in 6.5×55mm, 9.3×57mm and 9.3×62mm. After World War II they used m/96 and m/38 actions without thumb notch to create the Model 640 series (646 in 6.5×55mm, 648 in 8×57mm, 649 in 9.3×62mm). These are not to be confused with the late-production Model 640 using FN Herstal M98 actions. Stiga also made sporterized versions in popular calibers, which are very well finished and balanced.

Users[edit]

• Sweden
• Finland^[13]
• Luxembourg^[15]
• Denmark^[16]
• Norway^[17]

Gallery[edit]

• Karbin m/1894, original model without bayonet mount

• Karbin m/1894-96 for the Corps of Engineers (no bayonet mount, rifle sling swivels)

• Karbin m/1894 in (ceremonial) use by the Royal Guards in 2009.

• Gevär m/1938 purpose-built m/1938 (Type II) equipped with a turned-down bolt handle

• Blank Firing Attachment (BFA) for Swedish Mauser m/1896B and m/1938B

• Rifle scope m/1941 (ZF Ajack 4×90) for m/1941 sniper rifle

• Rifle scope m/1944 (AGA 3×65) for m/1941 sniper rifle

• Knife bayonet m/1896 for m/1896 and m/1938 rifles (overall length 330 mm/13 in)

• Knife bayonet m/1914 for m/1894-14 carbine (overall length 460 mm/18.1 in)

• Knife bayonet m/1915 for m/1894-14 carbine, Royal Swedish Navy (overall length 635 mm/25 in)

• Stripper clip loaded with Swedish 6.5×55mm surplus FMJ spitzer ammunition produced in 1976.

• What the Swedish Mauser could have been. Mauser in 8×58mmR Danish Krag, the standard military rifle caliber in Sweden before the 6.5×55mm. Swedish rifle trials of 1892.

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcde'FAQ about Swedish Mauser m/1896, m/1938, Carbine m/1894 and the Ljungman Ag m/42'. www.gotavapen.se.
2. ^'Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olsen, 3rd edition, F. Brownell and Son, Publisher, p. 81
3. ^Jones, D: Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden, pp. 37, 59, 81, 93. Collector Grade Publications, 2003.
4. ^de Haas, Frank, Bolt Action Rifles, Northfield, Illinois: DBI Books, Inc. (1984), ISBN0-910676-69-0, p. 31
5. ^'6.5x55'. www.ballisticstudies.com.
6. ^'Tale of 2 Swedish Trials rifles from 1892 & bore specs & twist rates'. castboolits.gunloads.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
7. ^Jones, p. 66
8. ^Jones, p. 76
9. ^Jones, p. 82
10. ^Jones, p. 83
11. ^Jones, pp. 95, 97
12. ^Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent (5 July 2006). Finland at War 1939–45. Elite 141. Osprey Publishing. p. 48. ISBN9781841769691.
13. ^ ^abSchinke, Carsten - Die leichten schwedischen Infanteriegewehre Armee und Heimwehr - Journal-Verlag Schwendt Gmbh (1990) - page 59
14. ^'Swedish rifles 1963 to 1995'. www.gotavapen.se.
15. ^Kehaya, Steve and Poyer, Joe, The Swedish Mauser Rifles, Tustin, California: North Cape Publications, Inc. (2011), ISBN978-188239126-4, p. 24
16. ^Ibid, p. 26
17. ^Ibid

Further reading[edit]

See Full List On Turkmauser.com

• Jones, D (2003). Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden, Collector Grade Publications.
• Olsen, L (1976). Mauser Bolt Rifles, Brownell's Publishing.
• Ball, R (1996). Military Mausers of the World (4th ed.), Krause Publications.
• Kehaya, S & Poyer, J (2011). The Swedish Mauser Rifles (Rev., 3rd ed.), 'For Collectors Only' series, North Cape Publications.

External links[edit]

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Mauser Serial Number Lookup

Greetings All! A couple of weeks ago I happened to pick up a Swedish Mauser at an estate auction. It is a very nice 1898 dated rifle with the serial number of 379. It is matching except for the floor plate (the magazine box is numbered correctly) and the rear sight leaf. Bluing is 50-60% with most of the thinning on the triggerguard and floor plate. Wood has the usual dings but no major cracks or chips. Both stock and handguard are matching. The bore is a bit frosty but strong. Comments would be appreciated especially concerning the stock. The wood appears to be walnut. Is it French Walnut? Any estimates on value would be appreciated. Below is a link to my Fototime site. http://www.fototime.com/inv/C1043D24859466E
Thanks all
Sam