History of WWI Primer 123: Swedish Mauser 1894/14 Documentary
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Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
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Now that we're on to the neutrals, I expect a lengthy episode on the Swiss guns, with Eduard Rubin getting the recognition he deserves. We've danced around him long enough.
That's called priming the pump. You just come out and tell people the whole story of X and they barely hear it. But you allude to X a dozen times and by the time you tell the whole story they go "I know this one!" and yet somehow pay more attention.
@@Candrsenal Such a tease! Soon, we will bask in the glorious Helvetian straight pull glory!
P.S : Good video, as usual, all the small bits of history really make it tastier.
@@Candrsenal Hmm, sounds tactical. I might even accuse you of having a Plan. :-)
@@Warptenlololol Try Bloke on the Range. A Tommie in Switzerland who has a ton of videos on their straight pulls.
@@Candrsenal I guess a Swiss Frenchman and a Swiss Englishman will help you with that series. :-D
You are correct, the I stands for infantry and 27 stands for the regimental number: I 27 was Gotlands infanteriregemente and as it is a carbine it would be allocated to a soldier in the supply column.
Men längden är väl inte 44"?
@@davidkarlsson9036 Möjligen mätt med bajonetten, 44 " är 1,11 m. Själva vapnet är 70-80 cm långt (minns inte exakt)
And I27 was later renamed I18, became a bicycle infantry regiment, later transitioned into a mechanised regiment P18 with m/42 armored cars well into the 1990ies when the old coffins were retired in favour of PBV302s, Patria 180 armored cars and Strv 104 Centurion tanks, in turn replaced by CV9040s in the early 00' before the regiment was disbanded in 2005, and partially ressurected in 2016 with Strv 122Bs and Strf9040Cs as main vehicles.
Whenever someone boasts about 6.5 creedmoor my response is always, "oh, you mean 6.5 swede but more expensive?" Love that cartridge and the 7.65 mauser.
My Ruger M77 Mk II is chambered in 6.5 Swede. One would have to make a very compelling argument to get me to carry anything else into the deer woods again.
The Swedish versions of the BAR in 6.5 Swede were a treat to shot as was the original 6.5 version of the FN MAG, it was too bad that we did not adopt a batlle rifle in 6.5 but rather chose the G3 and 7.62 Nato but that is politics and secret alliances for you.
The 6.5 x 55 is a perfect deer round. The Scandinavians have been taking moose with it for more than a hundred years.
My first introduction to mauser rifles was a rough example of a Yugo m48. And I liked the rifle but foolishly sold it inorder to pay for something I was getting a girl friend of mine. (Girfield didn’t work out) but the next year I ended up getting a 1891 Argentine mauser and I think that’s the better mauser. The 91 action isn’t as good as a 98 but I prefer cock on close as I’m used to it having owned a lee enfield for a number of years, and the 7.65 cartridge is fairly potent without the shoulder banging recoil of something like 8mm or 7.62x54.
@@Vonstab A 6,5x55 battle rifle, would have required (because of the longer cartridge) a domestic swedish rifle or a longer (and therefore heavier and more expensive) version of the FN FAL or G3.
Othias: your dedication to history.. I salute you sir!
It's why I watch this!
The only thing better than a Minute of Mae is an HOUR with Mae. Just watched the Swede M94 video and had a couple comments. Just bought an M96 upgrade & sought your video. In the conversation Mae complained about the straight stock and held the rifle such that the lower edge dug in. Then, when reviewing her shooting, she did the proper elbow raise to seat the butt-plate flat in her shoulder, a must with a straight stock. I've collected bayonets for 60 years. I've collected WWI&II firearms for 45 years. A decade or more ago, I started looking for the correct rifles for my un-rifled bayonets. The hardest was my very first bought bayonet I couldn't place. It was for the Swede 94. I perused G.B. till I found an all matching blond '94, which I traded for one mismatched and tuned by a master gunsmith PLUS more money than paid for the first. I finally found another to go with my 2nd M94 bayonet. There are endless sources on bayonets with no complete single source. If I can ever help you, just let me know and I will research my bladed weapons library. Ya gotta LOVE a girl who shoots.. Mark Zachary, Cashiers, NC
6.5 Swede is one of the best calibers that not a lot of Americans seem to know about.
No, we've never heard of 6.5 mm. What's the caliber again?
