M41 Swedish Sniper

[nijalninja]

G'day there, I love my mausers and ever since finding out about them I have been curious towards the M41 snipers, but there really doesn't seem to be much info on them out there. I asked a fellow the other day who said he had heard of one in circulation only once in his lifetime, and he seemed rather wise in his age.

Are they really that uncommon?

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[speckles]

The number of M-41/B snipers were just over 5000 ... ~4000 ajack scopes made in '41, 42 for the rifle... ie some m41bs are without scopes..
The number of M41s.... with the AGA-42 scope are ~1000 and the -44 scope, half of that....
Oddly enough the upgraded snipers with the ajack scope seem to attract a higher price on sale even though more common. The swedish scopes are less powered (3x) and less quality (cloudy issues) than the german scope (4x).
Having said that, the optics on my AGA 42 rifles are clear but all my M-41/B's are much better, in all regards... I can't speak about the AGA44 scope; Only one I don't own

[nijalninja]

Ok so there are something like just shy of 7000 in the world? I suppose they would be spread out all over the place, but I have never heard of one in down here in Australia. I can't imagine there are many left that are not claimed by a collector.

[speckles]

There are differences b/w m41 and m41b snipers and collector's will attempt to acquire all types.
The mount system is different so that it can hold the German vs the Swedish scope (all ssr type). Rear sights different between both as well. Usually bore discs placed on the upgraded m41bs in '55 as well.
They are quite common in USA and I'm not sure about other countries but I suspect common in Sweden as well. There are attempted fakes (good and bad) so it's nice to have those in the know look at them before you shell out the cash on one. Btw... going price on an m41b in the US is roughly 2-4K depending on quality factors. M41 is less
I'll post some pics later if the different rifles to show nuances.

[speckles]

this is the m/41 sniper with ssr mount system. the smaller AGA-42 Swedish scope. The standard rear site system for the m/96. And the standard m/96 sling.

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The m/41B sniper rifle. Note the sling, the ssr mount, the 4x90 AJACK scope, the front sight hood, the rear sikte m/55 sight upgrade, and the bore disc.

[nijalninja]

Wow they both look so nice. Thank you very much for the pictures and info. I am always worried about looking into high-end rare rifles like this because of the fakes and so on. There wouldn't happen to be a catalogue of the M41's, such as there is in The Lee Enfield about the Australian HT Snipers?

[speckles]

Yes!! The Crown Jewels by Dana Jones. Fantastic read re:all types of Swedish rifles.

[Badger]

Check the MKL for articles and detailed photo montages on all 3 versions of the M41 sniper rifles.

Swedish Milsurps Library

Regards,
Doug

[nijalninja]

Thank you both for the recommendations. I'll read up on them when I get the chance!