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Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori converted 55,080 m/1896 long rifles to m/1938 short rifles in 1938–1940. In addition to that Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB produced 88,150 new m/38 short rifles between 1942 and 1944. Giving a total of 143,230 m/1938 short rifles. [7]
The Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav], named after Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori, which initially produced it) is a Swedish-developed 84 mm (3.3 in) caliber shoulder-fired recoilless rifle, initially developed by the Royal Swedish Army Materiel Administration during the second half of the 1940s as a crew-served man-portable infantry ...
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 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 ]
Swedish Mauser M96 (Also known as Carl Gustav M/96. Used by Swedish volunteer troops and some Finnish units.) [143] Mauser Karabiner 98k (600 of them ordered from Germany with grenade launchers, with only 100 of them getting to troops in Finland.) [143]
Bofors Carl Gustaf Rifles; Carl Gustav M96/38 (Sweden - Bolt-Action Rifle - 6.5×55mm) Submachine Guns Carl Gustaf M/45 (Sweden - Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum) Carl Gustav M/45B (Sweden - Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum) Carl Gustav M/45BE (Sweden - Submachine Gun - 9×19mm Parabellum)
The head of the House of Bernadotte (a.k.a. the Swedish royal family), Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at Haga Palace in Solna, Sweden. He's now the longest-reigning Swedish ...
Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle: Recoilless rifle: 84 mm: M2/M3/M4 Sweden: Standard issue anti-tank weapon. M2 and M3 variant in service. 110 additional units of M4 variant ordered in 2021. [137] AT4: Recoilless rifle: 84 mm Sweden: Used by GGK. [138] M72 LAW: Rocket-propelled grenade: 66 mm HEAT Norway: In service since 2015.