Yeah well when end up being as arms friendly as the US is, you tend to overlook some things...
For a long time it used to be, « Does a bullet exist that’s not .30 cal? »
My deer rifle is in this round, and frankly I love it
@@greglaroche1753 your forgetting 250 savage very popular
"Norway accidentally created the better Swedish rifle."
Lovely description. I have a deep-seated love for the Krag-Jørgensen, but I really like this one, too!
The flat nose and short length makes it so cute!
I've yet to find a Krag which shot as well as the Swede.. Still looking...
@@markzachary5419 it's been my experience that Krags in 6,5 are very accurate until the barrels are done for. That, however, is not what the quote refers to.
I'm firmly in the "Swedish Mauser is best Mauser" camp. I adore my m/1896.
Othias you are such an enthusiastic “host” if the term fits. I’ve never seen someone talk history and actually enjoy it so much. You also keep things understandable. The small interjections of humor help too.
Thank you for keeping this as enjoyable as possible while remaining as deep as possible.
Being a Royal Dragoon some 10 years ago I had the m94 as one of my service rifles, mine was stamped Oberndorf Waffenfabrik 1898, the quality of these rifles are quite amazing, and what a beaut to shoot as well. Thanks for the vid!
These are still issued to the Royal Guards in Sweden, carried loaded on guard duty.
Really fun hearing you pronounce Swedish words and cities at the start, some where rather good while others, like gevär, well.. A+ for effort! And super interesting to learn what we were up to back then.
Toppen video som vanligt, stort tack!
I think Othias went for the closest pronunciation he knows which is German gewehr.
Gevär = Yah var
Husqvarna = Hoos kvarna
His "u"s are actually pretty good for a non-swede. Especially in Eskilstuna. :D
Zkaro det är väldigt roligt att höra detta, bra att han kan lite tyska det kan ha hjälpt.
Men nu när vi snackar svennespråket så kan ingen förstå någonting! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!!!!!!!
The Northern Countries exist to test the tongue, that's why they're fun!
Swedish is easy mode. It's Germanic with some *flavor*!
Norwegian and Danish? That's a bit odder, speak it like you've got something stuck in your mouth
Finnish? Get drunk, roll your R's, and pray for strength. Helvetii perkele.....vittu paska vittu
The m/1914 & m/1915 bayonets actually remained in active service long after the carbines had been retired. They were fitted to the m/45 SMG aka 'Swedisk K' for use in cermonial duties and in peace keeping and law enforcement missions. Very useful for 'herding' overly curious tourist outside the Royal palaces in Stockholm as most of them seem to disregard firearms but had a healthy respect for cold steel.
The carbine is still in service though...
@@109Eken Depends on how you define "in service" since a few ancient weapons retained for ceremonial purposes and paramilitary training programs is not quite the same as when those weapons were issued to regular units or in the national strategic arms reserve. Saying the Swedes still have Mauser carbines in service is like saying the US Army still has M1 Garands in service: yeah, the Army still owns some, but they don't really figure into anyone's active or reserve TO&Es.
@@genericpersonx333 they do feature in active service with the Royal household guard cavalry units of the Swedish army though, along with their sky blue, bright white and gold 19th century cavalry uniforms, plumed piclke haube helmets, cavalry sabres and shock tactics trained horses.
They are an essential part of the Swedish coup defence, hidden in plain sight, with loaded carbines, sharp steel, well fed and cared for mounts and the trained skills to use them in the confined space of central Stockholm at a few moments notice where the obsolescense of their kit doesn't matter as they will likely take any agressor by surprise through reaction speed, agression and manouverability until relieved by the IFV mounted companies at reserve at their regimental base few miles away.
Their main task is to secure the members of the royal family and the next door parliament and government offices in coordination with the national security police bodyguards.
The smile on her face while shooting says it all
Excellent as always, Othias! At about 21 min: is another possible reason for the large loading notch the geographical necessity for the Swedes and Norwegians to often wear gloves? Thanks again!
I know that the Ak5 has modifations to work better with gloves so I find it highly likely that you are right.
