Check the various entries and photo montages in the Sweden - Milsurp Knowledge Library (click here)

Pics sure would help us a lot ..

Anyway, does it look like this?

1899 M38B (M96/38) Swedish Mauser Short Rifle (Mfg by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori) ..... (click here)

... or this?

1907 m94/14 Swedish Carbine (Mfg by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori) ..... (click here)

The M96/38 has a 23" barrel, whereas the m94/14 has roughly a 17" barrel.

Post pics, or if you don't know how, email them to me and I'll post them for you.

Regards,
Badger