carl gustaff

[XLR8]

A friend of mine got a few of these , dated 1916 . No idea of what ammo they take or why the end of the barrle is threaded. Any help ?

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Your rifle is almost certainly a 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser (natch!). The threads are for a muzzle protector ring.

 

[stormbringer]

You have either a M96 or M38 (carbine) Swedish mauser.

The Swede is one sweet shooting rifle. I have three of them.

 

[BadgerDog]

Your rifle is almost certainly a 6.5 x 55mm Swedish Mauser (natch!). The threads are for a muzzle protector ring.

If the barrel is threaded on the end, I believe it's for a BFA (blank firing attachment) that was introduced in 1955 for wood bullets.

Regards,
Badger

 

[SwedishMan]

If the barrel is threaded on the end, I believe it's for a BFA (blank firing attachment) that was introduced in 1955 for wood bullets.

Regards,
Badger

Definitely, the threads are for attaching a blank firing attachment.

Sniper rifles (m41) and early M96's (like mine) don't have the threads.

Here is a link to a Swedish M96 + M38 manual in PDF
http://ww .again.net/~steve/pdf/swede_m38-m41b-m96.pdf