1894 Mauser carbine?

[bubba37]

I recently purchased a gun collection from aan estate sale and part of that collection was a Carl Gustaf G33/50 1894 Mauser carbine. From what I have been able to find I think it is an m94/14 . It has the bayonet lug and a 17 " barrel. The serial is HK103111 and it is in 95+% shape. Chambered in 6.5x55 swedish. Does any one know anything about these rifles?

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[Badger]

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, so I suspect you probably have the latter, which can be very valuable (if all correct) to a collector.

Check the 106 pic virtual tour in the latter ...

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

Regards,
Badger

[bubba37]

I don't know yet how to post pics but will. It is the m94/14 carbine and is in slightly better condition than the one in the link you sent. How much are they worth?
I am mainly a handgun collector and not that knowledgable about military rifles.

[Badger]

Here is some reading for you ...

How do I upload or post images? (click here)

How do I use PhotoBucket to display images? (click here)

How do I post pics? - A tutorial by Wally (click here)

I think in great condition and all matching, perhaps $1,000 or more at auciton, depending who's bidding and how bad they want it.

Hope that helps ...

[gunner]

Hi bubba37,

It depends also on the stamp on the stock disc if it is from Infantery, Artillery, Supplies or Navy. Good ones gone over here for $1200 up to $1800.
For the stamp on the left side of the chamber it is a Carl Gustavs made from 1912. Is the bayo the m/1914 with a 600mm long blade or the m/1915 with the 335mm long blade?

Regards

Gunner

[bubba37]

Picvs of m94/14

[gunner]

Very fine rifle. Looks like new.

Regards

Gunner

[Badger]

The serial number is HK103111, but what is the date on the knoxform on top?

Swedish Mauser

m/1894 Carbine

The m/1894 carbine was adopted in 1895 with the first 12,000 carbines being manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf a/n in Germany. All of this series of carbines were manufactured in 1895 only. A very few spare receivers dated 1895 were received from Mauser Oberndorf. A few of these 1895 receivers have been found built as m/1896 rifles having serial numbers falling into regular m/1896 rifle ranges. It is thought they were replacement receivers numbered the same as the replaced receiver, though this is not yet confirmed due to the extremely small number discovered so far.

In 1898 production began at Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden. Production continued sporadically until 1918 and in very limited numbers afterward 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 and ending with the highest number so far noted 113,150 in 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.

Some carbines have been lost from regular use by conversion to sub-caliber targeting & practice devises in artillery pieces. Many other carbines have been lost due to conversion to m/63 target rifles.

Regards,
Badger

[Badger]

If you want a great book on Swedish Mausers, this is amongst the best, albeit it's expensive ...

"Crown Jewels - The Mauser in Sweden" by Dana Jones - ISBN: 0-88935-283-6.

Attachment 9541

Regards,
Badger

[gunner]

I`ve got the date from my book the HK is an inspectors stamp and he was an inspector on CG plant in 1912.
The book is in german it is this: "Die leichten schwedischen Infanteriegewehre, Armee und Heimwehr" written by Carsten Schinke , Journal-Verlag Schwend GmbH, no ISBN Number.

Regards

Gunner