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.

A: The bag was used only for peace time exercises to collect spent brass after firing of blanks.

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.

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.

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').

The 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:

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').

The reason for the checkering of the cooking piece is to make it easier to dismantle the bolt.

• Leather sling (m/1938 with hook)
• Oil can
• Cleaning brush
• Illuminating night sights
• Bayonet >>>>>>>>>>>>> See article about bayonets
• Blank firing device
• Spent case collector
• Cleaning cord (for the carbine, which did not have a cleaning rod)
• Front sight adjustment tool (after 1950)

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.

This Muzzle protection was normally used together with the cleaning rod.

Q: What was the purpose of the hole in the front barrel band?

Bolt handles on Kar m/94, Rifle m/96 and m/38.

Production

Quantity

1894-1896

12.000

1895-1933

115.000

1896-1899

40.000

1899-1936

475.000

1942-1944

20.000

1938-1940

55.080 m/96 were converted to m/38

1942-1944

88.150

1941-1943

5.300 selected and modified m/96