The early versions had what was known as a flat locking stud and were double edged.

The Swedish chose the 6.5x55mm cartridge and the 1896 Mauser or M96 as their rifle of choice.

The rifle would remain basically unchanged until 1938, when a new shorter model would be introduced known as the M38 Swedish Mauser.

They required the guns to be manufactured using Swedish high-grade steel (Swedish Steel) and a mixture of various metals including copper, nickel and vanadium.

This process produced exceptional strength and corrosive-resistant properties.

It was also claimed to have been made from superior steel than the normal steel of the times.

One of the reasons for the high quality of the Swedish Mauser is because Sweden never entered wars like most other nations.

The actual production for the Swedish Mauser didnt really start until 1898, when the Carl Gustafs federal armory started producing them.

Due to the tooling up period and slow production, some of these earlier models were also contracted out to be made by Mauser and later by Husqvarna during WWII.

The Fins stamped theirs with the letters SA for any Swedish Mauser used during the Russian War.

Finland was provided about 77,000 of the M96 Swedish rifles throughout this period, but most of them came near the end of the conflict.

There were also about 8,000 Swedish volunteers that arrived armed with the Swedish Mauser M96s.

The disk gives some insight as to the condition of the weapon.

The largest slice or wedge represents the level of bore erosion.

Bores were measured from 6.46 to 6.59mm and refer to the diameter of the bore.

Increments are very nearly spaced.0004 apart, or 4 ten-thousandths of an inch.

Overslag refers to over shooting, and the str is abbreviated for streck.

This is really an indication of how high a bullet will strike the target in relation to point-of-aim.

This is rated 0-4.

A rating of 0 means that the bore is almost new and a rating of 4 means the barrel should be replaced.

A rating of 0 means there are no triangle stamps next to above any of the numbers.

Prior versions didnt contain as much information and Earlier models contained either two screws or zero screws.

The bayonets are called Swedish bayonets or Swedish 1896 bayonets.

Most of the bayonets were either made by Eskilstuna Jernmanufactur AB (EJ-anchor-AB) beginning around 1899 1912.

They made 280,000 of which the first 10,000 had 4 digit serial numbers.

Once the sequence hit 999, they started the numbering at 001 again.

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