Swedish Mauser M96

[Light Infantry]

Hi everyone!

just purchased a Swedish 96. 1917 CG. All parts seem to be matching, including the wood, firing pin, and Cleaning rod. Very happy with this one.

I have 2 quick questions. The trigger itself does not seem to have a serial #. Did they come this way, or isa this a replacement from the arsenal?

Also on the bottom of the stock behind the wrist are there markings: from the front to the rear: "crown" "crown" and then a "crown with a C" below it? iIs this as original from the factory or was it sent back to thew arsenal for work?

Thank in advance!

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[Ernest T]

1. Trigger is not numbered, but will usually have a crown stamp:





There are actually 3 different types of crown stamps depending on where the part was manufactured. If your parts are all CG they will have a straight up crown with a flat base like shown in the photos above.

2. The first crown on the stock behind the trigger indicates that the rifle was test fired and sighted in. Each additional crown with a letter or letters below, indicate repair work has been done and at what facility. There may be multiple stamps here.



Crowned C Carl Gustaf, Eskilstuna
Crowned S Stockholms Tygstation, Stockholm
Crowned K Karlsborgs Tygstation, Karlsborg
Crowned CB Karlsborgs Tygstation, Karlsborg (Carlsborg, old spelling)
Crowned B Bodens Tygstation, Boden
Crowned Gg A2:s Tygstation, Göteborg
Crowned Ch A3:s Tygstation, Kristianstad (Christianstad, old spelling)
Crowned Ö A4:s Tygstation, Östersund
Crowned G A7:s Tygstation, Gotland

Sounds like you got a nice rifle. They are almost always good shooters. Finding a rifle with a matching cleaning rod is pretty cool. The Swedes started matching the cleaning rods after 1905, but it seems that many of them got removed at the arsenals and replaced with mismatched ones, so it is hard to find rifles with matching rods.

[speckles]

What E.T. said... especially the cleaning rod match... that’s almost a unicorn bingo.. don’t let it go.

[Light Infantry]

Thanks guys. I will try to get pics up soon. When i bought it over the internet the seller told me it was all matching but i expected the metal to much but not the stock or the cleaning rod or even the firing pin. This one os a keeper. After over more than 30 years years of collecting i don't normally get excited, but this one has made me happy happy joy joy!!!

[Pavia]

If they used the cleaning rods to stack arms in the field, then the matched rods ended when they moved out...

[Dannyboy53]

If they used the cleaning rods to stack arms in the field, then the matched rods ended when they moved out...

I agree, soldiers don't give a rats butt about matching serial numbers!