A friend of mine picked up an old Husky that's in great condition. He wants to mound a scope but he doesn't know which model it is to order the correct rings and bases. Any help ID’ing the model will be appreciated. It has a schnable forend and iron sights.

Thanks,

JDG

Looks like a 1640.

Per the serial number looks like a 1640 built in 1956

http://www.rex.gl/serials.html

https://www.rex.gl/search.html

Might resize your pics to medium; those are so massive only see blurs of wood and checkering.

The 1640s I saw out here in the 1960s did not have chequering on the fore end. I seem to recall that the model number varied slightly with each calibre, too.

There were several variations in the stock as far as checkering, etc. Still a 1640 action.

Here is a sheet on Husky firearms. There are others, but this is the one I have on hand at the moment. Rifles are at the bottom.

https://www.rex.gl/search.html

So, is it m98 large ring or small ring or M96 or unique?

Not a M98 but what they called their improved Mauser action. I had one just like the photos a long time ago. One of the dumbest things I ever did was sell it. A nice little rifle.

Isn't that a weaver base on the back bridge.

I have a couple of those rifles. Weaver # 46 for the front base and a Weaver # 55 for the rear.Good shooting

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Isn't that a weaver base on the back bridge.

From all of the photos I have seen, the bases appear to come attached to the rifles so the only thing needed was rings. If that's the case, it looks like a quality clawfoot ring is what my buddy needs.

JDG

Based on looking at photos and at videos post3d on YouTube, it looks like this is a 1640 Featherweight.

I'm wondering if that list of models is in fact exhaustive.

As a teenager in 1969 I ordered a Model 4000 in 270 Win that was advertised in Australia. It had a Monte Carlo combe and contrasting fore-end tip but was a bit cheaper than the 3000.

Anyway, it never arrived. The dealer inquired around the country but even the Swedish factory didn't have one. Obviously, I should have bought another model or brand but, miffed at the disappointment, I spent my hard-earned $140 on a stereo instead.

A weaver 45 on the front ring and a mod 98 for the rear. cut out the front of the rear base to allow for the clip hump or surface grind the clip hump on the two of mine works fine..

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So, is it m98 large ring or small ring or M96 or unique?

Small ring. Same ring size (1.3") as the Mauser '94 and '96, along with a few other features of these earlier Mausers, but with more '98 features.

II have an Fabrique National 250-3000 and a Husqvarna 98 in a 9,3x62 both have the exact same action and they are both original??

I own two Husqvarna centerfires, one in .270 and one in .30-06. The actions appear identical in almost every way except that the .270 (on the left) has a steel bottom metal while the .30-06 (on the right) has alloy bottom metal which is shaped slightly differently. They also came with different triggers. The .270 had a military style unadjustable trigger which I replaced with a Timney, while the .30-06 has an adjustable trigger which was stamped made in USA.


I think they are both 1640's, but can someone better versed on Husqvarnas tell me why the differences. I've only ventured across the Baltic from a very long affair with Finnish rifles to explore some of their neighbor's products in Sweden.

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I own two Husqvarna centerfires, one in .270 and one in .30-06. The actions appear identical in almost every way except that the .270 (on the left) has a steel bottom metal while the .30-06 (on the right) has alloy bottom metal which is shaped slightly differently. They also came with different triggers. The .270 had a military style unadjustable trigger which I replaced with a Timney, while the .30-06 has an adjustable trigger which was stamped made in USA.


I think they are both 1640's, but can someone better versed on Husqvarnas tell me why the differences. I've only ventured across the Baltic from a very long affair with Finnish rifles to explore some of their neighbor's products in Sweden.

The earliest Husqvarna 1600-series rifles came with the steel bottom metal (and the cheap sheet-metal release). At some point in their evolution (running between 1953 and the late 1960s), Husqvarna went to the alloy unit with a better trigger-guard release button in the late 50s/early 60s and stayed with that until the series was replaced by the 1900 series in the very late 60s. The better trigger may have come at the same time as the change in bottom metal. One of the usual beefs with the 1600-series rifles (and the 1900s for that matter)--albeit mainly from "purists"--has been the alloy bottom metal. It scratches easily and can end up--after some wear--looking pretty ratty, and, of course, it can't be reblued.

Thanks for the info, SPender!

The .270 with the steel bottom metal has a custom stock which I bought apparently unfired. The stock is by the famous Niels Hultgren who did stocks for O'brien and Winslow. A Swedish rifle with a stock by a Swedish immigrant. To make it even a little more Swedish, I topped it with a Leupold Scandinavian 2-7X33 (yes, marked "Scandinavian" by Leupold and gifted to me by a good friend in Sweden). I bought the rifle for a relative song since no one seemed to recognize the Hultgren work in the photos on the net.

The .30-06 with the alloy bottom is a recent acquisition. It is beautifully light in weight and will make a fantastic carry rifle. Since the bottom metal is pristine I would guess that it has seen very little, if any, field use.

They aren't Sakos, but if you're a Mauser enthusiast they are very attractive rifles.

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They aren't Sakos, but if you're a Mauser enthusiast they are very attractive rifles.

Yes, the 1600-series Husqvarnas are very numerous and highly-valued here in Canada. Small-ring Mauser enthusiasts rank them highly, and they compete with the BRNO VZ33-actioned rifles (similar to the German G33-40), as in the BRNO Models 21/22, for the title of best small-ring Mauser-action rifles of all time!