Carl Gustav Gevar m/96 Mauser Bolt Action Rifle 6.5x55 Swedish (1901-Dated Receiver, 29" Barrel)
This Carl Gustav Gevar m/96 is a full-size Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 Swedish with a receiver dated 1901 and the Carl Gustafs stads Gevarsfaktori crest on the receiver ring. It retains a full-length military-pattern configuration with a straight bolt handle, wood stock with grasping grooves, and an inletted brass stock disk. The rifle is fitted with the correct-style tangent rear sight and blade front sight, and it has a stated 5-round internal magazine capacity.
Condition
Overall Condition: Good condition, showing some signs of prior use and handling.
Bore Condition: Good - Clean, well-maintained, minor wear marks.
Bore Rifling: Good Rifling - Intact, well-defined lands and grooves.
Specific Condition Notes: This firearm is in solid functional shape. There are scratches and blemishes present. The bore is clean and shiny. The rear band and buttplate are numbered different from the rest of the rifle.
What's Included
- Carl Gustav Gevar m/96 bolt action rifle
This Gevar m/96 is built on the Mauser platform with a manually operated, turn-bolt action and a full-size, full-length wooden stock. The stock features grasping grooves and an inletted brass stock disk with segmented fields and Swedish text, including "Torped" and "lovslag." A white-painted rectangular marking panel is present on the right rear of the buttstock.
The receiver and barrel metal show a dark finish, and the receiver is steel. Markings include Swedish crown acceptance/proof-style stamps, a Crown over numerals "348" stamp on the barrel band, and a buttplate stamp with a crown and "013." The receiver is dated "1901," consistent with the listed year of manufacture.
Sighting is via a barrel-mounted tangent rear sight with sliding elevation and a blade-style front sight. The barrel length is stated as 29 inches, and the internal magazine capacity is stated as 5 rounds.
For collectors and shooters looking for an original-configured Swedish service rifle, this example presents as a military-pattern m/96 with clear identifying crests, dated receiver, and visible Swedish inspection-style markings. The noted mismatched rear band and buttplate numbering are present as described.