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This means that there were no "wartime production" short cuts taken with Swedish Mausers, unlike the military rifles of almost all major combatants in the great world conflicts. Sweden remained neutral in both the First and Second World Wars ("Neutrality through strength" was one Swedish motto). The m/96 is probably the finest of all the early Mausers. Valued by shooters because it simply shot better, on average, than anything else and by collectors because of its exquisite quality and workmanship. The m/96 became one of the most desirable surplus rifles. during the 1950's and 1960's, introducing large numbers of American hunters to the Swedish Mauser service rifle. Thousands of surplus Model 1896 Swedish Mausers were imported into the U.S. RCBS reports that 6.5x55 reloading dies have consistently been on their top 30 best seller list for many years. It is a medium capacity cartridge that has been proven all over the world. Suffice to say that it combines the virtues of moderate recoil, reasonable trajectory, and good killing power. The 6.5x55 cartridge has been well covered in the pages of Guns and Shooting Online, including a dedicated article and comparison articles on the Rifle Cartridge Page, so I will not go into it in depth here. The basic 1896 action soldiered into the 1950's, when it was finally replaced by a self-loader. The Model 1896 rifle remained the primary Swedish service rifle until 1938, when the Model 38 was adopted, and the Model 38 was basically an 1896 with a 24" barrel and an aperture rear sight. Both rifle and cartridge were tremendously successful. The Swedish m/96 rifle, which civilians generally call the Swedish Mauser Model 1896 or just the "Swedish Mauser," was introduced two years after the famous 6.5x55 cartridge and became its most enduring home. The Swedish Mauser was not completely phased out of service until 1995, when the last M96, M38 and M41 rifles were officially removed from service, much like the WWII AG-42 semi-automatic rifle. The scope could be either the M41 German Ajack or the M42 Swedish AGA. The M41 (6,5 mm Prickskyttegevär m/41) was an M96 fitted with a telescopic sight. All M38 rifles were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik, with production finally ending in 1944. The resulting rifle- the M38 was some 7 inches shorter than the M96 rifle, and had a bent-down bolt handle (as opposed to the straight bolt handle of most M96 rifles).Ī number of M96 rifles were officially converted to M38 configuration, and are known as M96/38 rifles, to differentiate them from as-manufactured M38 rifles. Contemporary examples such as the Mauser K98, Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mk III, and Mosin-Nagant M91/30 were all noticeably shorter than a standard 19th century infantry rifle, and with another World War on the way the Swedes felt it would be expedient to adopt a shorter rifle for use by reserve troops and the Navy. The M38 Rifle (6,5 mm Gevär m/38) was adopted in 1938 as part of an overall worldwide military trend (which began just before World War I) towards service rifles that were shorter in overall length than a standard infantry rifle, but longer than a cavalry carbine. The M96 remained in production until 1938, when it was replaced by the M38 Carbine. The Swedes felt that their indigenous steel was far superior to all others, and when Mauser was contracted to manufacture M96 rifles in Germany, they were required to use Swedish steel in the manufacturing process. Production initially began at the Mauser Obendorf factory in Germany under contract, but soon after Carl Gustav in Sweden were manufacturing the rifles as well. The Model 1896 (M96) rifle (6,5 mm Gevär m/96) was adopted by Sweden on March 20, 1896, designed for use with the 6.5x55 round that had been adopted in 1893 by Sweden and Norway.
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