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In 1867 the company became a limited company under the name Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag. [2] When military orders dropped after the Danish-Prussian War of 1864 and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, Husqvarna began making shotguns and hunting rifles, they were also the primary maker of firearms for the country's military and police. [3]
Husqvarna 1900, later Carl Gustaf 1900, is a bolt-action rifle developed in Sweden in the 1960s by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik, which also produced the rifle from 1967 to 1970. [1] The rifle was produced in the variants Standard, Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Lux and a sport model, and got a reputation for having a very high quality. [ 1 ]
About 200,000-220,000 military rifles and 7,000 military carbines using the m/1867 action were manufactured as complete weapons in Sweden, 100,000-120,000 rifles and 4,000 carbines by Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori (a government owned arsenal) and 100,000 rifles and 3,000 carbines by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag. [5]
Along with Husqvarna Vapenfabrik, Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori has provided the Swedish Army with small arms for over two centuries.There have been both foreign designs, such as the Remington M1867 rolling block and the Swedish Mauser rifles, as well as domestic designs such as the Ag m/42 semi-automatic rifle and the Kpist m/45 submachine gun.
Husqvarna Model 40, a Swedish copy of the Lahti, with holster and spare magazine. The Husqvarna Model 40 or m/40 [6] was manufactured 1940 to 1946 and was a Swedish copy of the Finnish Lahti pistol. [5] The Swedish army realized there would be a shortage of pistols in the event of large scale military mobilization in Europe. [6]
J.C. Higgins Model 20 - 12 Gauge Shotgun - Originally sold by Sears J.C. Higgins bicycle on display at the Pioneer Auto Museum, Murdo, South Dakota.. From 1908 until 1962, Sears, Roebuck & Company sold a wide variety of sporting goods and recreational equipment, including bicycles, golf clubs, rifles, shotguns, and revolvers under the brand name "J. C. Higgins."
The serial number of this pistol is located under the dust cover on the frame, on the barrel, and on the slide. The bolt of an Arisaka military rifle, which carries identifiers matching the main serial number which is on the receiver. A gun serial number is a unique identifier assigned to a singular firearm. [A]
Schwarzlose M1907/12 machine gun; St. Étienne Mle 1907 or "M1907" M1907 variant of the Presstoff pistol holder; M1907 pistol made by Husqvarna Vapenfabrik; Winchester Model 1907; 14-inch gun M1907 - a US Army artillery piece