Help me identify this 1942 (??) Swedish Mauser?

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Hello, the German grandfather of a friend bring back that rifle from Germany/Europe to Argentina then Canada after WWII. I'm not sure what is it... It seems all matching the trigger group have an inscription (date) hand scratched on it. Any idea of the value?

What is the use of that disc on the stock?

What about the crown of the barrell? What can you screw there?


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Yes. Swedish M/38 6.5x55 by Husqvarna.
Stock disc tells the condition of the barrel. There will be little triangle stamps over the numbers. The higher the number, the worse the condition. Best case would be no triangles.
The stamp in the 1 2 3 section tells general barrel condition and the other series gives bore and groove diameter.
The threaded muzzle accepts a blank firing device that shredded wooden bullets, and was generally not used on rifles with good bores.
My favorite milsurp for sure. I have 6 variations dating between 1898 and 1944.
 
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I have the longer version with a scope. No rear sight. I paid 100$ for it and it came with the bayonet and ammo. I wouldn't sell it for less then $400 myself, and 80$ for the bayo.

Trade ex was selling a bunch for $360-$400 but there all gone long time ago. If yours is rusty and bore is bad you may want to consider the 350$ range.



 
Hate to be a bubble burster but I doubt that this rifle was bought in Germany, sent to Argentina, then sent to Canada.

These were sold off as surplus at the earliest mid-late 1950s with most being sold off in the 60s-80s. Many of them made it into Canada and odds are it was bought here. That muzzle threading is also apparently a post-WWII modification done to the rifles (a date I have heard but haven't had 100% confirmed is 1955).
 
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