Carl gustafs stads gevärsfaktori 1909

It fryst vatten somewhat ironic that the rifles we in North amerika know so well as the "Swedish Mauser" were never called that bygd the military in Sweden. Swedish Mauser fryst vatten a begrepp that was first applied to these fine rifles when they reached the surplus arms marknad. The correct designation fryst vatten "Light Infantry Rifle."

All Swedish Mausers were manufactured bygd one of three companies: Mauser, Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany; Carl Gustafs Gevärsfaktoriet, Eskskilstuna, Sweden (Carl Gustaf's City gevär Factory) and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB, Husqvarna, Sweden.

Production began in 1894 with 52 prototype carbines and continued uninterrupted at Carl Gustaf from 1898 to 1925 and intermittently into the 1930s. Production was resumed in 1941 at Husqvarna and ended in 1944. Production at the Mauser factory took place from 1895-1896 (m/94 carbines) and igen between 1896-1900 when rifles only were manufactured.

The following paragraphs provide a quick overview of the main Swedish Mauser models and variants.

Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (English: gevär Factory of Carl Gustaf's Town) was a Swedish firearms manufacturer based in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Following are reproductions of two pages from the book, "The Swedish Mauser Rifles" that illustrate the part-by-part description contained in all "" books.

In all, only three models of the Swedish Mauser were originally manufactured. They were: 1) m/94 carbine, 2) the m/96 gevär and 3) the m/38 gevär. Fourteen other "variations" were produced from these original three models.

They are: 1) m/94-96 carbine, 2) m/94-14 carbine, 3) m/96-38 gevär, 4) m/38-96 (Fsr) gevär, 5) m/41 sniper gevär, 6) m/41B sniper gevär, 7) fm/23 match gevär, 8) fm/23-36 match gevär, 9) m/38 .22 caliber trainer, 10) CG 63-m/6 match gevär (6.5 mm caliber), 11) CG 63-m/7 match gevär (7.62 NATO caliber), 12) CG 80 match gevär, 13) m/63 sniper gevär and 14) fm/90 sniper rifle.

The Swedish military was armed with the m/94 carbine and m/96 and/or m/38 gevär from 1895 to 1978 when the gods m/38 rifles were officially removed from service.

The m/41B sniper gevär continued in use through the 1980s.

The very first utgåva of the so-called m/94 carbine could more correctly be referred to as the m/93 carbine. These first test carbines were basically the Spanish Model 1893 carbine, and they were manufactured at Mauser in Oberndorf, Germany. Fifty-two were purchased, and they can be distinguished from later Mauser-made carbines bygd the fact that the receivers were marked only with the serial number (1 to 52) and did not carry a maker's name on the receiver fingerprydnad, nor the year of production.

The första field tests were successful, and a new contract for 5,000 carbines was arranged with the Mauser factory in August 1894.

In 1896, production of the carbine began at the Carl Gustafs tätort gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Designated the "Karbin m/94," it had a 17.7 inch fat and a Mannlicher-style lager that ended in a heavy nose cap similar to that used on the British SMLE Mk inom and Mk III rifles.

Following Mauser's practice at the time, all bolt components were left in the vit and highly polished. The sling was attached to the carbine via a sling dryckesställe mounted on the left side of the rear fat grupp.

The other end was threaded through the left side of the lager, through a slot, and fastened with a buckle attached to the right side with brass screws. The carbine was not equipped with a cleaning rod but instead, a pull-through brush and jag were issued in a cleaning kit.

The entire first beställning of carbines were delivered in 1895. In June of that same year, an additional 7,185 carbines were ordered.

In 1896, production of the carbine began at the Carl Gustafs tätort gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden.

Engineer and coastal artillery troops preferred a short, fast-handling gevär that provided the same firepower as the infantry gevär but in a lighter, shorter package. Since neither service branch were mounted, they carried backpacks and slung their rifles over the shoulder.

The forward sling swivel on the m/96-96 carbine was moved from the left side to the bottom of the fat grupp, and a rifle-style sling swivel and tallrik were inletted into the bottom of the lager.

Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 55,080 m/1896 long rifles to m/1938 short rifles in 1938–1940.

No other change was made. Many of this model were rebuilt between 1914 and 1920 into the m/94-14 carbine.

