I was issued the M94 when I was with the Swedish Royal Dragoons in 2009/2010. Loved that rifle, worked like a charm even though it was manufactured in 1904!
I’m now doing research before making a purchase. I have the full length version but I would have always imagined the carbine would come later not first! I’m learning so much ❤6.5 is a more recent reloading experiment and I gota say, exceedingly promising ! Plus Swedish is in my blood. They were onto something way back then.
Been shooting the Swedish Mauser since I was a little boy... :) A very reliable weapon with good precision. It is pure joy to see you review it, but I would say all things you do on this channel is more or less awesome.. Thanks Ian! From a very grateful Swede.. :)
Thanks for covering these! I was lucky enough to find a Finnish Army marked m/94-14 not too long ago, and it's my absolute favorite Mauser, might even be my favorite rifle to shoot.
I5 was my old regiment back in the day, '88-89! It was about 350 years old when it closed down.... The Thirty Year's War 1647-1649 The Northern Wars 1655-1658 The Scanian War 1675-1679 The Great Northern War 1700-1721 The Gustav III's Russian War 1788-1790 The Finnish War 1808-1809 The Campaign against Norway 1814
Take a look at reloading data.... 6.5x55mm is indistinguishable from the new and sexy 6.5mm Creedmoor in terms of velocity. I am a fan of both. My first hunting rifle was a Swedish Mauser carbine. It was my dad's old gun that he handed down to me when he got a 264 Win Mag. (another fine 6.5mm) And I am a big fan of 6.5 Creedmoor. I have a really nice AR-10 and a Savage Axis II. 6.5x55mm was so popular with American sportsman, after WWII, Remington and Winchester actually produced new rifles in this cartridge to meet demand when the surplus dried up. BTW 6.5x55mm was the only foreign Mauser cartridge to have domestically produced production rifles on the market.
On a side note, this is the same bayonet that's adopted for the Swedish kpist m/45C. On a carbine or rifle, it looks rather normal. On a submachinegun, it's a behemoth.
Found 2 swedish maus and 1 turkish maus at my grandfather hunting lodge after he died 15 yrs ago and the swedish ones are ways more fun to shoot than all the other mausers that table is really useful at the range :)
Thanks Ian, been lookin for info on this. Bought a 1907 that had been butchered/sporterized to fit a small woman so I had to replace the stock. I used a slightly modified Czech Mauser stock for historical look and it dropped right in. Shoots Hornady 160gr RN bullets accurately. Great on deer with old Williams peep sights. Great woods rifle!
Thank you for the info on this rifles. I just bought a 1901 Carl Gustav Swedish from my local gunshop. Can't wait to get it to the range. Thank you again Ian for your knowledge.
Take a look at reloading data.... 6.5x55mm is indistinguishable from the new and sexy 6.5mm Creedmoor in terms of velocity. I am a fan of both. My first hunting rifle was a Swedish Mauser carbine. It was my dad's old gun that he handed down to me when he got a 264 Win Mag. (another fine 6.5mm) And I am a big fan of 6.5 Creedmoor. I have a really nice AR-10 and a Savage Axis II. 6.5x55mm was so popular with American sportsman, after WWII, Remington and Winchester actually produced new rifles in this cartridge to meet demand when the surplus dried up. BTW 6.5x55mm was the only foreign Mauser cartridge to have domestically produced production rifles on the market.
Hi. Very nice video. And packed with so much facts. :) I grew up in the town where I5 hade there HQ, and my older brothers served there in the 90's. This gun is a part of my local history. Thanks for showing it.
As a Swede and M/96 owner myself, I love this video. I would really like to see another one about said rifle though, the different M/96 rifles really fascinate me and I would love to learn a bit more about them from the expert himself!
I've been hunting with a 6.5x55 Swedish carbine since 1978. The rifle was made in 1915. Unfortunately it has had MAJOR damage done to it. This rifle was brought back from WWII by my great grandfather. And between then and when I got it from my father the entire stock was replaced a few times. All the sights were ground off and the rifle was drilled and taped for scope mounts. All the rifle parts are of the same serial number. 60075 Pisses me off with all the damage done to such a great rifle. BUT it shoots as good today as it did the day it was made. I've hunted everything from coyotes, prong horns, white tails and mule deer. It is now and will always be my go to rifle for most types of hunting. Thanks for the video. Yes I see I'm late to the info but this is my favorite rifle EVER. Just my $0.02 PS not gonna mention how short the barrel is because I don't wanna. lol
As I understand it, the buckle style of sling was specifically for mounted troops. Traditional, rifle style sling swivels on the underside of the forearm and toe of the stock were used for Artillery units, etc. to accommodate their different web gear.
