A Short and Convoluted History of the Swedish m/96

It's one of the finest rifles in the Mauser ecosystem to have ever been fielded by a military and today the Redneck Preppy takes a look at the history of Sweden's Gevär m/96 rifle, perhaps better (though a little imprecisely) known as the Swedish Mauser.

0:08 Introduction
1:09 A Closer Look at the M/96 Rifle
5:08 Before the M/96 Rifle
7:22 How and Why the 6.5x55mm?
12:12 Who Was Paul Mauser?
14:51 Returning to the Story
19:38 M/96 Variants
22:43 Other Users of the M/96 Rifle
25:29 The Legacy of the M/96 Rifle

How to read Swedish rifle buttstock disks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p2wT3ZCLUg

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