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Carl Gustafs 1896/38 6.5 Swedish SN: 73868

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Carl Gustafs 1896/38 6.5 Swedish SN: 73868
Swedish military bolt action service rifle chambered in 6.5x55mm Swedish. Originally produced in 1900 as a Model 1896, this rifle was altered to Model 38 Short Rifle configuration as were about 30,000 others, interestingly this particular one did not retain it's straight bolt handle. Imported by C.A.I. of St. Albans, V.T. with import marks on the right side of the barrel. Features a blued finish, 23.5" barrel, dovetailed blade front sight, tangent rear sight graduated to 600 meters, bayonet lug, cleaning rod, rounded trigger, polished bolt with turned down handle & three position safety on the rear, 5 round internal box magazine, smooth wood handguard and near full-length straight grip shoulder stock with finger grooves in the forend, sling swivels, brass stock disc & smooth metal buttplate. Serial numbers match on receiver, bolt(in four places), bolt catch, rear sight(in three places), floorplate, barrel bands, buttplate and shoulder stock with no other number observed elsewhere. Rifle retains approximately 95% of it's blued finish showing light wear, a small amount of pin prick pitting on the left side of the barrel and some niter blued screws & small parts. The stock disk is marked 6.50mm bore diameter, #1 bore condition and 0 holdover. Action is smooth, the bore is pristine and wood stocks are good with some blemishes. Condition is NRA Very Good. ***C&R Firearm***