Love it when he tries to speak Swedish, especially in the Carl Gustav videon when he tries to pronounce pansarvärnsgevär. 10 points and a big like on the video for trying! :)
Fun fact, the carbines in this video were both issued at two different regiments I5 and A4 (infantry and Artillery) Both located in the same city Östersund, witch is a regiment city with only 50,000 citizens, but during the cold war peak had 3 regiments and the Army technical centre.
The karbin m/94-14 is still in use with the Swedish Royal Horse Guard (Beridna högvakten) of the Lifeguard regiment (Livgardet) who guard the Royal Palace in Stockholm, amongst others. The changing of the guard there is quite a tourist attraction. Relieved and was relieved by these guys in May 2006 when I stood guard there.
I shot a Mauser Model 1895 Chilean cavalry carbine, and it also didn't have a bayonet lug. I was also a bit surprised with the dog-leg bolt handle, and the 7x57 mm spitzer ammo.
My first rifle, bought in 1990 when I was 18, was an old Husqvarna for 200 kronor. Thats around 20 dollars for you guys not living in Sweden. The action was like glas, cristal clear and absolutley no hickups what so ever.
I went through about half a dozen before I ended up with an 1895 and one of the few 1918's. Seventeen places/parts are serial numbered to the gun. Also a matching numbers '38 Husq made into my rack. Never did form an attachment for the '96 tho. As always, a great report.
I have a photo of my morfar, who was from Dalarna, when he did his military service in ~1912-1913 and I believe he is holding this type of carbine. I distinctly remember the muzzle end being the same. Thanks for the video.
I love my Mauser rifles. I have a 6.5x55, a 7x57, and, an 8x57.... The 6.5x55 is a target rifle with the original sights, and in immaculate condition. It is a 1921 Carl Gustafs model. It has an aperture rear, front globe, with interchangeable inserts. The 7x57 is a little carbine, with all the wood. The 8x57 was a sporterized model, which I received at 10 years old, for my birthday. In two days, I will be 57, and that rifle is still in the exact shape as the day I got it from our neighbor. Two years ago, I got a book,"How to Convert Your Rifle", by Williams Gun Sight Company,2nd printing, in 1959. Lo and behold, on page 20, is my rifle, but, mine has the folding sight, with a choice of "u" shaped notch, or, a "v" shaped notch, which are changed by loosening a screw, and inverting the leaf. It has the Williams Ivory Bead sight up front. I also discovered that my 1917 Sporterized, .30-06 is on page 10. It now has a 3-9 Leupold VX2, on it, which my mom bought my dad, as a Christmas present back in the early 80's. You can imagine how cool it felt to see both of these in that little booklet. Anyway, that's my addition to the comments section, which I would like to end with a thank you to Ian for all his work and research which is so greatly appreciated by myself, and, by thousands of other firearms fans.
My very first rifle was a sporterized (sadly) Swedish Mauser. Since then I've bought and cherished several more. I'd love to get a carbine like this though.
Fun fact about Swedish rolling block rifles, they were made by Husqvarna (yes, the same guys who make lawn mowers), in 12.17x44RF, as the m/1867 rifle. Those rifles are pretty common on the second-hand market in western Europe.
@@knutdergroe9757 And we still use it. Not militarily, but it's _the_ cartridge for long range target shooting and still extremely popular for hunting.
@@knutdergroe9757 It was definetly a joint effort by The United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, but Sweden gets all the credit for keeping and improving on the concept.
When I did my military service in 1996/1997 we still had "krevadkarbin", a very short version of these designed to fire a pyrotechnical plastic shell intended to simulate artillery fire during field training. In apperance these carbines reminded very much of a mix of a blunderbuss and an early grenade launcher albeit based on a small ring Mauser action..
Cool to see that it was issued to I5. I'm from Östersund where I5 was located, and my mom lives just across the road (about 20m) from the edge of the compound. It was just a few years ago that they tore down the entrance guard building and started building apartment blocks on the grounds. The older buildings are still there though as they are listed. The artillery regiment A4, where the other rifle was assigned to, has also been closed for quite some years. I did my military service at F4 (airbase) on the island Frösön. It's sad to see that nothing remains of the military activities in Östersund...
I really need to get me an M-94. On a side note, the 6.5 Swede is a fantastic cartridge! It really has a fanatical fan base by those that know it and load for it! The 6.5 was being cool and awesome well before the 6.5/6.8 craze of today. The more things change, the more they stay the same! I would LOVE to have an AR platform in 6.5x55 Swede!
Sweden did have a large indigenous arms production when they bought the Remington rolling block. That's the reason why they only bought 10 000+20 000 mechanisms and produced a further 100 000 for the army using the indigenous plants available. Husqvarna, who produced the rolling block Remington, was founded in 1689 in order to produce muskets for the state.
That's true for Sweden, but many nations that bought the Remington rolling block (particularly in South America) did lack large indigenous arms production capability.
