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By a destroyed Soviet tank in Finland during the. The soldier in the foreground carries a slung m/94 carbine.In 1940, bought 77,000 M1896 Mausers from Sweden in 6.5×55mm. They were mainly used by second line units. Model 1896 rifles used by Finland in WW II can be 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 rifle beginning in the late 1940s, followed by the 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 (Home Guard) that replaced their m/1941(B) sniper rifles in 1995 by rifles with Hensoldt 4×24 telescopic sights. The m/1894 carbine is still used for ceremonial and guard purposes by the.Civilian use 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 cartridge, as it has a flat trajectory, low recoil, and high accuracy. Many rifles in the Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa have been to make deer (or similar game) hunting rifles, and many firearms manufacturers, including, and, produce new hunting rifles chambered in this cartridge.Civilian rifles built on the Swedish Mauser action. Www.gotavapen.se. 'Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olsen, 3rd edition, F. Brownell and Son, Publisher, p.
81. Jones, D: Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden, pp. 37, 59, 81, 93. Collector Grade Publications, 2003. de Haas, Frank, Bolt Action Rifles, Northfield, Illinois: DBI Books, Inc. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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83. Jones, pp. 95, 97. Jowett, Philip; Snodgrass, Brent (5 July 2006). Finland at War 1939–45. Osprey Publishing.
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P. 48. ^ Schinke, Carsten - Die leichten schwedischen Infanteriegewehre Armee und Heimwehr - Journal-Verlag Schwendt Gmbh (1990) - page 59. Www.gotavapen.se.
Kehaya, Steve and Poyer, Joe, The Swedish Mauser Rifles, Tustin, California: North Cape Publications, Inc. 26. IbidFurther reading. Jones, D (2003). Crown Jewels: The Mauser in Sweden, Collector Grade Publications. Olsen, L (1976). Mauser Bolt Rifles, Brownell's Publishing.
Ball, R (1996). Military Mausers of the World (4th ed.), Krause Publications.
Kehaya, S & Poyer, J (2011). The Swedish Mauser Rifles (Rev., 3rd ed.), 'For Collectors Only' series, North Cape Publications.External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to.Wikimedia Commons has media related to.