Swedish Mauser " Swedish Mausers " are a family of bolt - action rifle s based on an improved variant of Mauser ' s earlier Model 1893 , but using the 6 . 5×55mm cartridge , and incorporating unique design elements as requested by Sweden . These are the m / 94 ( Model 1894 ) carbine , m / 96 ( Model 1896 ) long rifle , m / 38 ( Model 1938 ) short rifle and m / 41 ( Model 1941 ) sniper rifle . In 1898 production began at Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna , Sweden . All Swedish Mausers were chambered for the 6 . 5×55mm cartridge , and all Swedish - made actions were proof - tested with a single 6 . 5×55mm proof round developing approximately piezo pressure ( 55 , 000 CUP ) . Swedish Mausers were manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf a / N in Germany and in Sweden by Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag . All Swedish Mausers , whether built in Germany or Sweden , were fabricated using a Swedish - supplied high grade tool steel alloyed with nickel , copper , and vanadium , a product noted for its strength and corrosion resistance . These rifles , like other pre - M 98 system Mauser rifles , lack the third safety locking lug at the rear of the bolt and feature " cock - on - closing " ( similar to the contemporary Lee - Enfield rifle ) instead of the " cock - on - opening " style found on the German Gewehr 98 and most subsequent bolt action rifles . m / 1894 Carbine . The m / 1894 carbine was adopted in 1894 with the first 12 , 000 carbines being manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser in Oberndorf am Neckar , Germany . This series of carbines were all manufactured in 1895 , and a very few spare receivers dated 1895 were received from Mauser Oberndorf ' s manufacturers Ludwig Loewe and DWM . Some of these spare receivers have been found built as complete m / 1896 rifles with serial numbers falling into the regular m / 1896 rifle ranges . It is speculated that these were replacement receivers that were later given the same serial number as the replaced receivers , though this is not yet confirmed due to the extremely small number discovered so far . Production in Sweden under license commenced in 1898 . ( The preparatory production development at Carl Gustafs stads Gevärsfaktori found a place in history by being the event that caused Carl Edvard Johansson to invent gauge block s . ) Swedish production continued sporadically until 1918 . Very limited numbers were later produced with receiver dates of 1929 and more so 1932 . The highest 1918 serial number noted is 111 , 002 . The m / 94 carbines have a unique serial number sequence beginning with 1 . The highest number so far noted is 113 , 150 dated 1932 . There have been no carbines noted with receiver dates of 1902 , 1905 , 1908 , 1909 , 1910 , 1911 , 1912 and 1913 . It may be surmised that carbines produced from the end of regular production in 1918 until 1932 numbered about 2 , 150 . Mauser produced 12 , 000 m / 1894 carbines between 1894 and 1896 and Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 115 , 000 m / 1894 carbines between 1895 and 1933 , giving a total of 127 , 000 m / 1894 carbines . Some carbines were lost from regular use by conversion to sub - caliber targeting & practice devices for artillery pieces . Many other carbines have been lost due to conversion to m / 63 target rifles . Sub variants m / 1894 - 14 carbines have a steel nose piece , not dissimilar to the No . 1 Mk3 Lee - Enfield , with a protruding stud under the muzzle for the bayonet ring . There were two bayonets intended for the 94 - 14 carbine . The most prevalent was the m / 1914 long bayonet . The second minor bayonet was the very long bladed m / 1915 navy bayonet with the edge facing upwards . m / 1894 - 67 : This was an 1894 carbine modified to accept the m / 1867 Yataghan blade saber bayonet . The modification involved a slot machined on the nose cap and a stud sleeve attached to the barrel . Numbers modified are unknown . Possibly only 100 or less . Several have shown up in the United States and one is known in the Netherlands . skolskjutningskarbin : So - called " school carbine " . This carbine was manufactured for Swedish civilian schools for student training . All of these school carbines carry the receiver date of 1901 . This model deviates from the standard m / 1894 carbine in several ways . The serial number is prefixed with S and runs S . 1 to S . 1161 and possibly a few more . The serial number appears as S . 