In my youth i joined the voluntary command training in the Swedish army and we used to practise with this gun and the m96 it was more than fun to shoot with and it kicked back quite good too. :-)
for those wondering, the marking "A/N" on the imported Mauser is not an additional marking, it is part of an abbreviation of the full town name "Oberndorf am Neckar" as "Oberndorf" is local Dialect for "upper village" or "high village" if I remember correctly and it's very likely there were several "Oberndorfs" in Germany. the city by the way is also till today housing the production facilities of not only the Mauser company which is now owned by Rheinmetall defense, but also the H&K (Heckler und Koch) central.
Indeed they bought the carbine version to equip cavalry, navy and artillery first because the number of guns was significantly smaller as would have been the equipment of the normal infantry. They did it because if it would had been necessary to make changes in the design of the rifles the costs would had been much smaller to make these changes to the carbines than it would had been to the much larger number of the infantry rifles. (At least so it was reported by Mauser people.)
Fun fact: Gauge blocks were invented when Sweden was tooling up for production of the mauser. Before this all gauges were custom ground to the spec they measured
Hey Ian if you ever get a chance I'd recommend taking a look at the C7 rifles of the Canadian Forces. Excellent weapons that are essentially M16s but much improved
I have an 1894 carbine from Mauser. Sometime in the past it was drilled and tapped for a scope and the bolt handle was bent down and ground to clear the scope. The stock is gone as well and replaced with some Walnut type, not very pretty. I replaced the stock, put on a new scope and this is now one of my favorite hunting rifles. Get the tissues out because you are going to cry. The serial number is 3666. I wish I had gotten to this rifle before it was torn apart.
my cousin is a moos hunter and he is using a swedish mauser he bought for 100usd, has used it for decades and never had any problem with it. cheap and reliable, just like the more modern AKM.
HAH! COOL!. I5 was the regiment in my home city. We also had one artillery regiment called A4, one air force base called F4 and a army tecnical school called ATS. Too bad the goverment closed it all down in 2004. Rememberd when I was a kid and you waked up in the morning by the sond of ksp58s (FN MAG) fireing and AJ 37 Viggen flying over our hose. Those were the days.
I 5 is probably Andra livgrenadjärregementet (2nd Lifegrenadier reg), it was amalgamated with I 4 (1st LGR) 1928-01-01 och I 23 in Östersund got I 5 as it´s new designation. The other one is A 4 (Norrlands artilleriregemente) in Östersund, specifically 5th battery. A 4 received the carbines in the 1890-ies.
Speaking of Swedish weapons, It would be really cool if Ian managed to get a look at an experimental GRAM rifle. They were Swedish experiments with turning the AG 42 Ljungman into an assault rifle. But I think Armémuseum in Stockholm is the only place where you can find a surviving example. Ah, one can hope.
Bought one of these in a pawn shop in metro Detroit, unfortunately it had been bubba'd and the forend had been chopped down and the muzzle/sight guard was missing along with the brass disc. Aside from that it is in great condition. Such a well made and handy rifle, glad I nabbed it!
Strange coincidence. Was trying to find some information on these rifles, as I'd never encountered one before. An ffl in my area has seven of these, one a real oddity, as it's chambered in 8mm mauser, the rest had the bayonet lug and were marked as being 1942 husqvarna production. Very tempted to buy, but knowing that I'd have to get an nfa stamp for it does sour things somewhat.
these are STILL (2020) ion use by the royal guards (Lifeguard Dragoons) in stockholm btw. and yes, they are loaded with live ammo. not just ceremonial.
Ian are you sick? I am worried about you. Your happiness has seemed very little lately. Normally you are very enthusiastic. And lately you have seen quite drained. And like you might have a cold. You are one of my most watched youtuber's and probably tied at my favorite with matt from vet/demo/off theranch. So I genuinely care about your well being and happiness.
I have been looking for one of these for ten years. I have seen only 3-4 in my life and I finally got one 3 months ago. 1916 but somebody ground off the lug for the bayonet. It does have the short barrel though.
Looks like both rifles were from Östersund Garrison..My home town on top of that. "I.5" is a reference to the Jämtland Ranger Regiment which existed from 1646 to 2005. "A.4" refers to Norrland Artillery Regiment (A4) which existed between 1893-1997 (also in Östersund). Small world :)
I remember handling this gun from when I was young and a member of an "air force youth association". A kind of boy-scouts that was somehow in association with the air force. I don´t remember if we got to fire any live rounds as we were all too young to handle anything dangerous, but I think at least we got to fire some blanks I think? At least I remember fidgeting around with that bolt action.
We had mauser carbines as practice weapons as Home guard youths. I had a rifle produced in 1898 at one time witch was really cool. The gruop was at about 5cm at 100m but it fired about 1.5m of trget down to the left.
