How to ID Swedish Mauser?

stanway

stanway

CGN Regular
Rating - 100%
215   0   1
Location
Agassiz, BC
Hi Guys,

I friend of mine at work has bought a sporterized Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55. He wants to put an aftermarket trigger in it with the side safety (doesn't want to use the bolt 'flip' safety). I have not seen the rifle, but it sounds like 'Bubba' had his way with it some time ago and made a mess of things.

So, is there any quick way to tell if it is a M38 or M96?

Also, does anyone know of a trigger that will fit one/either of the Swedish Mausers?

Thanks in advance for your help.

James
:)
 
The rifling twist should be the same. The difference is the barrel length; 23" vs. 29" and the coresponding rear sights. A true M38 has a bent bolt handle vs. a straight bolt handle on a '96.There are various triggers for the M96/38. Just go to Brownells and search for small ring Mauser triggers.
Enjoy, their great little rifles, Mark
 
Well - It should say on the receiver ring who the original manufacturer is - Husqvarna made the 38's, c/w bent bolts and 24 in barrels. However, many of the older 96's were converted to 38 spec - ie shorter barrel and wood, and in some cases a bent bolt.
There was a thread on triggers recently - I believe they are the same spec 96 vs 38. Suggest you do a search - I believe it was "Martin" that was investigating. The issue related to whether inletting of the stock was required to accomodate the side safety.
 
Check out Boyd's stocks for a Bold trigger or try Sporter Express, here's a link
http://www.sporterexpress.com/v2/
As stated above M38's have a 23" barrel, M96's a 29", M94's a 17".
Obendorf made the early Swede's these are fairly rare, Carl Gustaf made most of the 96's, Husqvarna made the 38's prior to and during the war, also rearsenalling some of the 96's to 38 specs
This link should help, http://www.rebooty.com/~dutchman/
 
Last edited:
The Swedes are small ring Mausers with a ####-on-closing bolt. If you want to improve your trigger do so but do not fall for those ####-on-opening conversion kits; they aren't worth the time and money that can be better spent for premium grade ammo.
PP.:)
 
James:
There is a little bit of work modifying the stock and military trigger guard for the OP-96. Once done, they work great. Any questions, let me know.
Chris
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom