1916 Swedish Mauser

[confederatemule]

I bought a Swedish Mauser from an individual the other day. I've know nothin bout these rifles. I am not into military rifles, but I am endin up with a few, 5 M-N, K98, SKS, S-M.
I know y'all can tell me what I have. The serial # is; 82139. It, as well as the crown, is stamped on every part that I can see.
Thanks for any information.
Mule

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[Patrick Chadwick]

I ain't got nowher to go, and nothin to do when I git ther.

Yes you have!

Read this book:

"Crown Jewels - The Mauser in Sweden" by Dana Jones.
Collector Grade Publications, ISBN 0-88935-283-6

from which you will learn that you have an M96, often referred to as the "Carl Gustaf". Seriously cut-down to make a sporter. They can actually shoot d...d well in this state, but the collector value is 0.0 times zilch. So concentrate on getting the best shooting performance out of it you can. Do not rush off and get the headpsace checked with SAAMI gauges - that is an expensive waste of time. Swedes were not built to SAAMI specs!

Feeding: fire off ordinary 6.5x55 factory ammo to give you fire-formed cases, then do NOT fully resize, but use neck-sizing only. Reload with a medium rifle powder - there are plenty of recipes in the Sierra manual - note that the Sierra loads were established with an 18" barrel in an M38 carbine, which is actually closer to your rifle than it is to a full-length M96. 120-140 gn bullets for 100 yards. 140-160 gn for longer distances. They can be astonishing tack-drivers at 100 yards.

Serial No. 82139 dates it to 2nd half of 1916. For everything else - get the book!

Patrick



SORRY! BIG MISTAKE: IT IS AN M94 CARBINE!
See later post

[confederatemule]

Thanks, Patrick. I will purchase the book. Does this mean that the barrel was shortened and then the front sight replaced? Was the stock shortened? Is the peep sight something added when the gun was cut down? The stock looks to have been factory fitted to the sight. I see no machining marks on the barrel. The barrel measures 18 3/8" from tip to front of opening of slide, on top of barrel. [I know that ain't a good description and it is probably not the correct place to measure from.] Every number on it matches. I am sure the bolt is a factory turn down. It's number matches.
It is a shame that someone would do this to an all matching collectors item.
The guy I bought it from is in his late 50's. He said he has had the gun, just as it is, since he was 12 years old.

I have an all matching Tula M-N that is done the same way.

I wonder about the slot on the left side of the stock, that has been filled in with something.

Again, Thanks.

Mule

[Patrick Chadwick]

I was looking at the wrong page in that book!

The number is that of an M94 carbine from 1916, NOT an M96 long rifle.
I should have been alerted by the filled-in slot for the sling attachment and the short grasping grooves.
Anyway, back on track now.

1) It is an M94 carbine. Whích is considerably rarer than an M96,
2) so the barrel is unfudged (but the foresight was altered),
3) and the turned-down bolt is original,
4) and the slot is for the sling,
5) but the backsight is not original. The rifle still has the base for the original leaf backsight.

Patrick


PS: the normal way to measure the length of a rifle barrel is from the muzzle to the boltface, when the bolt is closed. I.e close the bolt, slide a suitable rod down the barrel until it touches the bolt face, mark the rod at the muzzle, remove the rod and measure the distance from the back end to the muzzle mark.

PPS: Take a look at the MKL

1907 m94/14 Swedish Carbine (click here)

and compare it with your rifle

[Calif-Steve]

It is a bubbaed carbine. The carbines are hard to find. This one looks done, enjoy it.

[confederatemule]

Just in case any one wants to know, the stock number matches the other numbers.
So, Patrick, it appears that the sights are the only alterations other than the sling slot is filled and the plates are missing on the right side of the stock?

[confederatemule]

Steve, I hate to sound dumb, but, I am. So, what do you mean by "This one looks done,"?

Mule

[Aragorn243]

The stock has also been shortened an it's missing it's bayonet lug. With the stock being cut, it can never be restored to original all matching number configuration. You could probably make it look like it's supposed to look like but would the effort and expense be worth the end result. From what I've seen, the majority of Swedish Mausers are all matching, they didn't seem to mix and match the way a lot of other countries did or wound up as spoils of war. So having one that is not all matching isn't going to be that desirable to a collector. Add to that the drilled holes for the rear sight and what you have is a very nice shooter but not a collector piece. They are very accurate rifles.

[confederatemule]

Thanks guys, for all of the information. And for the links to other information.
It looks like I just need to buy cartridges and shoot it. Then buy a set of dies and reload the cartridges I shoot.

Mule

[Calif-Steve]

It is a nice carbine that has been cut up/drilled up. It is a sporter carbine and will not be converted back to GI standards. This project is done. A good hunter.