IIRC, the reason the cavalry carbine was adopted several years before the infantry rifle was that the Swedish cavalry in 1894 were using a much older version of the Remington Rolling Block and thus they were in more immediate need of a more modern rifle.
+SonsOfLorgar Husqvarna motorcycles haven't been manufactured in Sweden for a few decades, sadly. The marque has been passed to first Italian (Cagiva), then German (BMW) and lately Austrian (KTM) hands. Nowadays it's basically a badge engineered KTM.
Would be cool if Ian could get his hands on a Swedish Husqvarna m/1907 aka Pistol m/07 using 9x20SR Browning Long. It's essentially a Swedish-produced FN Model 1903 pistol. Those pistols were in active service up to the 1940s, with a short period of service in the 1980s as a stopgap solution.
Why didn't cock-on-close catch on? It seems like objectively the best system, since the bulk of your force when operating a bolt is in the push forward to load a new cartridge. Just recently I shot my 03A3 and P17 and the P17 was orders of magnitude nicer to operate.
TheGoldenCaulk How is a turned down bolt handle on a cock on closing? I've only got a M96 Swede and I just use my palm to operate it but a turned down looks like it would be harder to use on that type of action.
I was issued the M94 when I was with the Swedish Royal Dragoons in 2009/2010.
Loved that rifle, worked like a charm even though it was manufactured in 1904!
Pontus Bergström Would love to have one ! True classic , great Cartridge . Yoy guys have great taste !
Lades inte det ner 2000?
@@CandidZulu Nix, 4:e Skvadron fanns kvar då på K1 2010. Numera heter det Livbataljon, där Livskvadron ingår.
I bought one in the US 5 years ago, fantastic rifle.
I’m now doing research before making a purchase. I have the full length version but I would have always imagined the carbine would come later not first! I’m learning so much ❤6.5 is a more recent reloading experiment and I gota say, exceedingly promising ! Plus Swedish is in my blood. They were onto something way back then.
The Steel and craftmanship in the manafacture are still unsurpassed.Best rifles ever made.😊
The tigerstripe on that stock is absolutely majestic
I've got a 1915 long rifle and the tiger stripes are beautiful. They didn't cheap out on their weapons
"K m/43 = Karbin modell 43 = Carbine model 43.
"Sikte för trubbkula" = Sight for round-nosed bullet.
"Skjutning med spetskula" = Firing with point-nose bullet.
"Avstånd" = Distance
"Sikte/Rp" = Sikte/Riktpunkt = Sight/Point of aim
Rp is perhaps Riktpunkt
MrAnton275
Sounds about right.
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Been shooting the Swedish Mauser since I was a little boy... :) A very reliable weapon with good precision. It is pure joy to see you review it, but I would say all things you do on this channel is more or less awesome.. Thanks Ian! From a very grateful Swede.. :)
6.5 Swede is one of my fav cartridges and has been for years.
Ian's my Bob Ross.
He's my bae
happy little carbines
Mark Deavult there's a set of markings on the side of this rifle, and that'll be our little secret.
Bob Ross served in the airforce for 20 years so don't think for a second he couldn't have made your death look like a happy little accident
Thanks for covering these! I was lucky enough to find a Finnish Army marked m/94-14 not too long ago, and it's my absolute favorite Mauser, might even be my favorite rifle to shoot.
I5 was my old regiment back in the day, '88-89!
It was about 350 years old when it closed down....
The Thirty Year's War 1647-1649
The Northern Wars 1655-1658
The Scanian War 1675-1679
The Great Northern War 1700-1721
The Gustav III's Russian War 1788-1790
The Finnish War 1808-1809
The Campaign against Norway 1814
And now it's re opend again. :)
The infantry rifle is such an outstanding gun that it deserves a really good article or video
Take a look at reloading data.... 6.5x55mm is indistinguishable from the new and sexy 6.5mm Creedmoor in terms of velocity. I am a fan of both. My first hunting rifle was a Swedish Mauser carbine. It was my dad's old gun that he handed down to me when he got a 264 Win Mag. (another fine 6.5mm) And I am a big fan of 6.5 Creedmoor. I have a really nice AR-10 and a Savage Axis II. 6.5x55mm was so popular with American sportsman, after WWII, Remington and Winchester actually produced new rifles in this cartridge to meet demand when the surplus dried up. BTW 6.5x55mm was the only foreign Mauser cartridge to have domestically produced production rifles on the market.
On a side note, this is the same bayonet that's adopted for the Swedish kpist m/45C. On a carbine or rifle, it looks rather normal. On a submachinegun, it's a behemoth.
Found 2 swedish maus and 1 turkish maus at my grandfather hunting lodge after he died 15 yrs ago and the swedish ones are ways more fun to shoot than all the other mausers that table is really useful at the range :)
Thanks Ian, been lookin for info on this.
