Husqvarna 6.5x55 swede

458winshooter · December 3, 2019, 09:37 PM

I picked one of these up today for $200 now I need to know what I've gotten. I'm sure it has no collector value as it has been drilled and tapped for a scope and has a fiberglass aftermarket stock on it and a cheap scope mount. From what I can tell it is the short rifle. It seems to have a barrel length of 20 or 22 inches. All numbers do match though.thanks

Jim Watson · December 4, 2019, 12:04 AM

Swede.

Scorch · December 4, 2019, 12:23 AM

Has the barrel been cut? Is it a 94 or a 96? Is it commercial or military? And yes, it is 6.5X55 Swedish, not Swiss.

emcon5 · December 4, 2019, 12:30 AM

I got one of those, my first Milsurp. Probably in my case a gateway drug.

Can you see the date on the receiver ring? I believe Husqvarna Vapenfabriks only made rifles from 1942-44, but made both M96 rifles and M38 carbines. The barrels on the M38s were ~24", so your may have been cut down.

6.5X55 is a great round, capable of killing pretty much any game animal in North America short of big bears. Swedes have killed Moose with them for over a century.

458winshooter · December 4, 2019, 02:47 AM

Yep my bad. It is most definitely military.

T. O'Heir · December 4, 2019, 03:17 PM

1,600px is too big.
"...what I've gotten..." You have a really good deer/bear/moose rifle. There was an 18" Swedish Mauser Carbine called an M94. And a 24" M38. Run a cleaning rod down the barrel, closed action, mark the rod at the muzzle and measure the length.

emcon5 · December 4, 2019, 07:30 PM

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There was an 18" Swedish Mauser Carbine called an M94.

There was, but not from Husqvarna. They were made by Carl Gustaf (primarily) and Mauser.

There was also a ~29" barreled M96.

Lots of info here:
http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artikla.../rifles_se.htm

ernie8 · December 6, 2019, 10:18 AM

It sounds like one of the sporter conversions made up by an importer about 20 years ago . Black stock ?

emcon5 · December 6, 2019, 11:43 AM

Kimber did a lot of them. Some info here:

https://www.chuckhawks.com/kimber_swedish_mauser.htm

458winshooter · December 16, 2019, 09:38 PM

No it's like a grey plastic of some sort has had the sights removed and drilled and tapped for a scope.

eastbank · December 17, 2019, 08:01 AM

they made a 400-500 dollar rifle into a 200 dollar rifle and paid some one to do it (d&t-alter bolt-change safety- new stock).

emcon5 · December 17, 2019, 11:25 AM

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they made a 400-500 dollar rifle into a 200 dollar rifle and paid some one to do it (d&t-alter bolt-change safety- new stock).

I don't disagree looking at todays prices, but when they first came in in the 1990s, some of the chain stores sold the Swede M96 for $99, and the M38 for $125. Ratty but unmolested ones today start north of $350.

eastbank · December 17, 2019, 05:55 PM

so true.

emcon5 · December 17, 2019, 08:21 PM

I will never stop being irritated that I missed out on these:

https://web.archive.org/web/19990224...les.html#sm41b

December 3, 2019, 09:37 PM	#1
458winshooter Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Transplanted to Ridgeland,SC Posts: 607	Husqvarna 6.5x55 swede I picked one of these up today for $200 now I need to know what I've gotten. I'm sure it has no collector value as it has been drilled and tapped for a scope and has a fiberglass aftermarket stock on it and a cheap scope mount. From what I can tell it is the short rifle. It seems to have a barrel length of 20 or 22 inches. All numbers do match though.thanks Last edited by 458winshooter; December 4, 2019 at 02:42 AM. Reason: misspelling

December 4, 2019, 12:23 AM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,249	Has the barrel been cut? Is it a 94 or a 96? Is it commercial or military? And yes, it is 6.5X55 Swedish, not Swiss. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services

December 4, 2019, 02:47 AM	#5
458winshooter Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Transplanted to Ridgeland,SC Posts: 607	swede not swiss Yep my bad. It is most definitely military.

December 16, 2019, 09:38 PM	#10
458winshooter Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Transplanted to Ridgeland,SC Posts: 607	Black stock? No it's like a grey plastic of some sort has had the sights removed and drilled and tapped for a scope.

December 4, 2019, 12:04 AM	#2
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,190	Swede.

December 4, 2019, 12:30 AM	#4
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	I got one of those, my first Milsurp. Probably in my case a gateway drug. Can you see the date on the receiver ring? I believe Husqvarna Vapenfabriks only made rifles from 1942-44, but made both M96 rifles and M38 carbines. The barrels on the M38s were ~24", so your may have been cut down. 6.5X55 is a great round, capable of killing pretty much any game animal in North America short of big bears. Swedes have killed Moose with them for over a century.

December 4, 2019, 03:17 PM	#6
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	1,600px is too big. "...what I've gotten..." You have a really good deer/bear/moose rifle. There was an 18" Swedish Mauser Carbine called an M94. And a 24" M38. Run a cleaning rod down the barrel, closed action, mark the rod at the muzzle and measure the length.

December 6, 2019, 10:18 AM	#8
ernie8 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2018 Posts: 220	It sounds like one of the sporter conversions made up by an importer about 20 years ago . Black stock ?

December 6, 2019, 11:43 AM	#9
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	Kimber did a lot of them. Some info here: https://www.chuckhawks.com/kimber_swedish_mauser.htm

December 17, 2019, 08:01 AM	#11
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 2,513	they made a 400-500 dollar rifle into a 200 dollar rifle and paid some one to do it (d&t-alter bolt-change safety- new stock).

December 17, 2019, 05:55 PM	#13
eastbank Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2008 Location: pa. Posts: 2,513	so true.

December 17, 2019, 08:21 PM	#14
emcon5 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 1999 Location: High Desert NV Posts: 2,850	I will never stop being irritated that I missed out on these: https://web.archive.org/web/19990224...les.html#sm41b