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Swedish Mauser

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Swedish Mausers are a family of bolt-action rifles based on an improved variant of Mauser Model 1893, chambered for the 6.5x55mm Swedish cartridge and built to design requirements set by Sweden. The family includes the m/94 carbine, the m/96 long rifle, the m/38 short rifle and the m/41 sniper rifle, with production beginning in 1898 at the Carl Gustafs stads gevarsfaktori in Eskilstuna, Sweden. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
6.5x55mm 1
Service Status
Retired 2
Weapon Class
Bolt-action rifle 2
Introduced Year
1895 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 2
Connections

Used In

Winter War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Swedish Mauser
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Swedish Mauser
Wikidata Q1038479, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: Swedish Mauser
  • Infobox, Type field
    Bolt-action rifle
  • service-status
    service = 1895-1995
  • Caliber attribute (swedish-mauser)
    Swedish Mausers are a family of bolt-action rifles based on an improved variant of Mauser Model 1893, chambered for the 6.5x55mm Swedish cartridge and built to design requirements set by Sweden.
  • Used In: Winter War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Winter War
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Swedish Mauser (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q1038479 (P729 service entry): 1895
Quote, Wikidata Q1038479 (P729 service entry): 1895
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1895.
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