There were two basic versions of this pistol: one made between early 1911 and July 1913, and another, updated version introduced in January 1914. Those made before 1914 have serial numbers between 1 and 61,000 and those made during or after 1914 have serial numbers between 61,000 and 152,000 (1914-1917) and between 200,000 and 403,000 (1919-1934). A few hundred produced, 1 to 3 digit serial: Mauser Stoeger - produced 1930-1934 A.F. Stoeger contract Caliber 7.65mm - 4.75' barrel A few hundred produced, 1 to 3 digit serial: Mauser Stoeger - produced 1930-1934 A.F. Stoeger contract Caliber 9mm Parabellum - 8' barrel A few hundred produced, 1 to 3 digit serial: DWM/Mauser Oberndorf.
FAQ about Swedish Mausers. |
up dated 2009-10-17
Q: What was the muzzle thread used for? |
A: It was used to attach the blank firing device. It is normally found on m/1938 and rarely on m/1896. It is never found on the sniper-version m/1941 or the carbine m/1894. |
Q: I have seen a bag on the side on pictures? |
A: The bag was used only for peace time exercises to collect spent brass after firing of blanks. |
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Brass disk information. | |
The disks are positioned upside down on the right side of the stock, because when the soldier who normally is a right-handed shooter, looks at the disk he will have the disk in the right position. | |
Upside down is a disk from a g m/38; read the explanation below. | Here we look at a disk from a Ag m/42B; read the explanation below. |
Swedish | English |
Torped | Bullet with boat tail (also means 'torpedo') |
Överslag | 'Point of impact over line of sight' (also means 'estimate') |
STR = Streck | Mills (1 Swedish mill = 1 meter at 1000 meters = 3,6' at 100 yds) |
The largest sector is stamped with the calibre of the barrel. The m/41 round had a much flatter trajectory than the older m/94. As most rifles were already manufactured with iron sights for the 'm/94 bullet', the aiming correction in mills (how much lower you had to aim to hit the target) was inscribed on the brass disc. This is the information in the second sector. It was usually 0,5 mill. The last sector gives information on the level of bore pitting. 1 means pitting in the groves. 2 means pitting in the groves and on the side of the lands. 3 means pitting in the whole bore (= unserviceable). A rifle would never receive a 3, it would instead be turned in to a work shop, where the old barrel would be exchanged for a new one. |
Brass disk with two wholes (courtesy of Mats Persson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Used on the m/94 carbine, the m/96 and m/38 rifles as well as on LMGs and SMGs. This type showed which unit the rifle belonged to. ArmyOften in the form of: 5 ----- No.7 I.2 Which means; Rifle number 7, at the 5th Company, at the 2nd Infantry Regiment. The letter in front of the regiment number (beneath the horizontal line);
Sometimes there is a letter behind the regiment. This is the notation for a detachment, the letter is the first letter in the name of the place for the detachment. Other army units;
There could be a letter instead of a figure above the horizontal line (and sometimes no regiment): S ----- No.124 I.16
The disc could also look like: L ----- No.72 No.5 I.19 Which means; Rifle number 5, at the 72nd Landstormen area, attached to the 19th Infantry Regiment. 'Landstormen' was the name for the Swedish Teritorial Army. Or: VO ----- No.20 III AF Which means; Rifle number 20, at the bicycle-dispatch unit (velocipedordonans), at the 3rd Army Division (armefördelning). Only on carbine m/94. Some later codes or abbreviations for regiments or other army-units, that may appear together with a number:
Even later also:
Some weapons stored in the Armys Supply Services Armourys
There was one exception from this kind of 'unit'-disk. The m/41 snipers rifle had a disk with the text; 'G m/41 B' Which reads 'Gevär m/41 B' ('Rifle model 41B'). NavyThe Swedish Navy often used;
The Navy used to be organized in four districts;
The Coast Artillery (that was a part of the Navy) sometimes used;
(HK was later changed to NK and KA4H was changed to KA5) It seems like the Coast Artillery also used the KA1 - KA5 denotations. The Navy also used numerous other markings, like:
Air ForceThe Swedish Air Force used;
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Was there a special sniper rifle version of the m/96? Yes, there was a special sniper rifle version of the m/96 designated rifle m/41 ('Gevär m/41'). These rifles were selected species of 'well shooting' m/96’s. Prior to the modifications their bores were checked and the rifles were fired for accuracy. The modifications consisted of drilling and tapping the receiver on the left side of the receiver and to mount a telescopic sight with mount. These sniper rifles are now obsolete, and were replaced in 1991 with the modern 7,62 mm sniper rifle PSG 90. This rifle had a a two whole brass disk, which reads: 'G m/41 B' Translated - 'Gevär m/41 B' ('Rifle model 41B'). |
