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Jul 15, 2020 Mauser 1914 low serial number blue flame trigger - Value? Started by dmbhunter. 3 Replies 2885 Views September 27, 2018, 07:23:57 AM by 1914mauser: Mauser Pocket Pistol #3 - Need Help with Identification. Started by Mauserman. 3 Replies 1663 Views September 20, 2018, 02:26:54 AM. I recently acquired a Mauser 1914 and wondered about a marking on the slide. The serial number (360xxx) indicates it was made sometime between 1923 and 1929 (somebody please correct me on this if this is wrong). It also has the numbers 555 stamped on the receiver. Any idea what these numbers. Some time around serial number 162,500 the right side of the slide is stamped “Mauser 7.65”. Around serial number 277,000 the milled panel on the frame was discontinued. 1910/14 model, this variation was manufactured between 1921 to 1928 with a serial number range between 221800 to 345000. This version will be found with 7 slide serrations.
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Q: What was the muzzle thread used for? |
A: It was used to attach the blank firing device. It is normally found on m/1938 and rarely on m/1896. It is never found on the sniper-version m/1941 or the carbine m/1894. |
Q: I have seen a bag on the side on pictures? |
A: The bag was used only for peace time exercises to collect spent brass after firing of blanks. |
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Brass disk information. | |
The disks are positioned upside down on the right side of the stock, because when the soldier who normally is a right-handed shooter, looks at the disk he will have the disk in the right position. | |
Upside down is a disk from a g m/38; read the explanation below. | Here we look at a disk from a Ag m/42B; read the explanation below. |
Swedish | English |
Torped | Bullet with boat tail (also means 'torpedo') |
Överslag | 'Point of impact over line of sight' (also means 'estimate') |
STR = Streck | Mills (1 Swedish mill = 1 meter at 1000 meters = 3,6' at 100 yds) |
The largest sector is stamped with the calibre of the barrel. The m/41 round had a much flatter trajectory than the older m/94. As most rifles were already manufactured with iron sights for the 'm/94 bullet', the aiming correction in mills (how much lower you had to aim to hit the target) was inscribed on the brass disc. This is the information in the second sector. It was usually 0,5 mill. The last sector gives information on the level of bore pitting. 1 means pitting in the groves. 2 means pitting in the groves and on the side of the lands. 3 means pitting in the whole bore (= unserviceable). A rifle would never receive a 3, it would instead be turned in to a work shop, where the old barrel would be exchanged for a new one. |
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Used on the m/94 carbine, the m/96 and m/38 rifles as well as on LMGs and SMGs. This type showed which unit the rifle belonged to. ArmyOften in the form of: 5 ----- No.7 I.2 Which means; Rifle number 7, at the 5th Company, at the 2nd Infantry Regiment. The letter in front of the regiment number (beneath the horizontal line);
Sometimes there is a letter behind the regiment. This is the notation for a detachment, the letter is the first letter in the name of the place for the detachment. Other army units;
There could be a letter instead of a figure above the horizontal line (and sometimes no regiment): S ----- No.124 I.16
The disc could also look like: L ----- No.72 No.5 I.19 Which means; Rifle number 5, at the 72nd Landstormen area, attached to the 19th Infantry Regiment. 'Landstormen' was the name for the Swedish Teritorial Army. Or: VO ----- No.20 III AF Which means; Rifle number 20, at the bicycle-dispatch unit (velocipedordonans), at the 3rd Army Division (armefördelning). Only on carbine m/94. Some later codes or abbreviations for regiments or other army-units, that may appear together with a number:
Even later also:
Some weapons stored in the Armys Supply Services Armourys
There was one exception from this kind of 'unit'-disk. The m/41 snipers rifle had a disk with the text; 'G m/41 B' Which reads 'Gevär m/41 B' ('Rifle model 41B'). NavyThe Swedish Navy often used;
The Navy used to be organized in four districts;
The Coast Artillery (that was a part of the Navy) sometimes used;
