In June of that same year, an additional 7,185 carbines were ordered. The entire first order of carbines were delivered in 1895. Not equipped with a cleaning rod but instead, a pull-through brush and jag were issued in a cleaning kit. The other end was threaded through the left side of the stock, through a slot, and fastened with a buckle attached to the right side with brass screws. The sling was attached to the carbine via a sling bar mounted on the left side of Designated the "Karbin m/94," it had a 17.7 inchīarrel and a Mannlicher-style stock that ended in a heavy nose cap similar to that used on the British SMLE Mk I and Mk III rifles.įollowing Mauser's practice at the time, all bolt components were left in the white and highly polished. The initial field tests were successful, and a new contract for 5,000 carbines was arranged with the Mauser factory in August 1894.
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Marked only with the serial number (1 to 52) and did not carry a maker's name on the receiver ring, nor the year of production. Fifty-two were purchased, and they can be distinguished from later Mauser-made carbines by the fact that the receivers were They were manufactured at Mauser in Oberndorf, Germany. These first test carbines were basically the Spanish Model 1893 carbine, and The very first version of the so-called m/94 carbine could more correctly be referred to as the m/93 carbine. Rifle continued in use through the 1980s. The Swedish military was armed with the m/94 carbine and m/96 and/or m/38 rifle from 1895 to 1978 when the last m/38 rifles were officially removed from service.
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Produced from these original three models. They were: 1) m/94 carbine, 2) the m/96 rifle and 3) the m/38 rifle. In all, only three models of the Swedish Mauser were originally manufactured. Rifles" that illustrate the part-by-part description contained in all " For Collectors Only" books. Following are reproductions of two pages from the book, "The Swedish Mauser The following paragraphs provide a quick overview of the main Swedish Mauser models and variants. Production at the Mauser factory took place from 1895-1896 (m/94 carbines) andĪgain between 1896-1900 when rifles only were manufactured. Production was resumed in 1941 at Husqvarna and ended in 1944. Production began in 1894 with 52 prototype carbines and continued uninterrupted at Carl Gustaf from 1898 to 1925Īnd intermittently into the 1930s. Rifle Factory) and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB, Husqvarna, Sweden. The correct designation is "Light Infantry Rifle."Īll Swedish Mausers were manufactured by one of three companies: Mauser, Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany Carl Gustafs Gevärsfaktoriet, Eskskilstuna, Sweden (Carl Gustaf's City Swedish Mauser is a term that was firstĪpplied to these fine rifles when they reached the surplus arms market. It is somewhat ironic that the rifles we in North America know so well as the "Swedish Mauser" were never called that by the military in Sweden.