Swedish carbine??? Educate me please.
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It was made by Carl Gustafs State Arms Factory in 1918. There are two possibilities here.
NUMBER ONE.
Someone has cut down the barrel to make it look like a M/94 Carbine. The long finger groove in the forestock is the first indication - the Carbine finger grooves are noticeably shorter. The recessed stock disk is another. There is no sling slot in the butt and a piece of wood was placed in the slot for the front band spring. The nose cap looks like it is from an earlier Mauser Carbine, (possibly a 71 or 71/84 or 88), but is neither a m/94 or m/94-14 nose cap.
NUMBER TWO.
A picture of the rear sight would be nice as it does look like it might be a m/94 rear sight. If so, it is also possible that the action is indeed a m/94-14 Carbine that has been placed in a m/96 rifle stock. Possible if someone got hold of a "bubbaed" m/94-14 home basement, original stock cut down sporterized Carbine. Serial number of the rifle would tell if it was a Carbine action originally, or a Rifle but my copy of "Crown Jewels" is packed away right now as I am in Ontario for the Winter.
It was made by Carl Gustafs State Arms Factory in 1918. There are two possibilities here.
NUMBER ONE.
Someone has cut down the barrel to make it look like a M/94 Carbine. The long finger groove in the forestock is the first indication - the Carbine finger grooves are noticeably shorter. The recessed stock disk is another. There is no sling slot in the butt and a piece of wood was placed in the slot for the front band spring. The nose cap looks like it is from an earlier Mauser Carbine, (possibly a 71 or 71/84 or 88), but is neither a m/94 or m/94-14 nose cap.
NUMBER TWO.
A picture of the rear sight would be nice as it does look like it might be a m/94 rear sight. If so, it is also possible that the action is indeed a m/94-14 Carbine that has been placed in a m/96 rifle stock. Possible if someone got hold of a "bubbaed" m/94-14 home basement, original stock cut down sporterized Carbine. Serial number of the rifle would tell if it was a Carbine action originally, or a Rifle but my copy of "Crown Jewels" is packed away right now as I am in Ontario for the Winter.
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Well now...it's a good thing I wasn't there or you and I would have gotten into a bidding war on that little gem! What a sweet looking little rig!
Is it 6.5x55? I hope it shoots as good as it looks!
Is it 6.5x55? I hope it shoots as good as it looks!
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Yep. m/94-14 Swedish Mauser Carbine in a cut down m/96 Rifle stock. If you take the action out of the stock, there will be a serial number stamped inside it, and also a serial number under the top handguard. The proper nose cap is the extended steel one with the bayonet lug underneath. The sling on the Carbine attaches to the left side of the middle band and goes through a cut in the butt stock from left to right. On the right side, there is a recessed leather strap and buckle.
A nice find, but as mentioned, probably someone cut down the original stock.
Yep. m/94-14 Swedish Mauser Carbine in a cut down m/96 Rifle stock. If you take the action out of the stock, there will be a serial number stamped inside it, and also a serial number under the top handguard. The proper nose cap is the extended steel one with the bayonet lug underneath. The sling on the Carbine attaches to the left side of the middle band and goes through a cut in the butt stock from left to right. On the right side, there is a recessed leather strap and buckle.
A nice find, but as mentioned, probably someone cut down the original stock.
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A proper stock is sometimes available on E-Bay but there might be some shipping problems if it is in the USA. You also need the proper nose cap, middle band, and rear sling leather tab and buckle. This will probably take a bit of time to find.
It might pay to put a "Want to Buy" post in the Equipment Exchange, send an Inquiry to Elwood Epps, and attend a lot of Gun Shows. You just might get lucky.
There was a large production in 1918, and there were close to 15,000 of these Carbines made in that year.
A proper stock is sometimes available on E-Bay but there might be some shipping problems if it is in the USA. You also need the proper nose cap, middle band, and rear sling leather tab and buckle. This will probably take a bit of time to find.
It might pay to put a "Want to Buy" post in the Equipment Exchange, send an Inquiry to Elwood Epps, and attend a lot of Gun Shows. You just might get lucky.
There was a large production in 1918, and there were close to 15,000 of these Carbines made in that year.
