![]() In 1925, the world looked very peaceful, so the Swedes stopped making these rifles.īy the late thirties, it was obious that war was again immanent. I like the old walnut stocks best of all, so this is nice. Apparently, they do not have a lot of walnut in Sweden. They switched over to beech (mostly) between 19 when their stores of walnut ran out during WWI. If your rifle is dated 1913, it probably has a nice walnut stock. The M96 rifles were made at the Swedish Carl Gustaf works (475,000 rifles) from 1899 to 1925 and a Waffen Fabrik Mauser Obendorf (40,000 rifles) in 18. It probably has a straight bolt, is stamped Carl Gustaf on the reciever above the date and has a threaded barrel end for accepting a blank cartidge adaptor. Your rifle is almost certainly what is called a M96/38b. They are fun to read and very informative. Make sure you search for and find those Swedish Mauser websites in a previously posted message. I intend to deer hunt with mine this Fall, provided I can develop confidence with the iron sights out to 100 yards. It is a real pleasure to shoot with the Federal 140 grain Classic load. I am pleased with my M38, although I do need to get a taller front sight post, either from SAMCO or Brownell's. And many afficionados say that the steel in the Swedish Mausers is the best of all the mausers. I have not seen an M96 close up, but many afficionados believe that the craftsmanship, steel, and wood is better in the M96 than the M38. As I mentioned earlier, the bore is rated a "2". On the other hand, my stock has seen some rough use, and the brass disc shows that it went into the armory for assessment at least two times. All of my serial numbers match, which is nice. My M38 is a true M38 - manufactured in 1942 in Husqvarna Sweden. This is because the guns were dissassembled to convert to carbine length, then reassembled, and parts didn't always stay with the guns. If you check carefully you may notice that not all of the serial numbers match on your rifle. I believe that these conversions began in 1938. Hence, you have what is referred to as an M96/38 carbine. So, the different labels used on the Carl Gustaf 1900 series rifles probably do not have a lot of importance, however, I write that cautiously, because the Carl Gustaf 1900 production run is not as well known as the Husqvarna produced rifles, in terms of serial numbers and possible modifications during the Carl Gustaf production run.You most likely have an M96 (rifle) that was converted to a carbine (M38). ![]() Supposedly, the Carl Gustaf 3000 was intended for the Scandinavian market, but I have seen two of these rifles here in the USA, but I do not know how they arrived here. It was also in the 1975-77 period that FFV began building the Carl Gustaf 3000 rifles which used the German made Sauer 80 action, stocks made in Italy, and barrels made by FFV in Sweden. Surprisingly, the reason given for ending the 1900 series rifles was that FFV could not make a profit off of them, although Husqvarna did not have that problem. Otteson notes that the last of the FFV 1900 rifles were shipped to the USA in 1977. was abandoned and Stoeger Industries took over importation of the rifles, but it was also in 1975 that FFV ended production of the 1900 series. Although this is total speculation, I suspect FFV wanted to continue stamping HVA and Husqvarna on the rifles for brand name recognition, but it does add a little confusion to things for us now.Īlso, Otteson relates that FFV ended the use of Tradewinds and Smith & Wesson as the American importers and set up their own importing branch in the USA called FFV Sports, Inc. These labels were used by FFV in the marketing of the 1900 series rifles in the first few years of production by FFV. Otteson cites three labels used in the early years of FFV production: “FFV-Husqvarna”, “HVA-Carl Gustaf”, “Carl Gustaf (Husqvarna)”. II, the reason for the different markings was due to the agreement worked out between Husqvarna and FFV during purchase negotiations in 1969 which was that the Husqvarna name had to be phased out within 10 years of the purchase date. According to Stuart Otteson in his book The Bolt Action, Vol. Not too long ago there were some questions here on the forum about the labels stamped on the 1900 action series Carl Gustaf rifles manufactured by FFV (Förenade Fabriksverken). ![]()
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