4/25/2021 0 Comments Swedish M96 Inspector Marks
I got the whole lot for a bit over 4000 and that included buyers premium and sales tax.I purchased at auction a lot of eleven M9496 Swedish Mausers (I asked about ammo in a different post) and was told they were not import marked due to being brought into the country before those were required.
![]() I have had three different people on three different forums (I am trying to find out as much about my new rifles as I can, so asking for any and all information) tell me I am a complete fool and got taken. Ok, am I missing something I thought import marks had to be fairly obvious, but if they arent where would they be located I have looked over the exposed portions of the barrel and receiver, taken the bolts out and looked them over, gone over the trigger guard and magazine floor plate, even the rear sight assembly.all of the places I have found import marks on other weapons, but none so far. Any advice as to where to findlocate import marks on Swedish Mausers that I havent tried I have not yet completely disassembled the rifles for cleaning, so have not looked under any of the wood. These were imported by Century Arms International (CAI) and the stampings are quite small. I dont know if all importers were required to stamp them all in the same location though. The only markings I have on two of them (the rest have nothing but government acceptance marks, proof marks, etc), is one has a small 6.5x55mm with a MVR between the exposed portion of the receiver and the rear sight assembly under the wood and the other has a very legible 6.5 Swedish followed by some type of faint unreadable marking under the barrel where you guys said it would be (you can barely make out the inprint in the metal and it looks somebody ground it down and then reblued it). When I asked the guy at the auction house during the preview about that particular mark, (the 6.5 Swedish and grindingreblueing) he said it was a replacement barrel installed at the arsenal prior to being shipped to the U.S. Guess he didnt know and BSed me.the bastage So, I am guessing the one that got the grinder is a CAI Anybody know whowhat the other one is. The carbine imports have a confusing post-importation history. Some had a half-inch extension added to the barrel to meet a then-existing requirement for 18 minimum barrel length. Cummings won a lawsuit on this matter, and the requirement was dropped. Interarms marked some of them G3350 for marketing purposes to take advantage of the desirability of the German G3340 Mauser. So, if the carbines are not importer marked, its likely because of their pre-68 importation. In contrast, the majority of the M96 rifles were imported in the 1980s and 90s, I think, and had to have the the markings applied. Because recollections fade, these notes are provisional. Bob. The last model 38 or 96 I saw for sale in my LGS was going for 400. Import marks or not, the swedes are great rifles and VERY hard to find in todays market. ![]() These are very good to excellent all with at least 90 (most are 95) original blue. All but one were sold as originals; that one was as arsenal refurbish.
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