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M94 Swedish Carbine
I have a M94 Swedish
Carbine dated 1898. The serial number is 6 117, however, the rest of the rifle is numbered 117 (bolt, butt plate, etc.). It's beautiful with no import marks. Wood is in excellent condition as well as the bore. It was manufactured by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfatori. No bayonet lug. What do I have? Wife bought it for me at a pawn shop for $280. No, it has not been sporterized. The brass disc is missing. Email me at dominguy@sbcglobal.net and let me know what I have.
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03-24-2011 07:37 PM
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Other than the brass disc and the lack of a bayonet lug, mine is complete. I understand some of these 94's came without bayonet lugs (Navy guns). I was wondering if mine was one of them. Also my serial number seems awfully low. Is there a website that will give me total numbers produced for my year? Any idea where I can find a replacement disc? Thanks for the information above, I enjoy reading about these early guns.
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Do you have some pics you can post ? I think our members would love to see your carbine. 
I'll see what I can find out on thte serial number.
Regards
Doug
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Maybe Karbin m/94-96 (Engineer's carbine)
You may have the m/94-96 version used by the Army Fortification Service and Army Engineers. This can be identified by a) no bayonet lug b) sling swivel on the butt is underneath, not at the side. They were converted from the normal carbine and are very rare - rarer than the standard model. The stock disc hole was also simply filled with with a brass plate, so it hasn't lost an original disc of the kind you know from the m/96 rifles - it never had one.
To be sure, we need good photos.
280 would be a steal for the normal carbine. For the Engineer's carbine - words fail me!
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 03-25-2011 at 09:58 AM.
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Because the carbines are attractive for collectors, they have been faked. Hence my use of the word may in bold italics. The abovemnentioned articel by Badger is not only very instructive, it also has a link to a site where you could find some information about fakes. Unfortunately, this further link does not work on my computer - maybe you will have better luck!.
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Badger, it seems that you need to update the link
http://dutchman.rebooty.com/
as the link in your excellent article no longer functions!
Patrick
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Thank You to Patrick Chadwick For This Useful Post:
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If you study http://dutchman.rebooty.com/fake.html
you will have a very good idea if your carbine is genuine. I hope it is - there's enough fakes around!
BTW - the numbering with the full number (in this case, only 4 digits) on major items and 3 (or even 2, because of space limitations) on other parts is normal.
However, 6xxx on a carbine should be from 1895, and on a rifle it would be from 1899. So a carbine marking 6117 and 1898 does not quite add up. Which is another reason to make photos - especially of the barrel ring - it may have been remarked when converted from the original carbine - if it is genuine.
Patrick
Last edited by Patrick Chadwick; 03-25-2011 at 11:11 AM.
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Originally Posted by
Patrick Chadwick
[/COLOR]Badger, it seems that you need to update the link ....
Fixed both links ... he must have moved his site to a new domain ...... thanks ...
Regards,
Doug
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How do I post pictures to this thread?
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Whats on the left side of the Rifle? There is the SN# and the inspector marking there must be one of those: GF, OG, HR, KB, JV, VT, HK or JT.
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