Bought a 1907 that had been butchered/sporterized to fit a small woman so I had to replace the stock.
I used a slightly modified Czech Mauser stock for historical look and it dropped right in.
Shoots Hornady 160gr RN bullets accurately.
Great on deer with old Williams peep sights.
Great woods rifle!
Love seeing these rifles. One of the few swedish military rifle i have actuly shooten as a swede.
Thank you for the info on this rifles. I just bought a 1901 Carl Gustav Swedish from my local gunshop. Can't wait to get it to the range. Thank you again Ian for your knowledge.
Love how you built up the hype for this one. One of the best episodes so far. 🙂👍
I'm a simple swede. I see 6.5 mm Mauser and I klick like.
Hans Hedén well.. im Finnish but well 6,5mm is allways cool.. swedes or japanese
American of Swedish ancestry here... 6,5 x 55 is a fantastic cartridge...
6.5x55mm is by far the best hunting cartridge
@@someswede781 , compared to what? A 7mm-08 is more economical and popular and has similar if not outright superior ballistics.
Take a look at reloading data.... 6.5x55mm is indistinguishable from the new and sexy 6.5mm Creedmoor in terms of velocity. I am a fan of both. My first hunting rifle was a Swedish Mauser carbine. It was my dad's old gun that he handed down to me when he got a 264 Win Mag. (another fine 6.5mm) And I am a big fan of 6.5 Creedmoor. I have a really nice AR-10 and a Savage Axis II. 6.5x55mm was so popular with American sportsman, after WWII, Remington and Winchester actually produced new rifles in this cartridge to meet demand when the surplus dried up. BTW 6.5x55mm was the only foreign Mauser cartridge to have domestically produced production rifles on the market.
My life has devolved to the point that I'm watching forgotten weapons at 4 Am
Bryce Gallie Don't you mean 'evolved to a higher state of being'?
this is the new 'watching infomercials at ungodly o'clock in the morning'.
frankly an improvement, at least in my case
Me too - the shit I've bought!
You are not alone my brother...and I'm fucking loving every second
Hi. Very nice video. And packed with so much facts. :) I grew up in the town where I5 hade there HQ, and my older brothers served there in the 90's. This gun is a part of my local history. Thanks for showing it.
As a Swede and M/96 owner myself, I love this video. I would really like to see another one about said rifle though, the different M/96 rifles really fascinate me and I would love to learn a bit more about them from the expert himself!
More than weapons themselves, I like hearing the story behind them :)
Indeed, these are history lessons.
Äntligen! Svensk mauser.
yojimbo83 Jag undrade om han faktiskt gjorde ett avsnitt om det eller ej.
yojimbo83 fuck yeah
yojimbo83 nu vet vi mer om vårt land
yap äntligen Svenska vapen
Finally a swedish Mauser(?)
great engineering for the time and has withstood the test of time (both the Mauser design and the 6.5x55 swedish cartridge).
I've been hunting with a 6.5x55 Swedish carbine since 1978. The rifle was made in 1915. Unfortunately it has had MAJOR damage done to it. This rifle was brought back from WWII by my great grandfather. And between then and when I got it from my father the entire stock was replaced a few times. All the sights were ground off and the rifle was drilled and taped for scope mounts. All the rifle parts are of the same serial number. 60075 Pisses me off with all the damage done to such a great rifle. BUT it shoots as good today as it did the day it was made. I've hunted everything from coyotes, prong horns, white tails and mule deer. It is now and will always be my go to rifle for most types of hunting. Thanks for the video. Yes I see I'm late to the info but this is my favorite rifle EVER. Just my $0.02 PS not gonna mention how short the barrel is because I don't wanna. lol
Time to do an ep on the type 1 and 2 m38's, love my M38Husky!
A couple of decades ago I Did some hunting with a M96. What a rifle and cartridge combo. Will acquire one of my own some day soon.
As I understand it, the buckle style of sling was specifically for mounted troops. Traditional, rifle style sling swivels on the underside of the forearm and toe of the stock were used for Artillery units, etc. to accommodate their different web gear.
Love it when he tries to speak Swedish, especially in the Carl Gustav videon when he tries to pronounce pansarvärnsgevär. 10 points and a big like on the video for trying! :)
I will definitely get a Mauser, always nice to have a piece of your own history.
Fun fact, the carbines in this video were both issued at two different regiments I5 and A4 (infantry and Artillery) Both located in the same city Östersund, witch is a regiment city with only 50,000 citizens, but during the cold war peak had 3 regiments and the Army technical centre.
The karbin m/94-14 is still in use with the Swedish Royal Horse Guard (Beridna högvakten) of the Lifeguard regiment (Livgardet) who guard the Royal Palace in Stockholm, amongst others. The changing of the guard there is quite a tourist attraction. Relieved and was relieved by these guys in May 2006 when I stood guard there.
