Swedish Carl Gustav Jarmann rifle??????
Hi, I recently purchased this rifle. At the time I had no idea what it was I just liked the look of it and it seemed to be of very good quality. The seller had no information on the rifle. I have done a bit of digging and I think it is a Carl Gustav made Jarmann rifle. I am looking for any one that can confirm this or provide any insight. The rifle has apparently been sportized at some point in its life but the job was very well done. The bolt, receiver and butt plate all have a matching 3 digit serial number but it looks like it was re-barreled and the wood was shortened at some point.
The barrel is rifled and about 27 3/4 inches long. The overall rifle is 49 1/4 inches. The action is crisp and appears to function perfectly. The whole thing looks like it has been reblued and refinished but not recently.
I don't even know if the caliber is original or if it has been changed at some point. Any information regarding this rifle would be welcome. I have not been able to find out very much and I am starting to think this may be a fairly rare rifle.
Please see pictures below:
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A Swedish Jarmann! Rarissimo!
It does indeed appear to be a sporterized Swedish Jarmann rifle. A receiver with identical markings (crown C, date, inspector's initials) is shown on P.14 of "The Crown Jewels" by Dana Jones.
From the same source:
Only about 500 were produced in the first batch, mostly in 1882, with the remainder in 1883. If the number is 1-500, it was one of these.
If the number is 501 or higher, then it is from the second batch of 1000, also made in 1883, but with an extra barrel band.
And that was it!
An extremely rare beast!
The barrel is clearly not an original, which had an octagonal knoxform. The stock looks like the original 2nd-batch type, cut back to the barrel band. I imagine that it is no longer a repeating rifle, but take a close look underneath, below the loading tray, and you should find a plugged hole. Originally, there was a screwed on brass plate that provided access to the mechanism for cleaning.
