Was the Swedish 38 mauser last year of manufacture 43 or 44.I was given a 43 barreled action in a sporter stock.It had the original bolt but was missing the firing pin,cocking piece/bolt shroud and safety.I since replaced them.The sights have a "T" on them so it's for the 140 load.Is it worth restoring or should I sporterize it and hunt with it? Harold * bore looks vg but crown rough
1943 Husqvarna /38
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I'd sell it and put money towards one already done. Lots of sportered Swedes out there. Just my opinion though.
Geoff
I'd sell it and put money towards one already done. Lots of sportered Swedes out there. Just my opinion though.
Geoff
Husqvarna 38
These were built from 1941 to 44. In Canada you can buy one in original VG condition for less than it'll cost to bring that one back and that one will not be a collector piece because of condition plus you will have some mismatched parts.
Even as a sporter the're great rifles. Bill
These were built from 1941 to 44. In Canada you can buy one in original VG condition for less than it'll cost to bring that one back and that one will not be a collector piece because of condition plus you will have some mismatched parts.
Even as a sporter the're great rifles. Bill
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It has great sentimental value as it was my best friends[died about 20 years ago]and his brother recently gave it to me.I'll likely have it crowned, bolt welded and tapped .I don't care about the cost, part of him is going hunting with me till I'm done too...........................the year he died I wore a black armband hunting until I made a kill.Dressed the deer,dipped the armband in the blood,said a prayer,cried and tied it to a tree at the kill site...............Harold
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By all means keep it in that case.
Geoff
By all means keep it in that case.
Geoff
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Did just that: mine had everything OK and matching but the wood which had been cut down and the usual parts discarded.
I located someone who had to put a synthetic stock on his and he agreed to sell me his stock with the metal parts I needed.
I just had to file down the wood under the bolt because that stock was previously mated to a straight-bolt M-96/38 and that silly extra millimeter of wood under my turned-down bolt made the safety hard to engage because the bolt couldn't go all the way down in its slot.
If you have the same problem just check that.
PP.
Down here the consesus is if has already been bubba'd do what you want, otherwise leave it original. I wanted a sporter and found a really beautiful model 46 Husky in 9.3x57( gives me another cartridge to play with)
I had a friend over in La. who had a varmiter built on a 96 action, finished in cameo. It was so well done I could not tell what it might be until I closed the bolt then asked.
I have 4 of the full length mod 96, and one of the shorter mod 38's which is an interesting model. I picked it up at a gun show in Tyler, Tx a couple of years ago. It is a 1900 model by Mauser Orbendorf, with a two digit serial number, which indicates a replacement receiver to what was originally a Carl GUstaf model, numbered to match the original. All numbers match. Stock is all walnut with a bit of tiger stripe but has more dents and character marks than I like, but it basically remains original. I did steam out most of the worst dents then just rubbed it down with some turpentine/boiled linseed oil and wiped down. I like the shorter length for carrying better than the long model and it is also much easier to carry than my Swiss K-31's which I also like.
I had a friend over in La. who had a varmiter built on a 96 action, finished in cameo. It was so well done I could not tell what it might be until I closed the bolt then asked.
I have 4 of the full length mod 96, and one of the shorter mod 38's which is an interesting model. I picked it up at a gun show in Tyler, Tx a couple of years ago. It is a 1900 model by Mauser Orbendorf, with a two digit serial number, which indicates a replacement receiver to what was originally a Carl GUstaf model, numbered to match the original. All numbers match. Stock is all walnut with a bit of tiger stripe but has more dents and character marks than I like, but it basically remains original. I did steam out most of the worst dents then just rubbed it down with some turpentine/boiled linseed oil and wiped down. I like the shorter length for carrying better than the long model and it is also much easier to carry than my Swiss K-31's which I also like.
