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    Swedish M38 puzzle

    I bought this rifle about 30 years ago, and apart from test firing it, I have kept it in my gun safe. I was looking under Swedishicon Mausers recently and I am puzzled. The receiver is a CG dated 1898 serial number 986. All other markings appear to suggest that the rifle was made by Husqvarna, probably between 1940 and 1944. (Note the “tilted crown markings.) I was unable to send pictures to one member of the advisory board, so the bent bolt and crown markings were not evident. His conclusion was that the rifle was an M96/38.
    Can anyone clatify the issue for me?
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    It is probably a mix of parts. Receiver and barrel will most probably both be CG, the rest can be changed without big issues, so maybe it has been put together from several different sources.
    I have a 1902 CG cut to 38 specs.
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    Thank youOvidio, the serial numbers, other than a barrel band are all matching,so the Husqvarna build on an existing CG receiver seems to hold. I will pull the action out of the stock to see if there are any other numbers.
    Much appreciated.

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    There are two types of m/38 Swedishicon Mauser rifles. The original m/38 rifles were made from cutting down and altering existing m/96 rifles, they have the same straight bolt handle and the same rear sight as the m/96. These rifles are referred to as "m96/38" but the official designation was just m/38 whether from an altered m/96 or being built from scratch.
    In 1940 the Carl Gustafs factory was busy with other works so the gun making firm of Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB was asked to produce the m/38 from scratch. Their receivers are marked "Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag" with the year of manufacture 1941-1944. Early Husqvarna rifles had straight bolts, however as they were more used to producing bent bolts for their sporting rifles they were later authorized to produce rifles with turned down bolts.
    Turned down bolts that are found on m96/38 rifles have normally been fitted during factory rebuilds, parts that are fitted as replacement are marked with a crown at an angle to the axis of the rifle.
    My own Carl Gustafs 1900 dated rifle is a very good example it is all matching but it has a turned down bolt handle and most of the small parts, barrel bands ect show the crown on an angle showing that the rifle was a full factory rebuild.
    As a slight aside, I have often seen an m/96 rifle being described as being "screw cut for a sound moderator". This of course is total rubbish, the screw cut is done to allow the attachment of the blank firing attachment. These rifles are referred to as m/96b and you will never find a genuine m/41B sniper rifle with a screw cut muzzle.

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