![]() Even though sheep do not need the type of bullet that Woodleigh makes, the safety provided by them would add a degree of reliability to the hunter in need of extended coverage. I explained to them that a good deal of the time sheep hunters in our Alaska are hunting in country that has grizzly bear. It was for this reason of the best rifles and ctgs for the sheep hunter, that I asked Woodleigh to bring out bullets in 6.5mm which they did. The 1640 action does have a good position into days highly specialised custom gunmakers market as they are highly desirable for the guy that wants the best in a sheep rifle and demands the reliability of a controlled feed action. The actions that replaced the 1640 was designed by Gunnar Larsson in 1965 and did not go into production until 1967 this was the Model 1900 and as nice as this NEW action is, it could not be mistaken for a Mauser action as it is a push feed action. The Swedish govrnment paid Mauser royalty of 2,25 Kronor (Crowns) for each rifle (about US 0.612 at the time). Gustaf factory with receiver dates starting with 1898 and serial numbers beginning at 1 and ending in 1925 at circa serial number 517,277 or later. Example serial number for professional equipment manufactured after 1999 will be 9 or 11 digits long. Remember that the receiver ring on the Model 98 is 1.3' and these on the 1640 is 1.290'. Husqvarna Swedish Mauser S Serial Numbers Beginning At. It is a long and vary interesting history and far to long for me to try and improve on the work of Stuart Otteson. ![]()
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