That rifle has a bent bolt handle, serial No. 657xxx and is dated to 1935. So the only anomaly in your description is the 1916 date. But, reading 'between the lines' in the CG literature, I observe a certain vagueness as to what was re-used, what was made new, and what may have been remarked. Factories often worked quite pragmatically with what they found in the spares bins.

A rifle scoring lower than 3 was rebarreled. My rifle is a 3, but any rifle passed by the Swedish armorers will shoot very well, as the inspectors were quite picky.

I really like these old rifles, and I already have a hunting rifle chambered in the 6.5x55mm cal. Does anyone have an M96 or an M38 military Mauser? Which do you prefer? I'm leaning toward the long 'smoke pole' M96 with the straight bolt handle. Still, the M38 looks a little less clumsy.

Maybe I'm missing the point - clumsy might be the new cool. I plan to shoot at 100 yards mostly, but if I could get out to a 300 yard range I'd be all about it. Anyone's experience would be appreciated.

The action is still tight and works fantastic. I can't wait to get some 6.5x55 so I can get this out to the range. Picked up a Type 99 Arisaka re-chambered to.30-06 too, it's a bit rougher overall, but should be fun to have in the collection. Both can use a little work and I'm looking forward to cleaning them up and getting them out to shoot. Hi All, I've been a member for a while, but this is one of my first posts.

Old Swedish M96? Registered Users do. I can't find any serial numbers besides the 8757, if that is even a serial number. My dad says it was a Swedish Mauser and it. 1899 M38 (M96/38) Swedish Mauser Short Rifle. Note the crown acceptance stamp and the bayonet's serial number. Also note the blade is bright, not blued.

Such a barrel would be discarded and replaced. (Feedback by 'Claven2') 2. Here is another 'all correct' example of an 1899 M96/38 Swedish Short Rifle Serial # 23669, also converted by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori between 1938-1940.

I am considering buying a M38 I have seen in a local gunshop. It is a Carl Gustafs with a 1916 date on the receiver and a 643,XXX serial number. It has a bent bolt with matching last three serial numbers. The numbers on the other parts also match. Everything looks good, except there are a couple of things I don't understand. I can’t reconcile the date with the SN. I’ve read posts indicating people know from a serial number, when it was made, but I cannot find the entire list and it seems a 1916 CG should be a much lower number.

I am interested in learning anyone's experience with the M1896 vs. M1938 Swedish Mauser. I really like these old rifles, and I already have a hunting rifle chambered in the 6.5x55mm cal. Does anyone have an M96 or an M38 military Mauser? Which do you prefer? I'm leaning toward the long 'smoke pole' M96 with the straight bolt handle.

I do not plan to scope this rifle (it will remain my only iron sighted rifle), but if I did I would install a low power scope, such as a Leupold M8 2.5x28mm IER Scout, forward of the receiver. This mounting location would eliminate the necessity to alter the rifles straight bolt handle, which will not clear a scope mounted in the conventional position. The m/96 is a very accurate service rifle. This was proven during the early years of the 20th Century, when the various powers held international service rifle matches. The host country provided the rifles and ammunition used in these matches to all of the teams so that all competitors used the host nations service rifle. In the entire history of this series of matches, the best scores across the board were not shot with the U.S.

I plan to shoot at 100 yards mostly, but if I could get out to a 300 yard range I'd be all about it. Anyone's experience would be appreciated. Hi All, I've been a member for a while, but this is one of my first posts. I am interested in learning anyone's experience with the M1896 vs. M1938 Swedish Mauser.

In my experience, the M38 are a little harder to find and may bring more of a premium, so just a standard 96 might be a good start. I have a three-digit m/96 Carl Gustaf made in 1898 and would not swap it for an m/38. I shoot both the 140gr and 123gr bullets with some pretty good accuracy, but then I have an inter-war after market peepsight fitted to it. Called the 'Wehrmann' sight, it simply fits on the bolt removal latch using a longer locating screw, and also folds down flat if you wish to use the original iron sights.

LSB#: 180126SH01 Make: Carl Gustafs, Sweden Model: 1896 (M96) Serial Number: 360799 Year of Manufacture: 1915 Caliber: 6.5x55mm (6.5 Swedish) Action Type. SCROLL BELOW 'PAYMENT & SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS' FOR FULL PICTURE SET Photographer for Gun Digest Standard Catalog of Firearms. Shipping: To reduce the likelihood of damage during shipping, we may disassemble long guns by removing stocks when it is possible & easy and will not damage the wood or screws. We will also break down takedowns. We have had problems with rough carrier handling breaking the stocks at the wrist, and since we have begun to disassemble, we have not had any breakage. Microsoft access 16.0 object library. All parts will be individually wrapped.

Box, Paperwork & Accessories: None Our Assessment: This Swedish Mauser Model 1896 was built back in 1915 by Carl Gustafs and has matching part numbers. It has tons of Swedish markings and the markings on the receiver are deep & crisp.