These are really one of the nicest Mausers. A piece of Swedish smgs would be really interesting too!
I shot a Mauser Model 1895 Chilean cavalry carbine, and it also didn't have a bayonet lug. I was also a bit surprised with the dog-leg bolt handle, and the 7x57 mm spitzer ammo.
Oh I'm glad they added that extra 3/8" to the barrel, now the rifle is no longer a killing machine! Fuckin' NFA...
I know right
My first rifle, bought in 1990 when I was 18, was an old Husqvarna for 200 kronor. Thats around 20 dollars for you guys not living in Sweden.
The action was like glas, cristal clear and absolutley no hickups what so ever.
I went through about half a dozen before I ended up with an 1895 and one of the few 1918's. Seventeen places/parts are serial numbered to the gun. Also a matching numbers '38 Husq made into my rack. Never did form an attachment for the '96 tho. As always, a great report.
I have a photo of my morfar, who was from Dalarna, when he did his military service in ~1912-1913 and I believe he is holding this type of carbine. I distinctly remember the muzzle end being the same. Thanks for the video.
I love my Mauser rifles.
I have a 6.5x55, a 7x57, and, an 8x57....
The 6.5x55 is a target rifle with the original sights, and in immaculate condition. It is a 1921 Carl Gustafs model.
It has an aperture rear, front globe, with interchangeable inserts.
The 7x57 is a little carbine, with all the wood.
The 8x57 was a sporterized model, which I received at 10 years old, for my birthday.
In two days, I will be 57, and that rifle is still in the exact shape as the day I got it from our neighbor.
Two years ago, I got a book,"How to Convert Your Rifle", by Williams Gun Sight Company,2nd printing, in 1959.
Lo and behold, on page 20, is my rifle, but, mine has the folding sight, with a choice of "u" shaped notch, or, a "v" shaped notch, which are changed by loosening a screw, and inverting the leaf.
It has the Williams Ivory Bead sight up front.
I also discovered that my 1917 Sporterized, .30-06 is on page 10.
It now has a 3-9 Leupold VX2, on it, which my mom bought my dad, as a Christmas present back in the early 80's.
You can imagine how cool it felt to see both of these in that little booklet.
Anyway, that's my addition to the comments section, which I would like to end with a thank you to Ian for all his work and research which is so greatly appreciated by myself, and, by thousands of other firearms fans.
My very first rifle was a sporterized (sadly) Swedish Mauser. Since then I've bought and cherished several more. I'd love to get a carbine like this though.
Fun fact about Swedish rolling block rifles, they were made by Husqvarna (yes, the same guys who make lawn mowers), in 12.17x44RF, as the m/1867 rifle.
Those rifles are pretty common on the second-hand market in western Europe.
6,5x55 is more Swedish than ABBA
Hey I still love ABBA :)
If nothing else, it sounds better!
6.5x55 was actually developed by a Norwegian.
All three Scandinavian countries issued 6.5x55 at one point.
Sweden just kept it longer.
@@knutdergroe9757 And we still use it. Not militarily, but it's _the_ cartridge for long range target shooting and still extremely popular for hunting.
@@knutdergroe9757 It was definetly a joint effort by The United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway, but Sweden gets all the credit for keeping and improving on the concept.
Please do some Swedish weapons from cold war era if you ever get the opportunity. There are so many wacky and interesting weapons there! :)
When I did my military service in 1996/1997 we still had "krevadkarbin", a very short version of these designed to fire a pyrotechnical plastic shell intended to simulate artillery fire during field training. In apperance these carbines reminded very much of a mix of a blunderbuss and an early grenade launcher albeit based on a small ring Mauser action..
loved the precision chainsaw work and your poker artwork on that stock is bloody marvellous! a ture KIWI DIY .loverly bit of rimu BTW
Cool to see that it was issued to I5. I'm from Östersund where I5 was located, and my mom lives just across the road (about 20m) from the edge of the compound. It was just a few years ago that they tore down the entrance guard building and started building apartment blocks on the grounds. The older buildings are still there though as they are listed. The artillery regiment A4, where the other rifle was assigned to, has also been closed for quite some years. I did my military service at F4 (airbase) on the island Frösön. It's sad to see that nothing remains of the military activities in Östersund...
I really need to get me an M-94. On a side note, the 6.5 Swede is a fantastic cartridge! It really has a fanatical fan base by those that know it and load for it! The 6.5 was being cool and awesome well before the 6.5/6.8 craze of today. The more things change, the more they stay the same!
I would LOVE to have an AR platform in 6.5x55 Swede!
Sweden did have a large indigenous arms production when they bought the Remington rolling block. That's the reason why they only bought 10 000+20 000 mechanisms and produced a further 100 000 for the army using the indigenous plants available.