What does the 'turn down bolt handle' indicate? |
A 'turn down bolt handle' on m/1938 rifles indicates that the rifle is a converted m/1896. All m/96 had straight bolt handles. Husqvarna made m/1938 were normally produced as m/38 with the handle down from the beginning (like the picture above). However there is a small number of HVA produced m/1896 (with straight handles). |
Q: Why is there a lug on the cooking piece? |
The soldiers were allowed to dry fire the rifles in training if they first put a piece of leather between the cooking piece and the bolt. That was the reason for the lug on the cooking piece. On the picture the mechanism is cocked and locked. Safe to the same side as the handle! The reason for the checkering of the cooking piece is to make it easier to dismantle the bolt. |
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Q: What accessories were used? | |
The following accessories have been used over the years:
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Illuminating night sights |
Front sight adjustment vise | |
Different front sight adjustment vises were used. On top m/43G marked with instructions for adjusting the sight of the m/96 and m/38. To the left another type of adjustment vise. |
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Q: Why is the cleaning rod so short? | |
There was an attachment that should have been used, but it was never issued for the field service - only for peace time cleaning in the barracks. It looked like this. | |
This Muzzle protection was normally used together with the cleaning rod. |
Q: What was the purpose of the hole in the front barrel band? |
It was used during rests when the soldiers connected their rifles together with a cleaning rod through this hole. |
Bolt handles on Kar m/94, Rifle m/96 and m/38. | |
Mechanism of Carbine m/94 | |
Mechanism of Short rifle m/38 type 2 | |
Mechanism of Long rifle m/96 and Short rifle m/38 type 1 | |
Mechanism of Long rifle m/96 |
Production figures for the Swedish Army Rifles
m/1896, m/1938, m/1941 and Carbine m/1894.
m/1896, m/1938, m/1941 and Carbine m/1894.
Weapon | Manufacturer | Production | Quantity |
Carbine m/94 ('Karbin m/94') | Mauser | 1894-1896 | 12.000 |
Carbine m/94 ('Karbin m/94') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1895-1933 | 115.000 |
Rifle m/96 ('Gevär m/96') | Mauser | 1896-1899 | 40.000 |
Rifle m/96 ('Gevär m/96') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | Convert png to pes online, free. 1899-1936 | 475.000 |
Rifle m/96 ('Gevär m/96') | Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB (HVA) | 1942-1944 | 20.000 |
Rifle m/38 ('Gevär m/38') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1938-1940 | 55.080 m/96 were converted to m/38 |
Rifle m/38 ('Gevär m/38') | Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB (HVA) | 1942-1944 | 88.150 |
Sniper rifle m/41 ('Gevär m/41') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1941-1943 | 5.300 selected and modified m/96 |
Husqvarna Vapenfabrik AB
Serial Numbers/year
Rifle m/38 (Gev m/38) | Low | High | Quantity |
1941 | 600035 | 628717 | 28 672 |
1942 | 628822 | 667603 | 38 781 |
1943 | 669783 | 683939 | 14 156 |
1944 | 704000 | 705969 | 1 969 |
Rifle m/96 (Gev m/96) | Low | High | Quantity |
1942 | 695810 | ||
1943 | 689087 | 697837 | 8 750 |
1944 | 697641 | 702969 | 5 328 |
1945 | 698649 |
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The first Mauser patents on blowback type pistols date from 1907, and many patents were taken out from 1907 to 1915. Work on a fixed-barrel type of arms was first done on rifles in 1907, but in 1908 interest had shifted to experimental work on a hand gun of this type. Mauser's first attempt was to produce a military pistol in 9 mm. Parabellum caliber, and this resulted in a pistol designated as Modell 1909. Although an instruction book was issued, indicating that the pistol was expected to meet with approval, there was little demand for them and very few were made. This Modell 1909 is not to be confused with the later Modell 1912 and the Modell 1912/14, as it did not have the delaying or retarding devices which appeared on the Modell
1912. Successful functioning depended on the use of a special Parabellum cartridge with a lighter powder charge and lighter bullet, which was specially designed by Mauser for this weapon (Figs. 213, 214).