@@Hubert_Cumberdale_ Well there's that, but when your adrenaline start pumping you loose much of you fine motor functions. Not sure they where aware of that at that time, but that notch certenly help with that also.
@@Hubert_Cumberdale_ Thanks Hubert!
@@stefankroik1083 Good thought, Stefan.
Glad To See You Back - Wonderful Information as Usual
Yay happy day! I’ve waited with eager anticipation for this and the next primer. A big ‘thank you’ to the whole team for the hard work that you have put in. You guys are scholars by each and every definition of the word.
Man that looks nice. It is like everything I wanted in a Mauser and Lee Enfield combined, but in 6.5x55 Swedish so it is even better...
You have excellent taste in rifles my friend
777Dubliner nice find!
I read once that they also considered a Lee during the trials and was hoping there some info on that. Trying to imagine an SMLE in 6.5 Swede and how smooth that could be. Closest I will likely get to that is an Ishipore 2a in .260 Remington
Oooooh my, I'd love to hear more about this!
That ishapore sounds dope
Thank you so much for the work! Always appreciate the history, background, discussion, videography, and love the logos! Being half Swedish and half Norwegian (with the corresponding internal conflict) regret not getting any of the Swedish rifles that hit the market so hard about 25 years ago when you could pick up one for about $80 - would still love to acquire a carbine.
Re 6.5, I was given a 6.5 Japanese Arisaka (similar to reference around 39:27) carbine that one of my uncles picked up as a member of the army of the occupation of Japan after he fought the Ville Verde Trail during the Luzon campaign with the 32nd in the Philippines. Being born in Tokyo 13 years post war gives me a bit more investment in that piece of history.
On the pandemic side, my Swedish grandfather lost both his parents in the new world to an influenza epidemic when he was around 9, and my Swedish grandmother lost several brothers around the same time - too cold to dig graves in northern Minnesota, so the boys were wrapped and in a corn crib till spring - grandma would go talk with her brothers occasionally that winter.
I27 was the number for the infantry regiment on the island of Gotland (Gotlands infanteriregemente) in 1887-1927. From then they were redesignated as I18, and from 1963 as P18, when they switched from infantry to armour.
This gun is dated 1929...
@@Candrsenal Well thats odd. They might have simply continued to use "I27" on their rifles and carbines, to make things uniform, and without having to switch out the existing discs. But thats just a guess from my side. You can read up breifly on the regiments history in english here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland_Infantry_Regiment
Absolutely love the extra graphics guys really added to the story
As always, the two of you are so appreciated by the firearms community. Thank you for the thorough research you put into each and every episode.
I am always here for part 2 and looking forward to it, great job as always guys😊
I grew up with my dad's 94. It was cherry. He had a beautiful bayonet with it as well. Imported in either late 50s or early 60s. My favorite!
The perfect welcome home from work! Excellent as always.
Recoil comparison is gem, guys! Thank you for that idea. And thanks for the topic of this episode! Also, more sick camera transitions. :D
thank you for another great video! . . . i was surprised that your number of subscribers is still less than a million. This is the best channel of the genre that i have yet seen.
I absolutely love your attempt at Swedish. Great content as always Othias!
A wonderful story! Thank you again Othias and the GatGang!
This is by far one of your best videos, and on a carbine that most milsurp collectors just love. The one major improvement on the 96 and later 38 series Swedish Mausers was that they increased the LOP by 1". For those of us tall guys they stocks on the M94s are a little on the short side. I'm really looking forward to part 2, and your wifes' input and shooting really makes your videos fun to watch.
You guys are awesome I appreciate all you hard work thank you
Love the vids Othias! Love the great quality! I own a Swedish nagant and Mauser rifle. Have a great day!
Wow first video I’ve watched and definitely now a subscriber wasn’t prepared for an entertaining in depth video such as this
Going off of your bayonet video comment, I'd highly recommend Imperial German Bayonet's channel. I think you plugged him before, and his videos are excellent!
This is the beginning of going down the rabbit hole, soon “the horror of the aggression of the rabid neutral Swiss upon the world stage”.
Back in the day mercenaries from Switzerland were major badasses, ditto the Vikings. ;)
What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?