(HK was later changed to NK and KA4H was changed to KA5) It seems like the Coast Artillery also used the KA1 - KA5 denotations. The Navy also used numerous other markings, like:
Air ForceThe Swedish Air Force used;
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Was there a special sniper rifle version of the m/96? Yes, there was a special sniper rifle version of the m/96 designated rifle m/41 ('Gevär m/41'). These rifles were selected species of 'well shooting' m/96’s. Prior to the modifications their bores were checked and the rifles were fired for accuracy. The modifications consisted of drilling and tapping the receiver on the left side of the receiver and to mount a telescopic sight with mount. These sniper rifles are now obsolete, and were replaced in 1991 with the modern 7,62 mm sniper rifle PSG 90. This rifle had a a two whole brass disk, which reads: 'G m/41 B' Translated - 'Gevär m/41 B' ('Rifle model 41B'). |
What does the 'turn down bolt handle' indicate? |
A 'turn down bolt handle' on m/1938 rifles indicates that the rifle is a converted m/1896. All m/96 had straight bolt handles. Husqvarna made m/1938 were normally produced as m/38 with the handle down from the beginning (like the picture above). However there is a small number of HVA produced m/1896 (with straight handles). |
Q: Why is there a lug on the cooking piece? |
The soldiers were allowed to dry fire the rifles in training if they first put a piece of leather between the cooking piece and the bolt. That was the reason for the lug on the cooking piece. On the picture the mechanism is cocked and locked. Safe to the same side as the handle! The reason for the checkering of the cooking piece is to make it easier to dismantle the bolt. |
Mauser 1914 Serial Number Dates List
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Q: What accessories were used? | |
The following accessories have been used over the years:
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Illuminating night sights |
Front sight adjustment vise | |
Different front sight adjustment vises were used. On top m/43G marked with instructions for adjusting the sight of the m/96 and m/38. To the left another type of adjustment vise. |
1914 Mauser Serial Number Guide
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Q: Why is the cleaning rod so short? | |
There was an attachment that should have been used, but it was never issued for the field service - only for peace time cleaning in the barracks. It looked like this. | |
This Muzzle protection was normally used together with the cleaning rod. |
Q: What was the purpose of the hole in the front barrel band? |
It was used during rests when the soldiers connected their rifles together with a cleaning rod through this hole. |
Bolt handles on Kar m/94, Rifle m/96 and m/38. | |
Mechanism of Carbine m/94 | |
Mechanism of Short rifle m/38 type 2 | |
Mechanism of Long rifle m/96 and Short rifle m/38 type 1 | |
Mechanism of Long rifle m/96 |
Mauser 32 Pistol Serial Numbers
Production figures for the Swedish Army Rifles
m/1896, m/1938, m/1941 and Carbine m/1894.
m/1896, m/1938, m/1941 and Carbine m/1894.
Weapon | Manufacturer | Production | Quantity |
Carbine m/94 ('Karbin m/94') | Mauser | 1894-1896 | 12.000 |
Carbine m/94 ('Karbin m/94') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1895-1933 | 115.000 |
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Rifle m/96 ('Gevär m/96') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1899-1936 | 475.000 |
Rifle m/96 ('Gevär m/96') | Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB (HVA) | 1942-1944 | 20.000 |
Rifle m/38 ('Gevär m/38') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1938-1940 | 55.080 m/96 were converted to m/38 |
Rifle m/38 ('Gevär m/38') | Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB (HVA) | 1942-1944 | 88.150 |
Sniper rifle m/41 ('Gevär m/41') | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori | 1941-1943 | 5.300 selected and modified m/96 |
Husqvarna Vapenfabrik AB
Serial Numbers/year
Rifle m/38 (Gev m/38) | Low | High | Quantity |
1941 | 600035 | 628717 | 28 672 |
1942 | 628822 | 667603 | 38 781 |
1943 | 669783 | 683939 | 14 156 |
1944 | 704000 | 705969 | 1 969 |
Rifle m/96 (Gev m/96) | Low | High | Quantity |
1942 | 695810 | ||
1943 | 689087 | 697837 | 8 750 |
1944 | 697641 | 702969 | 5 328 |
1945 | 698649 |
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