• M96 Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers

Brown you have to find this book for serial number chart, search Amazon for:The Swedish Mauser RiflesHere's some info on the brass disc, think I copied it from a post on this or another forum:That little brass medallion on the stock contains information regarding the bore condition the last time it was inspected by a Swedish armorer.Look in the pie shaped wedge that has the numbers 1, 2, and 3. One of these numbers will probably have a small inverted triangle stamped above it. This indicates the bore condition where 1=excellent, 2=medium, and 3=poor. If there is no inverted triangle stamp, the condition is MINT.You still need to check the bore since shooting may have occurred since the last time it was inspected, but at least you will know the bore will be no better than indicated by the condition stamp.The second set of numbers in the brass medallion concern bore diameter in millimeters as measured by the armorer. You will see either the numbers 45 through 52 or the numbers 5 through 2 with the inverted triangle stamp above one.

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The Swedish Mauser is a wonderful, classic rifle. These marvellous rifles are a must for any home arsenal or gun collection.But how do you know that you are buying a good one? Well listen to me and you will do just fine.Every Swedish Mauser bears a marking disk. And this disk tells you about the condition of the barrel. You will see a small wedge with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. If there's a small stamped arrow pointing to the number 1, then you know that your rifle has an excellent barrel.

The number 2, means a good barrel while number 3 means a barrel in need of replacement. Sometimes you see a rifle and it does not have any arrow near the 1, 2 or 3. This means that your rifle has a zero barrel. A zero barrel means a brand new barrel and this means that you have a rifle fresh from an arsenal rebuild or a new rifle.We have a model 38 Swedish Mauser with a zero barrel marking and a model 96 with a 1 marking.So when you are at that gunshow, buy a Swedish Mauser with a zero or a 1 marking. Some Swedish Mausers have threaded barrels for blank firing devices. Avoid these poor abused rifles and try to get an unmolested original.You will notice a set of initials next to the serial number.

These initials are those of the inspector who first inspected the rifle.Another thing to keep in mind is that early Swedish Mausers were made in Germany by Waffenfabrik Mauser. These are harder to find and they are nicer in that they come with walnut stocks. Swedish-made Carl Gustaf Mausers are also beautifully made; however, they are not as scarce as the early German guns. If you take the time to learn a little bit about Swedish marking disks, it is hard to go far wrong.I almost forgot: They do not contain any MiM parts!Here is a link to a site that has lots of interesting information on Swedish stock marking disks.Fluffy. I have to agree that the Swedish mauser should be in any mulsurps collection, but i have to add NOT to get too stuck on what the disc says. How many decades ago was it made?

More than half a century??? I bought mine on the recommendation NOT to get a zero or one stamp for a few reasons: the disks are readily available stamped however you want online, or the stamp was done decades ago, and the zero and one stamps are the most sough and shot!

M96 Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers

Inspect these rifles as you would any other rifle. That suggestion was dead-on. Of the 3 at the gunshow, the #2 had the best bore.My theory is that people pass the #2 over and they remain less shot and abused for a few more decades than the #1, and usually go for a bit less! Here's mine, the first 5 rounds I ever fired in it were 100M headshots with the iron sights. I thought something was broke after the first shot as the recoil was the same to me as a M-16 shot.

Steadied on a.30 ammo box, I pulled a 2.9 inch group at 100M with some soft tip hunting rounds for my 6-10th shots. Im sure I could get that group under 2' withtime. Mine's a german built Swede too! If u look at the disc u can see there's a stamp on the one and 2. If you see any with these groovy Vasteras 'aftermarket' sights, grab it! It's fine-clickable for elevation unlike the sliding regular sight elevation.

Beautiful rifle.By the way, our rifle has an F-ram rear sight. This was a civilian rear sight that offered more precise elevation adjustments.You may have a point not picking a rifle with a 0 or 1 marking. I'm too honest and it would never cross my mind to change marking disks.Another thing most of our Swedish Mausers were acquired over 25 years ago and back then these guns had come right over from Sweden. It is quite possible that a 0 rifle from 1983 has been heavily used and is now a number 3.Anyway, most Swedish Mausers have great barrels.

I've only seen two or three that were schmoed out.By the way, you can buy replacement German-made Lothar Walther stepped barrels for the Swedish Mauser. If you can find one with a schmoed out rusted barrel, you might want to rebuild it.