![]() ![]() ![]() The KBI was Michael Kassner's import company at the time that later changed its name to Charles Daly (apparently went out of business in 2010) but imported quite a bit of arms from around the world. Unmonkeyed with rifles in issue condition start at around $500 and on up from a military collector depending on condition, matching serial numbers, rarity, etc. Most Swedes' parts as issued were matched by receiver serial number (last three on some pieces like barrel bands and buttplate, complete serial number on other parts such as the stock barrel channel, etc. If it is, whatever you do, don't sporterize it by cutting the barrel, drilling and tapping the receiver, chopping the stock and handguards, etc as you will lose quite a bit of value. From the way that you described it, the rifle might be in original military condition. The triangles designate the barrel condition. The Model 96 used a 29 inch barrel (close enough for inch conversion) with a long stock accompanying that barrel length and the 96/38 (Although I don't think the Swedes used that nomenclature) conversion used shorter 24 inch barrels (once again close enough) with a shorter stock. It is probably a model 1896 Swedish Mauser (receiver was made in Sweden's Gustafs Arsenal) that was converted to the model 38 just before or early during WWII, the paper chart indicates the corrections for the rear sight setting depending on which of the two issued Swedish 6.5x55 mm ammo it used. ![]()
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