@@moosemaimer Arrest them and search them for rock!
And bring me some paper....
@@moosemaimer Hot water, good dentishtry and shoft lavatory paper.
PS. RIP Terry Pratchett.
Thanks for another interesting video!
I LOVE this channel. Othias = The Bob Ross of war.
Unironically we considered doing a parody of this.
@@Candrsenal DO IT. Sounds like a great, short, low effort production to have if the rona halts regular shooting. And also for fun
happy little DQs
Happy little war was declared
The step on the cocking piece is for a leather tab that allows you to dry fire the gun without undue damage. essentially an external snapcap.
Chocoboranger seconded
Thanks for the video.
Gotta love the little laugh and grin she always does at the end of her shooting..she has fun.
If Oscar II was wearing a cap he could pass for Othias's father.
"...we'll give (the Krag) sufficient attention."
Remembering US episode and rubbing hands together for 2 hour ep.
21:26 Probably helps with loading with thick gloves too.
I would love to see a video on the Swedish Mauser Model 96! Similar the the Gewehr 98, those beauties were modified and shortened prior to the second world war. Your videos are great Othais!
Great video! I just picked up a 94/14 for myself with a navy marked bayonet. One thing I might add is that some of them had their date ground off and replaced with "INTERARMSCO G33/50"
Mae: "We'll be your friend too"
That's a binding friendship contract! No take-backs!
126 years old... i love my oberndorf 1894 without lug...
What makes a man go neutral... Lust for gold? Power? Or was he just born with a heart full of neutrality?
It's the druid powers.
I hate these filthy Neutrals. With enemies you know where they stand but with Neutrals, who knows? It sickens me.
If you don’t choose a side, both sides end up shooting at you.
It's called "live and let live". Neither Norway, Sweden Denmark or Finland had any madness for power, as Germany, Russia and England. Why should some of Europe's poorest country take side in such a idiotic war unless they had to? And where was the united states? -neutral.... The Germans not only had to sink a ship filled with american civilians, but they also had to be caught trying to get the Mexicans involved in a war against the states, before the war was declared....
@@greglaroche1753 Why choose a side when you know that both sides have their disadvantages, and it's stupid to get premature stuck on one side that can go to war for the wrong reasons.
Sweden has collaborated or been allied with France UK and some small German states ( principalities )since the 16th century and they have all sooner or later betrayed us or stopped supporting us due to political or military tactics and strategy, with others word's B.S..
Sweden have been in almost constant war since we whent Christians in the Middle Ages to 1814, and so it was with the Christian sermon on turn the other cheek.
Sweden would have had 2-3 million more citizens today if it were not for all the wars that took young people's lives in their most productive age.
the well known hi-point collector ran one of those at the first ww1 themed 2gun match in Tucson - they are amazing little carbines. I ran my M96 Swede. a great time was had by all because we were not villains so the man eating cow did not show up
The "well known hi-point collector" is becoming a well know alto ego for the fellows secret identity. No clue who he is but that title pops up here and there, im just going to guess he may just be batman
@@jimmyhoffa2816 can someone explain this meme?
@@kaschberle6948 I think we could but I'm not sure if we should. I'll hint that his moustache is glorious and he might ask for a very specific ammo.
it is a good joke about a co-conspirator that I shan't giveaway
Didn't Ian and Karl from InRange participate in that match? I saw videos where Karl ran it twice
I have one of the rare model 94/96 with the sling mounts on the bottom of the stock. Best rifle I've ever owned, had it got over 30 yes now. Thank you for this video.
Great vid, very interesting
Handy little carbine! 6.5mmX55 is an excellent deer round here in Colorado, also useful for larger game as well... "big" isn't always best... waiting with bated breath for the Swede 96 episode!
glad your expanding maybe to ww2.thanks your reviews are great
Interesting rifle... Thank You for covering it.
A year and a half ago I had my DNA analyzed, I’m 3% Norwegian. At 21:24 I was 3% offended.
"They had to make the gun idiot proof to fit the Norwegians" ;-)
In the words of my Norwegian great-grandmother: "The Swedes, they think they are so many."
Do you know any Swedish jokes? Yes, about 8 millions of them.