Husqvarna, who produced the rolling block Remington, was founded in 1689 in order to produce muskets for the state.
That's true for Sweden, but many nations that bought the Remington rolling block (particularly in South America) did lack large indigenous arms production capability.
Main reason to not manufacture by Carl Gustavs Stads Gevärsfaktori in the beginning was the lead time of rebuilding the arsenal.
Everything from birds to elk 6.5 x55 is the perfect cartridge for a fellow who is trying to get the most out of his weapons .
In my youth i joined the voluntary command training in the Swedish army and we used to practise with this gun and the m96 it was more than fun to shoot with and it kicked back quite good too. :-)
I would love to see more on the Swedish Mauser Ian
Awesome rifles. I feel the best Mausers of that day.
for those wondering, the marking "A/N" on the imported Mauser is not an additional marking, it is part of an abbreviation of the full town name "Oberndorf am Neckar" as "Oberndorf" is local Dialect for "upper village" or "high village" if I remember correctly and it's very likely there were several "Oberndorfs" in Germany.
the city by the way is also till today housing the production facilities of not only the Mauser company which is now owned by Rheinmetall defense, but also the H&K (Heckler und Koch) central.
Indeed they bought the carbine version to equip cavalry, navy and artillery first because the number of guns was significantly smaller as would have been the equipment of the normal infantry. They did it because if it would had been necessary to make changes in the design of the rifles the costs would had been much smaller to make these changes to the carbines than it would had been to the much larger number of the infantry rifles. (At least so it was reported by Mauser people.)
Fun fact: Gauge blocks were invented when Sweden was tooling up for production of the mauser. Before this all gauges were custom ground to the spec they measured
Those are gorgeous examples Ian.
Hey Ian if you ever get a chance I'd recommend taking a look at the C7 rifles of the Canadian Forces. Excellent weapons that are essentially M16s but much improved
'It looks bigger on camera' - Ian C.
Couldnt resist, sorry.
Interesting rifles tho, gotta love German engineering!
I have an 1894 carbine from Mauser. Sometime in the past it was drilled and tapped for a scope and the bolt handle was bent down and ground to clear the scope. The stock is gone as well and replaced with some Walnut type, not very pretty. I replaced the stock, put on a new scope and this is now one of my favorite hunting rifles. Get the tissues out because you are going to cry. The serial number is 3666. I wish I had gotten to this rifle before it was torn apart.
my cousin is a moos hunter and he is using a swedish mauser he bought for 100usd, has used it for decades and never had any problem with it. cheap and reliable, just like the more modern AKM.
oh, also on the note, the 6.5x55mm is a quite cheap ammunition in sweden so its also quite economical choice.
HAH! COOL!. I5 was the regiment in my home city. We also had one artillery regiment called A4, one air force base called F4 and a army tecnical school called ATS. Too bad the goverment closed it all down in 2004. Rememberd when I was a kid and you waked up in the morning by the sond of ksp58s (FN MAG) fireing and AJ 37 Viggen flying over our hose. Those were the days.
Simon Gabrielsson nice
do you know what it means if it only has plus signs and no serial number? also has a C on the side of the action..
I 5 is probably Andra livgrenadjärregementet (2nd Lifegrenadier reg), it was amalgamated with I 4 (1st LGR) 1928-01-01 och I 23 in Östersund got I 5 as it´s new designation. The other one is A 4 (Norrlands artilleriregemente) in Östersund, specifically 5th battery. A 4 received the carbines in the 1890-ies.
If you look at the disc on the other mauser it says A4.
I shot one of the M94-14 years ago. I liked it. I should've bought it, it was $100...
This earned my sub. Thank you for your very educational and interesting content!
Speaking of Swedish weapons, It would be really cool if Ian managed to get a look at an experimental GRAM rifle. They were Swedish experiments with turning the AG 42 Ljungman into an assault rifle. But I think Armémuseum in Stockholm is the only place where you can find a surviving example. Ah, one can hope.
Bought one of these in a pawn shop in metro Detroit, unfortunately it had been bubba'd and the forend had been chopped down and the muzzle/sight guard was missing along with the brass disc. Aside from that it is in great condition. Such a well made and handy rifle, glad I nabbed it!
Så mycket välfärd att älgarna gråter!
So, for the earlier carbine, since it was made before 1899, it is an antique, so is not privy to the NFA.
Before 1898.
Strange coincidence. Was trying to find some information on these rifles, as I'd never encountered one before. An ffl in my area has seven of these, one a real oddity, as it's chambered in 8mm mauser, the rest had the bayonet lug and were marked as being 1942 husqvarna production. Very tempted to buy, but knowing that I'd have to get an nfa stamp for it does sour things somewhat.
these are STILL (2020) ion use by the royal guards (Lifeguard Dragoons) in stockholm btw. and yes, they are loaded with live ammo. not just ceremonial.