500 on the left side - rail of the receiver . The bolt handle is the same straight handle of the m / 1896 rifle . The sling swivels are on the bottom of the stock just as on the m / 1896 rifle . There is no bayonet attachment . Many of these carbines have been found rebuilt as standard m / 1894 - 14 carbines and in one case as a Carl Gustaf m / 63 target rifle ( CG63 ) . Kammarkarbin : also known as " gallery carbine " . Unique serial numbers prefixed by K . Total number produced is unknown , with the highest reported serial number being K . 193 currently in a private collection in the United States . One has been reported in Switzerland . Carbine K . 91 is in the Carl Gustaf factory museum in Sweden . Other differences from the standard m / 1894 carbine include the stock being dyed black . The rifling rate of twist is about 4 times faster than the m / 1894 carbine due to the unique bullet and much slower velocity of the special cartridge intended for this carbine . The only two receiver dates noted so far are 1898 and 1901 . 1894 / 96 Fortress Carbine : Another variant produced in unknown numbers and unknown years of production . This carbine is very similar to the standard m / 1894 except in the manner of sling attachment . This carbine uses a sling attachment identical to the skolskjutningskarbin as the sling swivels are on the bottom of the stock instead of the side . The lower sling swivel is placed much further up the buttstock nearer the triggerguard than the m / 1896 rifle . Weapons Officers Carbines : These standard m / 1894 carbines were hand - built by weapons officers as part of their training . Instead of having serial numbers , the name of the weapons officer is the identifying " serial " mark . Most of the parts are marked with the two letters of the officer ' s name and in some cases with a + sign . These carbines are among the most valuable of collectible m / 1894 carbines . The m / 1894 carbine is still used today by the Royal Guards at Stockholm Palace . m / 1896 Long Rifle . The Model 1896 rifle in 6 . 5×55mm ( 6 , 5 mm " Gevär " m / 96 ) was adopted in 1896 for infantry use , replacing the Model 1867 – 1889 Remington rolling block rifle in 8x58mmR Danish Krag . Swedish production ( under license ) started in 1898 at Carl Gustafs , but additional rifles were produced by Mauser during 1899 and 1900 because of delays in shipping additional production machinery from Germany to Sweden . Standard production at Carl Gustafs continued until 1925 , but approximately 18 , 000 m / 96 rifles were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB during World War II for civilian marksmanship training . Mauser produced 40 , 000 m / 1896 long rifles between 1895 and 1900 , Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori 475 , 000 m / 1896 between 1896 and 1932 and Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB 20 , 000 m / 1896 between 1942 and 1944 . Giving a total of 535 , 000 m / 96 long rifles . m / 1938 Short Rifle . The Model 1938 rifle ( 6 , 5 mm " Gevär " m / 38 ) was adopted in 1938 as part of a worldwide trend ( which began just before World War I ) towards service rifles that were shorter in overall length than a standard infantry rifle , but longer than a cavalry carbine . Contemporary examples such as the Mauser Karabiner 98k , Short Magazine Lee - Enfield No I Mk III , MAS - 36 , and M1903 Springfield were all noticeably shorter than a standard late 19th century infantry rifle , and with another war on the horizon the Swedes felt it would be expedient to adopt a shorter rifle for use by mechanized troops and the Navy . The original m / 1938 rifles ( Type I ) were converted m / 1896 rifles with barrels cut down by 5 . 5 " ( 139mm ) and almost always with the original straight bolt handles . These rifles are often referred to by collectors as " m / 96 - 38 " rifles , but there was never an official designation for this conversion . The majority of purpose - built m / 1938s ( Type II ) had turned - down bolt handles and were manufactured by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB , with production ending in 1944 . However , the Swedish military made no distinction in service between the two types . Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 55 , 080 m / 1896 long rifles to m / 1938 short rifles in 1938 - 1940 . In addition to that Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB produced 88 , 150 new m / 38 short rifles between 1942 and 1944 . Giving a total of 143 , 230 m / 1938 short rifles . m / 1941 and m / 1941B Sniper Rifles . The m / 1941 and m / 1941B sniper rifle s were m / 1896 rifles selected for accuracy and fitted with a telescopic sight , initially with the German AJACK 4x m / 41 scope . Because of the deteriorating war situation Germany however stopped selling rifle scopes to Sweden , resulting in Swedish made AGA 3x m / 42 and 3x m / 44 rifle scopes ( made by Svenska Ackumulatorfabriken Jungner ) being used instead . Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 5 , 300 specially selected m / 1896 long rifles to m / 1941 sniper rifles in 1941 - 1943 . The bolt handle of all m / 1941 rifles was turned - down in order to provide clearance for unimpaired operation of the bolt handle or three - position safety catch lever with a telescopic sight mounted . Model 1896 Swedish Mauser in Finnish service during WW II . In 1939 an unknown , but apparently rather large , number of Swedish m / 1896 rifles in 6 . 5×55mm were given to the Finnish Army , with the rifles being used during the 1939 - 1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union and most probably also during the 1941 - 1944 Continuation War . Model 1896 rifles used by Finland in WW II can by recognized by a stamp with the letters SA ( Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army ) surrounded by a square with rounded corners . Most of the rifles were returned to Sweden after WW II but some remained in Finland . End of service . The m / 1894 carbine and the m / 1896 and m / 1938 rifles were gradually phased out of Swedish service starting in the 1950s , although the sniper variants continued in service until the early 1980s . They were succeeded by the Ag m / 42 semi - automatic rifle beginning in the late 1940s , followed by the Ak 4 battle rifle starting in the 1960s . However , some rear echelon logistic units were still equipped with m / 1896 as late as 1983 . The last unit to use m / 1941 ( B ) sniper rifles were the " Hemvärnet " ( Home Guard ) that replaced their m / 1941 ( B ) sniper rifles in 1995 by Ak 4OR rifles with Hensoldt 4x24 telescopic sights . The m / 1894 carbine is still used for ceremonial purposes by the Royal Guards . Civilian versions . Both the m / 1896 and m / 1938 rifles are highly sought after by military rifle shooters and hunters . The 6 . 5×55mm is an ideal all - round hunting rifle cartridge , as it has a flat trajectory , low recoil , and high accuracy . Many rifles in the USA , Australia , New Zealand , Canada , the United Kingdom and South Africa have been sporterized to make deer ( or similar game ) hunting rifles , and many firearms manufacturers , including SAKO , Ruger and Winchester , produce new hunting rifles chambered in this cartridge . Many m / 1894 carbines and m / 1896 rifles were successfully converted by Carl Gustafs and Norma after World War II into the CG 63 Competition / Target Rifle chambered in 6 . 5×55mm and 7 . 62×51mm NATO . The Swedish Army used this rifle as the " Gevär 6 " . These competition / target rifles were used by members of the Swedish Volunteer Sharpshooting Movement " Frivilliga Skytterörelsen " ( FSR ) and are known to be very accurate for their price . The FSR strives to keep the costs of participating in their shooting events reasonable , so the FSR rulings restrict the unchecked use of very expensive highly specialized target rifles , ammunition and other gear . The CG 63 rifle was based on an existing receiver to which a new heavy , non - stepped free - floating target barrel was fitted . The vertical thumb piece was removed from the bolt to improve lock time . The triggers were adjusted and smoothed to match quality and the rifles got diopter and globe sight ing lines ( from several Swedish manufacturers ) and target stocks . The CG 63 was further developed into the CG 73 / CG 74 , also called m / 74 , and finally the CG 80 competition / target rifle . The CG competition / target rifles complied and evolved with the technical and dimensional FSR rulings then imposed for FSR shooting events . Starting at the end of the 20th century the FSR allowed the use of competition / target rifles that are not based on the Swedish Mauser receiver . Husqvarna also made commercial m / 1894 and m / 1896 versions available as sporting rifles called Model 46 and its variants ( Models 46A , 46AN and 46B ) in 6 . 5×55mm , 9 . 3×57mm and 9 . 3×62mm . After World War II they used m / 96 and m / 38 actions without thumb notch to create the Model 640 series ( 646 in 6 . 5×55mm , 648 in 8×57mm , 649 in 9 . 3×62mm ) . These are not to be confused with the late - production Model 640 using FN Herstal M98 actions . Stiga also made sporterized versions in popular calibers , which are very well finished and balanced .