@@gunnarkvinlaug7226 Well it's closer to 10 millions now :D
So now everyone has your DNA. Great choice !
great episode, thanks to all involved.
as everyone is talking about the neutral rifle they are waiting for... mine is the Dutch M95. :)
I've shot hundreds of rounds through them, never even thought of the front site wings in this way. To me that is ridiculous. It's like your trying hard to find something wrong. This thing is a work of art for its time.
As a swede, I had a moment of shameful laughter @21:22, when the process of making this rifle "idiot proofed" was brought up.
Sweden and Norway, have... a history, as this video indeed gives the gist of, and there is a "love-hate" (sibling?) relationship.
Part of this shows in that, in Norway, they tell anekdotes and funny stories about how "stupid" the swedish are, and in Sweden, well... vice versa.
So the thought of norweigians unintentionally making this rifle "idiot proof", sort of, hit that spot of uncontrollable-reflex-love/hate-humor.
I could not help but laugh.
I love you Noreg, please don't think anything else.
Morning and Mauser. Good mixture.
Have you planned out how many primers there will be before you're done with WW1? I know there are probably some you are not sure you'll be able to get your hands on but a general number? Its incredible you have so many already. Awesome work as always.
Wooo nice, glad to see this
The Rolling Block was the AK of breech loading black powder rifles
My sleep schedule is fucked up and I started going to bed at a decent time not too long ago, thank you for setting it straight again Othias
Swedish Mausers are amazing shooters. 6.5x55 is a sexy ass cartridge.
Awesome rifle. I had a very similar mauser like this....mine was chambered 7.57, had the side sling & a ring mounted behind the trigger. Stock was full top & bottom all the way to front site & a steel but plate OUCH very smooth bolt action.....as you mentioned....I assumed it was cavalry because of the ring & lack of bayonet mounts.....it was an awesome piece.....only odd thing was the rifling in the barrel......it wasn't grooved it was more like a raised spiral.....it served as my hunting gun as it was easy to transport cuz it was so short & the side sling made easy carry too.....I cryd the day I sold it....sure love to find another....Thanks for this lesson
Love it! As it was explained to me by gunsmith, knurling is for metal while checkering is for wood. Both are texturing, which is also the term used for polymer. In practice, they're all used pretty interchangeably. If I'm incorrect here, please advise. Great episode as always.
I may be wrong but I always associate knurling with rounded objects like heads of thumb screws having the pattern all the way around and checkering goes with flatter surfaces but what you said makes a lot more sense I think
I like seeing the neutral powers rifles too, can't wait for the Swiss straight pulls!
I made my national service at I1, Royal Svea Lifeguards.
We were issued with Mausers for the ceremonial guard at the royal palace in Stockholm.
My first one was a Carl Gustaf from circa 1900.
I completely split the stock in two during drill, and was given a 1941 Husqvarna.
Our standard service weapon was the Kulsprutepistol mod. 45.
I was seriously shocked first time I fired the Mauser at the training shooting range.
Used as I was to the submachine gun recoil....
Thanks for a really great video.
I like carbines in general, and the M96 is an awesome rifle. This is both in one package. It just looks right.
Good video. And I never have seen a young lady so into being beat around by recoil.
She said she was having fun that smile said she was really having fun.
Very few times do you see such a assort of military arms from around the world.
Had one, sold it, sort regret it! Amazing little rifle!
So nice to know that Mae IS an essential employee...lol
Maybe now would be a good time to elaborate on the Chassepot. It didn’t see service long and not in WWI, but still an iconic firearm, in the development of firearm technology. The base for numerous conversions outside of France, as well as the Gras.
The knurled cocking piece can also be pulled back to silently disengage the safety, if you are hunting with it. I did for a few years.
I noticed that you did not strip the bolt and discuss the middle position. I assume you did that in an earlier episode. Can you reference that episode, as I want to hear your comments on that. My only milsurp is a Swedish M96 rifle, which hopefully will be soon. This was a good episode, keep it up!
Is there anything on the M96 Swede? I love that thing.
soon brother
@@ivankrylov6270 *bröther
@@slaughterround643 Břøťhěŕ
6.5X55 is my favorite cartridge. The '96 is my favorite bolt gun of the era.