Love it and the rest of the show! I5 was a regement in Östersund.
Ian are you sick? I am worried about you. Your happiness has seemed very little lately. Normally you are very enthusiastic. And lately you have seen quite drained. And like you might have a cold. You are one of my most watched youtuber's and probably tied at my favorite with matt from vet/demo/off theranch. So I genuinely care about your well being and happiness.
Thanks for sharing these with us :)
I've got a few M96s - of both Mausewr & Carl Gustavsstadt ,manufacture...also a M94/14...
I have been looking for one of these for ten years. I have seen only 3-4 in my life and I finally got one 3 months ago. 1916 but somebody ground off the lug for the bayonet. It does have the short barrel though.
Good vid on good ol' surplus rifle. Pretty cool sporterized too!!!
DAMN!!!! They need to get the mold off of that sling!!! Nasty!!!
That is some gorgeous tiger-stripe wood in that stock!
Underbart!
Hope Ian gets to do one about the CG m/45 (possibly B) SMG some time. Would love to hear his opinion on the old workhorse. :)
12:23 wtf i went to school in the I5 fifth infantry old barracks in Östersund
Gorgeous example of the brass disc on the comb of the stock. Any idea why some had that?
Hey guys, thanks for tuning in to another forgotten weapons video
Looks like both rifles were from Östersund Garrison..My home town on top of that.
"I.5" is a reference to the Jämtland Ranger Regiment
which existed from 1646 to 2005.
"A.4" refers to Norrland Artillery Regiment
(A4) which existed between 1893-1997 (also in Östersund).
Small world :)
Interesting, I live in Karlskoga quite close to Bofors. :)
Östersund är inte Norrland, ligger ju tom längre söderut än Umeå.
I remember handling this gun from when I was young and a member of an "air force youth association". A kind of boy-scouts that was somehow in association with the air force. I don´t remember if we got to fire any live rounds as we were all too young to handle anything dangerous, but I think at least we got to fire some blanks I think? At least I remember fidgeting around with that bolt action.
Gun Jesus strikes again! This time, in Sweden of all places.
Don't you know, he's omnipresent, spreading his gun message everywhere.
Toby Wood why are you always here
Kharisma Putra Because I have in interest in, rare, historical, or exotic firearms? Sometimes all three?
Are those the Jorgensson's or the Johansson's or the Jansson's?
We had mauser carbines as practice weapons as Home guard youths. I had a rifle produced in 1898 at one time witch was really cool. The gruop was at about 5cm at 100m but it fired about 1.5m of trget down to the left.
The bayonet probably arrived because the cavalry became mounted infantry because of the machine guns.
been a good while since ya swung by our armory so to speak, nice to see this.
IIRC, the reason the cavalry carbine was adopted several years before the infantry rifle was that the Swedish cavalry in 1894 were using a much older version of the Remington Rolling Block and thus they were in more immediate need of a more modern rifle.
great info
I'm a sucker for any milsurp with a tiger stripe stock.
Love that tiger stripe stock!
Must have some impressive muzzle flash with that short barrel... 17" is less than half the length of the standard rifle barrel.
Doesnt the Swedish High Guard still use these ?
I5 was the Second Life Grenadiers regiment up untill 1928 and after that it was the Jämtland Ranger Regiment
Buy it Ian! Buy them all!
Husqvarna made guns back in the day? Were they 4-strokes or 2-strokes? Was there a 450?
+SonsOfLorgar Husqvarna motorcycles haven't been manufactured in Sweden for a few decades, sadly. The marque has been passed to first Italian (Cagiva), then German (BMW) and lately Austrian (KTM) hands.
Nowadays it's basically a badge engineered KTM.
Would be cool if Ian could get his hands on a Swedish Husqvarna m/1907 aka Pistol m/07 using 9x20SR Browning Long. It's essentially a Swedish-produced FN Model 1903 pistol. Those pistols were in active service up to the 1940s, with a short period of service in the 1980s as a stopgap solution.
I have one, actually...
Cool. Any chance of a video on it, or is it in the "Dry-spell emergency pieces" pile?
I would not mind at all to have one of those fine little rifles 👍
Why didn't cock-on-close catch on? It seems like objectively the best system, since the bulk of your force when operating a bolt is in the push forward to load a new cartridge. Just recently I shot my 03A3 and P17 and the P17 was orders of magnitude nicer to operate.
TheGoldenCaulk How is a turned down bolt handle on a cock on closing? I've only got a M96 Swede and I just use my palm to operate it but a turned down looks like it would be harder to use on that type of action.
My bolt is locked with selecter on back straight up How do I unlock
FokkerAce1917 I’ve never had an issue with it. I own an M94/14, and I can easily use my palm to operate it as well.