1910 and 1914 Types-In 1909-1910 Mauser developed and produced a 6.35 mm. pocket pistol which, except for size, minor machining, and assembly differences, was a copy of the 9 mm. Modell 1909, and this was put on the market later in 1910 or early in 1911. It is now referred to as the Mod. 1910, although at the time no model designation was assigned to it by the manufacturer. Model designations for the early smaller pistols were made only in the case of the 6.35 mm. vestpocket (W.T.P.) pistols and then only after the introduction of the second model.
Early issues of the 1910 Type are characterized by the presence of a lever on the left side of the receiver just above the trigger, the purpose of which is two-fold. The device combines a trigger pin and on this pin is a latch which unlocks the front end of the side plate over the limb work. The rear end of this plate is rabbeted into the receiver. In the later issues of the 1910 Type pistol a simpler and less expensive scheme was used. In these later pistols the trigger pin is staked to the opposite (right) side of the receiver. To expose the limb work the slide is first removed and the side plate, which is rabbeted at each end, is simply lifted up at the rear end and removed.
Late in 1913 a new version of the 1910 type was announced, differing in a few details. Early in 1914 it was announced that a 7.65 mm. pistol was forthcoming, in which all of the latest features of the 6.35 mm. pistol would be incorporated. This appeared late in that year or possibly early in 1915. Experimental models for a 7.65 mm. pistol had been made in 1912 and
Mauser Model 1914 Serial Numbers
1913, but the final form which was issued commercially was quite different in external characteristics from the experimental forms. The Model 1910 (but unofficial) designation seems to have remained as popular nomenclature for the early 6.35 mm. model (ca. 1910), the improved 6.35 mm. model (ca. 1913-14), and the first 7.65 mm. model (ca. 1914, commercially). Bak file reader free software. Later the 7.65 mm. pistol became known as the Model 1914 in popular nomenclature. As time went on it appeared in several slightly differing forms, but essentially it remained the same.
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The numbering of the 6.35 mm. pistols produced from 1910 to 1913 (inclusive) appears to have been from 1 to 61,000. The 7.65 mm. 1914 type seems to have been numbered first from 61,000 to 100,000, after which the numbers jumped to 200,000 and became intermingled with the numbers for the 6.35 mm. pistol. From the number 200,000 on, the 6.35 and 7.65 mm. pistols appear to have been numbered in the same series, which by 1939 had reached about 640,000. This statement does not include the W.T.P. models, however, which had their own series of numbering. Although the firm name had been changed from Waffenfabrik Mauser to Mauser-Werke in 1922, the new name was not used on the pocket pistols until 1929 or 1930, at about serial number 400,000.
1934-1939-From 1914 to 1934 there had been little change in the 7.65 mm. model, but in 1934 a change was made which altered its external appearance. This change consisted in the use of a more streamlined grip, which afforded a better hold. Instead of using two grip pieces the entire grip consisted of one piece, formed to fit the grip frame. A single screw on each side held it in place.
About this time Mauser began work on a design for a double action pistol and by 1937 they had developed one which they designated a Hahn Selbstspann (or self-cocking hammer). This system, generally referred to as the HS system, was much delayed in its development due to patent and legal difficulties engendered by Walther's natural desire to control the production of double action pistols. In 1937 Mauser produced a few of the new pistols, designated HSa, and circulated samples among firearms authorities, editors, etc. to get their reaction. As a result of recommendations and comments received, certain changes were made and a few of this revised form (known as HSb) were similarly circulated. Finally, a third form was arrived at and this was considered sufficiently perfected to warrant commercial production. This model was designated Modell HSc, and serial numbering started around 700,000. From the time that it was brought out, in 1938, until 1945 serial numbers had grown to about 955,000, indicating that more than 250,000 had been made in that period. This model was produced throughout World War II as a side arm for the Army and for the Luftwaffe, and very few were distributed commercially. Hence almost every specimen seen will have the German military acceptance mark (WaA ). Not only did the military forces take over all of the HSc pistols produced, but also the last 100,000 or so of the 1934 type, consequently many specimens of the latter will also have the German military acceptance mark. Both of these 7.65 mm. pistols, being small, compact, and reliable, were desirable as light side arms. The Model HSc is an exceptionally fine pocket pistol.
Immediately after the war another 20,000 pieces were made for the French Government. These are regularly marked and should be numbered above 955,000. Naturally they will not have the German acceptance mark. There were several minor mechanical variations in this run. The Mod. HSc was also produced, experimentally, in .22 caliber and in 9 mm. Short (.380 ACP) but only in very small quantities. Consequently they are collectors' items.
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