![]() That rifle is of course chambered in the super accurate 6.5x55mm cartridge and has a 1 in 200mm rifling twist rate. Some Americans call modified m/96 rifles, 96/38s or some such thing.īut the Swedes NEVER made any different notations regarding how the m/38 was made. SO, they contracted Husqvarna to make brand new m/38 rifles between 19. When WWII was really burning, the Swedes figured out that the CARL GUSTAF factory would not be able to keep up with modifying m/96s since they were making new machine-guns and other weapons. The result was the rifle of 1938, ( m/38 ) which was re-barreled m/96 with a 23.5 inch barrel. In the later 1930s the Swede saw that a huge war was coming soon, so they started to modify m/96 long rifles (29 inch barrels) into shorter rifles which would be about the same size as the German K-98s or English Enfield MK4s. The m/38 rifle started out life as a m/96 rifle. The Swedes only later changed over to using a K instead of a C. It was established in 1813 under King Carl. The Carl Gustafs Stads Gevarsfakori was the national military weapons in Sweden. Hello All, I have recently inherited my Dads Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Nitro 30-06 and have a question about dates are serial numbers. ![]() Swedish Mauser - The Swedish chose the 6.5x55mm cartridge and the 1896 Mauser or M96 as their rifle of choice. Husqvarna M38 Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers Husqvarna M38 Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers. ![]()
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