

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.īrass disk with two wholes ( courtesy of Mats Persson) 3 means pitting in the whole bore (= unserviceable). 2 means pitting in the groves and on the side of the lands. The last sector gives information on the level of bore pitting. This is the information in the second sector. 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. The m/41 round had a much flatter trajectory than the older m/94. The largest sector is stamped with the calibre of the barrel.

Mills (1 Swedish mill = 1 meter at 1000 meters = 3,6' at 100 yds) 'Point of impact over line of sight' (also means 'estimate') 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.īullet with boat tail (also means 'torpedo') Q: I have seen a bag on the side on pictures?Ī: The bag was used only fo r peace time exercises to collect spent brass after firing of blanks. It is never found on the sniper-version m/1941 or the carbine m/1894. It is normally found on m/1938 and rarely on m/1896. Up dated Q: What was the muzzle thread used for?Ī: It was used to attach the blank firing device. Oberndorf Swedish Mauser Serial Numbers.