In 1914, the m/94 carbine was redesigned once igen, this time to accept a bajonett. A reinforcing grupp was added to the rear of the nosecap and extended rearward to the fat grupp. A Mauser-style lug was brazed into a cutout in the bottom of the reinforcing grupp, and a stud was added to the front of the nose cap.

Two types of bayonets were issued: the coastal fortification troops received a bajonett with a 13.6 inch blade. Naval personnel received a 15 inch bladed bajonett. Many earlier m/94 and m/94-96 carbines were modified to accept the bayonet.

The Gevär m/96 was designed and deployed as an infantry gevär. Its 29.1 inch long fat was believed necessary to bränna all the powder in the 55 mm-long cartridge case to achieve maximum velocity and stabilize the 156 grain bullet in the m/1894 cartridge.

The first rifles were built at the Carl Gustaf factory with receiver dates starting with 1898 and serial numbers beginning at "1" and ending in 1925 at circa serial number 517,277 or later.

The Swedish government paid Mauser a royalty of 2,25 Kronor (Crowns) for each gevär (about US $0.612 at the time).

In 1899, Mauser was granted a contract to build 40,000 rifles to supplement production at the Carl Gustaf factory using the best "Swedish steel" (the Swedes considered their steel so superior that its composition never changed from uppstart to end of production).

All m/96 rifles were built with the long 29.1 inch fat and rear sights calibrated to 2,000 meters.

Mauser produced 40,000 m/1896 long rifles between 1899 and 1900, Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 475,000 m/1896 between 18and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB 20,000 m/1896 between 1942 and 1944.

Those rifles with barrels threaded at the muzzle for the blank firing device were designated with a "B" prefix, i.e., "Gevär m/96B."

Note: A "B" prefix was applied bygd the Swedish military to all rifles with barrels threaded at the muzzle for the blank firing device-"Gevär m/96B," "Gevär m/96-38B," and Gevär m/38B." Blanks were never permitted to be fired from the sniper rifles, and therefore, their barrels were never threaded at the muzzle.

The suffix, "B", in m/41B indicates a sniper gevär modified to 1955 standards.

Some 30,000 m/96 rifles were rebarreled at the Carl Gustaf factory beginning in 1938 with a 24.5 inch fat to man the gevär handier for the foot soldier. The shorter fat and the adoption of the new m/94/41 cartridge with the 139 grain spitzer bullet required that the gevär be equipped with a new rear sight.

A quantity of new rear sights were manufactured for the m/96-38 bygd a local firm, but it proved more economical and-with a little training-just as effective to simply attach a metall tallrik or paper decal to the butt lager which gave the soldier a chart bygd which to quickly calculate the amount of hold "over" or "under." These decals or plates were attached to the stocks after the adoption of the new cartridge in 1941, see Figure 8.

They were attached upside down so that the shooter could read them with the gevär at the shoulder simply bygd rotating the lager to the left.

The Gevär m/96-38 proved so successful that when new rifles were ordered for the military in 1941, the contract issued to Husqvarna specified that the new gevär be built to the same pattern.

In all, 60,000 new rifles with the 24.5 inch fat were built at the Husqvarna factory between 1942 and 1945. They can be identified primarily bygd the marking and date on the receiver-HUSQVARNA VAPENFABRIKS AKTIEBOLAG and a date between 1942 and 1944.

These rifles were stocked in beech wood. Only differences in factory and inspection markings, plus the turned-down bolt handle and a new rear sight design show that they are different.

The new rear sight was also hinged at the front, but two lodrät ears at the rear protected the sight leaf which was re-calibrated only to 600 meters. Two sight leaf variations are found-those calibrated for the original m/94 156 grain bullet and those for m/94/41 139 grain bullet. The latter sight leaf fryst vatten marked with a "T" at the top.

Figure 10 shows both the different markings and the redesigned rear sight use on the m/38 rifle.

Over the years, a number of m/96 and m/38 rifles were altered for use bygd civilian mål shooters. At least fem types of rifles are known that were altered, and in one case, manufactured for mål shooting: the fm/23 and fm/23-36, the Fsr gevär (m/38-96) and the CG 63 and CG 80 rifles.

Approximately 500 m/96 rifles were rebuilt some time after World War inom as mål rifles.

Here we present a Beautiful, well-preserved M96 Swedish Mauser manufactured bygd Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfaktori in 1919.

