SOLD - Swedish Mauser M41/B Sniper Rifle

Description

7/14/23 - This is an excellent example of the rare Swedish M41/B sniper rifle as made by Mauser. There were only 2-3k of these ever produced with the German-style side rail mount and AJACK 4x90 scope. In 1940, the Swedish military realized it had a need for scoped sniper rifles but had none of the production in place, so they ordered the AJACK scopes and short rail type mounts from the Germans before the Germans realized they needed them all for their own military. They were built on existing Swedish rifles that had already previously shown particularly good accuracy, and in 1955, Sweden upgraded all of the rifles to feature the same characteristics (numbered mounts, AJACK scopes only, and peened screws). This earned the designation M41/B, and they were used all the way up until 1991. This one does have mismatched numbers but is in excellent condition overall. Minor thinning in a few areas but minimal bluing loss overall. Import mark on barrel, and importer added serial on right side of receiver. The gun is photographed with a replacement mount but the original is included with the listing. Minty bore. The stock disc is intact, and the wood shows only minor handling wear. The scope reticle is clear but there is a chip in the glass at one of the edges.