Greetings all, I bought this Swede on Gunbroker and was surprised when it arrived. The barrel has the inscription 'KBI INC HBG PA CAL 6.55 SWEDEN M/38' on it. At first, I thought someone had purchased a new barrel and installed it. But then, doing some research on this and other sites it seems like it might have been shipped to KBI and they added the inscription?

Sep 16, 2007. Therefore, these rifles saw very little use compared to the M96 and M94 Swedish Mausers which were extensively used in training and in active military units. But, you rarely see a Husky M38 with these 8 parts with matching serial numbers (on Husky parts). I said 'rarely', not 'never'. These exceptions.

Was the rifle refinished prior to being shipped to the US, or added later? It has two crown marks on the stock behind the trigger guard and matching numbers. Anybody have any idea?

Swedish Mauser - The Swedish chose the 6.5x55mm cartridge and the 1896 Mauser or M96 as their rifle of choice. Aug 14, 2010. Just purchased a swedish m38. Its a 1941 Husqvarna. Not to sure what all the numbers mean but the serial numbers all match. I'm more than happy with mild loads but I've read that Mauser actions are some of the strongest so I'm wondering how well these older guns, specifically the M38 hold up to the.

I checked the headspace and it was ok. I shoots great and I think it is really nice looking. I just would love to know more about it. I am trying to figure out how to add photos, I know they are necessary:banghead. Elmscan 5 Compact Usb Driver. Your rifle was originally a model 96 long rifle (29inch barrel) made in 1912, at the Carl Gustafs State Rifle Factory at Eskilstuna Sweden. It was inspected and accepted by Lt. Frans Yngve Tellander thus the initials YT by the serial number.

He was born in 1880 and died in 1958. He was a Lt with the 2nd Artillery and was an inspector at the CG factory from to. During late 1937 the Swedes started to cut down m/96 rifles to make a handier handling rifle they called the m/38. (model of 1938) Later during WWII Husqvarna made some m/38s as new rifles.

Many retained their straight bolt handles. Your rifling twist is one turn in 200mm.

Or about 1 in 7.5 inch. The original ammo was a 156 grain round nose. In 1941 they went to a 139 grain boat-tail bullet, but the older ammo was in stock for many years as well. The two crown marks on the wrist of the stock are arsenal rebuild marks. Your rifle was rebuild or retrofitted at least twice. The Swedes were very anal about serial numbers and bore conditions. Their bad bores were better than the new barrels from most countries.

Sometimes you will see Swede rifles that were re-built at the armory and they have electro-pencil numbers on some parts to make them a forced match. Sometimes you will also see an old number struck out or even struck over. The thing to look for is a matching font with the stamps. Lots of Swede imports were separated from their bolts during import and the importers just picked an orphan bolt after they got tired of looking. Dragon Ball Z Sparking Meteor Ps2 Iso Game. My most accurate Swede Mauser has a force matched bolt that was probably done by the importer. The Stock wrist will usually have some sort of stamp from an arsenal rebuild. Plus if you take off the stock and remove the action /barrel from the wood, you might see some sort of stamp marks on the barrel telling you where it was rebarreled.