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{{Distinguish|Mauser M1996M1896}}

{{Infobox weapon

|name = ''Gevär'' m/96 (Model 1896 Rifle)

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|used_by= See ''[[#Users|Users]]''

|service=1895 – Present1895–1995

|wars= [[Easter Rising]]<br />[[Winter War]]<br />[[Continuation War]]

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|designer= [[Paul Mauser]]

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|weight= Rifle: {{convert|4|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}<br />carbine: {{convert|3.4|kg|lbs|abbr=on}}

|length= m/18961894: {{convert|1260950|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />m/19381896: {{convert|11201260|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />m/18941938: {{convert|9501120|mm|in|abbr=on}}

|part_length= m/18961894: {{convert|739450|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />m/19381896: {{convert|610739|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />m/18941938: {{convert|450610|mm|in|abbr=on}}

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|cartridge=[[6.5×55mm Swedish]]

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All Swedish Mausers other than trials rifles were chambered for the [[6.5×55mm Swedish]] cartridge, and all Swedish-made actions were [[proof test|proof-tested]] with a single 6.5×55mm proof round developing approximately {{convert|455|MPa|psi|0|abbr=on}} piezo pressure (55,000 CUP).<ref>{{cite book |last=de Haas |first=Frank |date=1984 |title=Bolt Action Rifles |location=Northfield, Illinois |publisher=DBI Books, Inc |page=31 |isbn=0-910676-69-0}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ballisticstudies.com/Knowledgebase/6.5x55.html |title=6.5x55 |website=Ballisticstudies.com}}</ref> Swedish Mausers were manufactured by Waffenfabrik Mauser AG in [[Oberndorf am Neckar|Oberndorf a/N]] in Germany and in Sweden by [[Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori]] and [[Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag]]. All Swedish Mausers, whether built in Germany or Sweden, were fabricated using a Swedish-supplied high grade tool steel alloyed with nickel, copper, and vanadium, a product then noted for its strength and corrosion resistance.

These rifles, like other [[Gewehr 98#M98 controlled-feed bolt-action system|pre-M 98 system]] Mauser rifles, lack the third safety locking lug at the rear of the bolt and feature "cock-on-closing" (similar to the contemporary [[Lee–Enfield]] rifle) instead of the "cock-on-opening" style found on the German [[Gewehr 98]] and most subsequent bolt-action rifles. The forward receiver ring diameter where the two forward locking lugs achieved lockup is {{convert|33|mm|in|2}}. The internal magazine can be loaded with single 6.5×55mm rounds by pushing the cartridges into the receiver top opening or via [[stripper clip]]s. Each stripper clip can hold five rounds to fill the magazine and is inserted into clip guides machined into the rear receiver bridge. After loading, the empty clip is ejected when the bolt is closed. For easier loading a crescent -shaped thumb hole cutout was introduced at the left rear of the receiver top.

==m/1892 Rifle and Carbine==