1944 Husqvarna M38, a rare Swede.

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1944 Husqvarna M38, a rare Swede.

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Pardon me, I love showing this one off. :vcool: This is one of the toughest Swedish Mausers to come up with, a 1944 Husqvarna M38. According to the best reference book on the topic, Crown Jewels by Dana Jones, they only made 1969 of these. I've been after one for a while, missing out on two. One Saturday morning about a month ago I get on GB with no intention of buying anything and see a listing for a Husqvarna M38, no mention of the year of manufacture. Starting price was somewhat high so I figured I'd look at a pretty one, I love Mauser porn. BIN was high too but when the fifth picture down showed the 1944 stamped on top of the receiver I couldn't hit BIN fast enough. Decent deal for a 44. This one turned out to be in better shape than the other two I had missed out on, almost pristine, all matching. The workmanship is incredible, the action smooth as silk. My new 91/30 makes me appreciate the throw of this one's bolt just that much more. :brolleyes:

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Ep'd numbers on bolt parts are considered correct on a late Husky M38

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Good omen, just before I picked it up I found this Swedish 50 ore piece.

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Dixie likes it, that's whose fur is all over it.

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Very nice! The Swedes definitely made some very nice rifles! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :vcool:
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Very cool! :vcool: :vcool: :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup:
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:Drool1: :Drool1: :vcool: :vcool:
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Great looking rifle sheepdog :Drool1: Wishing I could afford to get into that branch of the milsurp tree. :vsad:
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:Drool1: :Drool1: :thumbsup:
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You must be over 18 to view this porn :lol: :lol: One of these is definitely on my short list. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Dang Sheepdog, that is just stunning! I don't have a Swedish Mauser of any type yet, which is strange since I consider them to be the finest of all things Mauser. This one does make me think of that book. A crown jewel! Congrats on finding it. Well worth the wait. :P
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I have 2 of those rare Swedes in like new condition straight from the crate plus a 1942 and 1943 one as well -

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Would love to own or even have the chance to shoot one of those type rifles. My 100+ year old Swede M38 is the best shooter in my collection.
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I love the Swedes. Those are wonderful. M38 still on my list bid on three from Copenhagen on Gunbroker
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nice collection.
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That is a beautiful collection. Do you shoot any of them?
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At least I have a 41 trough 43. Had a chance on a 44, but at the time, it just went too high for me. Stupid me... Haven't seen one since.
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Bought a 1944 M38 for $150 a few years ago from a guy at my local gun show because he wanted his money back when he bought it in 1998. Sold it to friend for $350 thirty minutes later because I didn't know what I had. What a dummy I was.

Very nice guns!!!
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aussimmo2015 wrote:That is a beautiful collection. Do you shoot any of them?
Yes, some I have shot, but not the 1944 ones.

I have a large Swedish rifles collection and just shoot the Ljungman and M96's and CG-63's the most.
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qz2026 wrote:At least I have a 41 trough 43. Had a chance on a 44, but at the time, it just went too high for me. Stupid me... Haven't seen one since.
I had a 1941 Husky as well but it was not a excellent example and sold it off.
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Emdawg wrote:Bought a 1944 M38 for $150 a few years ago from a guy at my local gun show because he wanted his money back when he bought it in 1998. Sold it to friend for $350 thirty minutes later because I didn't know what I had. What a dummy I was.

Very nice guns!!!
I have only seen 2 1944 Huskies for sale in the last 8 years.

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