Mae always looks so happy shooting
You were right about the numbees disk on the stock. It is Infantry regiment 27. Wish means it was on Gotland, and clear evidence to have been issued before 1928. The regiment changed name to I 18 in 1928.
The gun is simply in amazing condition. You guys really lucked out or Mark put a lot of work in to gun.
The length of the 1894 carbine is 37 inches, not 44 inches, as incorrectly shown @0:50. The M38 rifle is 44 inches though.
Fingers crossed for a 1889 Schmidt-Rubin! 🤞
All hail Helvetian straight pull goodness
Didn't the previously covered French Berthier carbine precede the long rifles?
THANKS for the slowed motion recoil comparison with the Serbian carbine. To my eyes, the Mauser took longer to climb to apex and was slower to return to resight.
The Swedish Mauser is the best rifle ever made. The carbine version is fantastic and incredible. I am an unbiased observer.
Can we look forward to the Norwegian Krag? A lovely rifle in 6.5x55.
Edited: I see you have addressed it.
Oh, we can tell with Mays smile that got bigger and bigger while shouting the fun she was having.
M94 and M96 were used in the Winter War. You can argue the amount of use but definitely seen action.
The m41 sniper rifle version saw some limited use during the Swedish UN peace keeping effort in the Congo crisis too.
I actually have a 1916 Carl Gustav made M96 with a Finnish acceptance stamp, I'd like to think it was involved in that conflict.
Ian Phillips I have a 1918 M96 with a SA mark. Maybe our rifles served in the same unit. One of my holy grails is a M94 that is SA marked
I’m glad to see the backstreet boys world tour isn’t slowing you down in terms of quality content!
I think some small number of these served with the longer Swedish rifle versions e.g. with the Swedish voluntary forces during Winter War and in Finnish home frontier guard etc. secondary service use.
I imagine that thumb notch would work well with a gloved hand as well.
Awesomeness 👍
As many years of handling weapons of all sort of domestic and military surplus scattered around dads room like I see on here . I have never attempted to use a sight wing for my aiming point or even heard of it until I listened to you two. I think its a nonissue. We had some 155 gr. Round nose that was incredible! Lol plus the penetration was amazing
After all these years you finally have an episode of something I own 😂
I was literally just looking into a reloading kit for 6.5×55 i have a husqvarna m38 that i believe is in a old weaver stock i believe it was originally a training rifle
These carbines with the muzzle cap are some of the more aesthetically pleasing of the longarms, in my opinion.
Dad had one of these and the bayonet, army model bayonet. It was absoulute delight to shoot even as a boy. It shot great, velvet smooth bolt action, beautiful bluing.Fantastic job on Ks. Whitails and coyotes. Dad's had it sporterized in the early 70s. I begged him not too. I wish I could find one again I can afford before my days are done! 😃
Was there ever a stage in the Great War where an army on any side was uniformly armed with the same rifles and L/HMG's? It all that arming a army was so chaotic even in late war. Anyway keep making these great videos!
You haven't shot a Swedish Mauser until you've shot one that has been updated with aperture sights. The variety and ingenuity of the aperture sights alone is quite amazing. 500m shots are almost too easy.
It's about time. This is probably the best general issue bolt action of all time. I have the rarer matching 1894 and it is the most valuable gun in my collection.
The Swedes were 100 yrs ahead with their cartridge selection.
Well not so much the cartridge as it is the 6.5mm projectile it uses. Excellent ballistic coefficient combined with a great sectional density make it a flat shooting and accurate projectile. The case and it's powder capacity, plus it's burning rate make it a very mild round to shoot. However it is not nearly as fast in fps as modern rounds like the 7.62 54mm, 5.56x45mm, or the 6.5mm Creedmoor, or Grendal nor does it have the muzzle energy of them. But loaded with a modern well designed projectile in the 120 - 143gn range and an efficient modern powder, most game, certainly North American game, will not know the difference between it and a .243 Win, .260 Rem, .30-30 Win, .35 Rem and 7mm Mauser if accurate shot placement is adhered to. There are stories of PH's taking some of the largest African game with the old 6.5 Swede ! So it will do it's part if you do yours.