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[Pete04]

I think they need to be under S/N 1600 or 1680 at least under 2000 at any rate.

 

[gabrielguitars]

If you're looking for it to be a lawful antique in Canada, it's not, regardless of date. The calibre is too small, needs to be at least 8.2mm.

 

[dingus]

If you're looking for it to be a lawful antique in Canada, it's not, regardless of date. The calibre is too small, needs to be at least 8.2mm.

No its a revolver the 7.5 cartridge is aok as antique if the gun was made before dec 31 st 1897. your thinking of single shot rifles i think.
I have a 1887 nagant revolver but its a belgian proofed one and its under 1000 ser #ed and it has antique status i had to give up alot of data before i got a lettter from the Ident unit at the RCMP.
There saying the Husky only marked guns only the first two hunderd or so were pre 1898.
There a very confuseing hard gun to date.
I dont agree with the ident unit theres lots that are antique most have brevet nagant stamped on them tho.
The husqvarna only marked guns are harder to get status on.

 

[billdick]

A friend mine has one that is 68 under the cutoff or something like that. I think he is bsajack or something like that on here. I only know his real name.

 

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[tacfoley]

Got these replies from two posters on gunboards.com -

If you know the total production number,you should be able to divide the serial number in total and get the year of manufacture.

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that would be true if anyone knew for a fact that each year produced 1,750 of em...

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[mkrnel]

Also depends if they are Swedish military issue ones (M1887) or Norwegian issue ones (M1893) which is identical to the Swedish M1887 except for the front sight shape and which was also made for them by Husqvarna.

This info was from a Norwegian website -

"The Norwegian Army bought 465 revolvers M/1893 directly from Husqvarna in Sweden.

These were:
1st shipment: 350 revolvers, serials 5000-5349, inspected by 1. Lt Julsrud, arrived in Norway 16 February 1898.
2nd shipment: 115 revolvers, serials 12850-12964, inspected by Capt Cranner, arrived in Norway 25 May 1901."

As you can see Husqvarna was making them for Sweden and Norway before the antique cutoff date of 31/12/1897! as they had at least 5000 made before this batch was delivered to Norway!

I have read that Husqvarna was making about 1500 revolvers a year at the start.

 

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