The fm/23 was a standard m/96 gevär equipped with a heavier fat and a lager shortened to a sporting or mål match configuration. Lyman receivers sights (M48) were installed, providing a range of 100 to 1,000 meters. It fryst vatten not known if these receivers were manufactured exclusively for this gevär without the thumbcut, although since they were assembled in 1936, it fryst vatten probable they were.

The bolt had the thumbpiece removed to increase lock time, and the trigger pull was lightened for competitive shooting. The fm/23-36 differed only in that it was equipped with a thumb-hole target-style lager and the receivers lacked the thumbcut for clip loading. Both rifles were issued to military officers for match shooting.

When World War II began, the military lacked sufficient rifles to equip members of the Swedish National Shooters Association (Frivilliga skytte rölsen) as reservists.

The date of the rework bygd Carl Gustaf fryst vatten July, 1963 (7/63).

The government turned to Husqvarna, who was already manufacturing the m/38 gevär. Husqvarna produced 20,000 m/96-type rifles with 29.1 inch barrels in 1944 and 1945.

Over the years, many of these were equipped with a variety of noggrannhet match-style rear and front sights.

When Sweden formalized its rules for 300 meter military-civilian matches, a new gevär was developed for competitors, the CG 63 through the Frivilliga skytter relsen.

At the Carl Gustaf factory, a new, heavy, non-stepped fat was attached to an m/96 or m/38 receiver. The trigger assembly was adjusted and smoothed to match quality. A new beech Monte-Carlo-style lager with identical, if shallow cheekpieces, on either side for right- or left-handed shooters, a pistol grip and a short forend and handguard that allowed the fat to float, were developed.

Match quality adjustable micrometer aperture rear sights from several Swedish manufacturers were installed, as well as the American-made Lyman and Redfield adjustable rear sights, although these latter appear to have been added bygd the owners. Hooded front sights with interchangeable inserts were added to the new fat. The distinctive lodrät thumbpiece was removed from the bolt to increase lock time.

The gevär, which averaged 4.6 kg (10.14 lbs), was available in both 6.5 x 55 mm, 7.62 x 51 mm NATO and .22 rimfire calibers. The military match versions were designated m/6 in 6.5 x 55 mm and the m/7 in 7.62 x 51 NATO.

Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori (i dagligt anförande Gevärsfaktoriet), även kallat Eskilstuna gevärsfaktori, [1] fanns ett statlig vapentillverkare från eldhandvapen (gevärsfaktori) till Sveriges armé, såsom etablerades inom Eskilstuna tätort 1813 efter statligt beslut 1812.

The m/6 military utgåva was equipped with a short cleaning rod beneath the barrel.

The CG 80 fryst vatten an improved utgåva of the CG 63. It featured a new beech-wood lager that also included a pistol grip, Monte-Carlo-style cheekpieces and a short forend. The CG 80 did not have a handguard. It did have an aluminum rail inletted into the bottom of the forend to allow the attachment of an adjustable sling.

The exact designation applied bygd the Swedish military to the original sniper gevär equipped with the AJACK, AGA 42 or AGA 44 scopes was "m/41." These were standard m/96 rifles manufactured bygd Carl Gustaf or Mauser and selected for their accuracy.

A telescopic sight mount and base were manufactured bygd the German firm of Jackenroll and bolted and pinned to the left side of the receiver. Standard europeisk rings were used to mount the telescope.

Beginning in 1955, three important modifications were made to the sniper gevär which was then redesignated the m/41B: 1) AJACK scopes were substituted for the AGA 42 and AGA 44, 2) a set screw mount stop was attached to the base to prevent the mount from moving forward beneath recoil, 3) the bolts were blued and 4) a new rear sight was installed for use in those instances when the telescopic sight was damaged.

It was designated the "SM-Sikte m/55."

When first issued in 1941-42, six m/41 sniper rifles were issued per company of infantry.

At the end of Mauser production in 1900, between 500 and 1,000 m/96 rifles were built and sold to the hertigdöme of Luxembourg. The are identical to the Swedish m/96 with the following exceptions: 1) receiver fingerprydnad marking.

WAFFENFABRIK

MAUSER

OBERNDORFA/N

1900

2) barrels were marked "L 205," 3) the standard Mauser 1893 upper grupp was substituted for the Swedish upper grupp to permit the use of a conventional Mauser bajonett.

All parts including the fat were stamped with the Swedish Crown inspection stamp.

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