Serial around 600. I tend to think that around 1k is a pretty good estimate for a low number matching 96 or original 96--I doubt a few mismatched parts would make a lot of difference.

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I picked up an M/96 over the weekend. Beautiful gun. Bolt, barrel, all in good condition, though the finish could use some touching up. And it's in a synthetic stock, which I may swap out some day for an old wood one if I find a decent one.

My dad says it was a Swedish Mauser and it was sporterized and cut down to a carbine. It looks kind of like the old 30/40 Krag with the 4 round magazine on the side and opens on the right side of the gun and the mag flips open. Any help would be much appreciated.

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The stock was also shortened and the front band spring and barrel band were accordingly moved back. The straight bolt handle was retained. Between 1938 and 1940, 55,080 M96 rifles were converted at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori, and under contract at Husqvarna Vapensfabriks AB. By the end of 1940, the Second World War was raging across Europe. The Swedish government needed all available arms in the field in order to maintain her neutrality, by force of arms if necessary. The Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori in Eskilstuna was busy manufacturing machine guns and other weapons and so, in 1941, Husqvarna Vapensfabriks AB was given the contract to construct newly made M38 rifles instead of converting further M96 long rifles.

The m/96 is probably the finest of all the early Mausers. Sweden remained neutral in both the First and Second World Wars ('Neutrality through strength' was one Swedish motto). This means that there were no 'wartime production' short cuts taken with Swedish Mausers, unlike the military rifles of almost all major combatants in the great world conflicts.

All parts are carefully machined from steel. All key parts bear matching serial numbers, from the buttplate to the forward barrel band. There is even a steel cleaning rod supplied with the rifle. This protrudes from the front of the front receiver ring, which also incorporates the bayonet lug, and it can be removed for use by unscrewing.

I found that this effectively made the comb too high for my face, so I replaced the dovetail front sight blade with a taller example that allowed me to screw the rear sight to a higher position. That pretty much solved the problem. The new front and rear sights were ordered out of the Brownell's catalog by Guns and Shooting Online gunsmith consultant Rocky Hays, proprietor of the Newton Grant Company of Eugene Oregon. There are scope mounts for the Swedish Mausers, but the good ones do require drilling and tapping the rifle to accept them.

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Any estimates on value would be appreciated. Below is a link to my Fototime site. Thanks all Sam. Based on the condition as shown by the photos, this seems to me to be a $300 to $400 rifle at most, if it were not dated 1898.

The bore of my rifle looks good to the naked eye. The next slice of the little brass disc indicates the elevation aiming error when shooting the standard m/41 Swedish service load, which used a 140 grain boat-tail spitzer bullet at a MV of around 800 m/s. There are three Swedish words in this sector of the disc. 'Torped' indicates the 140 grain BT spitzer bullet (there was an earlier 156 grain RN bullet), 'Overslag' means over, followed by a space and then 'Str.' Str is the abbreviation for streck, a unit of angle, and there are 6300 streck to a circle. Streck were used in a manner similar to the way North American shooters use minutes of angle. If there is a number in the blank space between Overslag and Str.

Barrel Length: Approximately 29 Inches Sights / Optics: The front sight is dovetail set, bladed post. It is marked “0” on the left of the blade & on the left side of the base. The rear sight is a flip up assembly made up of two separate notches. When down a “U” notch is used along a sliding escalator marked “3 4 5 6”. When up a “V” notched blade is used on the sliding ladder marked from “7-20”. Stock Configuration & Condition: The two piece hardwood stock has a straight grip, finger grooves, metal nose cap, hole for the included cleaning rod, barrel band with sling loop, sling loop under the butt stock, marking disk on the butt and a metal butt plate.

This particular rifle is unique in that it was originally mfg in Germany uncer license as an M96 rifle by Waffenfabrik Mauser, Oberndorf a/N in 1899. Note: It is mounted with the 'T' (Torped) rear sight, which differs from the other example in this MKL entry. 1899 M96/38 Swedish Short Rifle Serial # 23669 (Converted by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori 1938-1940) 'Originally mfg as M96 rifle by Waffenfabrik Mauser, Oberndorf a/N in 1899' (Click PIC to Enlarge) (Click PIC to Enlarge) 1899 M96/38 Swedish Short Rifle Serial # 23669 (100 picture virtual tour).

Does anyone have an M96 or an M38 military Mauser? Which do you prefer? I'm leaning toward the long 'smoke pole' M96 with the straight bolt handle. Still, the M38 looks a little less clumsy.

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After World War 2, in the interest of improving sight picture, virtually all Swedish mausers had their rear sights altered from the original 'V' blade to a 'U' notch. Additionally, many rifles were retrofitted with a squared blade, replacing the older 'inverted V' blade. Rifles designated for use during training exercises were later modified by threading the muzzle to accept a blank firing adaptor designed to shred the wooden bullet training rounds then in use.

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 [ ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to. Wikimedia Commons has media related to.

Nah, actually that last comment was just to make the purists sweat a little. I've had both guns, although both had clipped military stocks when I got them.