End of service The m/1894 carbine and the m/1896 and m/1938 rifles were gradually phased out of Swedish service starting in the 1950s, although the sniper variants continued in service until the early 1980s. Most of the rifles were returned to Sweden after WW II but some remained in Finland. Model 1896 rifles used by Finland in WW II can be recognized by a stamp with the letters SA (Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army) surrounded by a square with rounded corners. They were mainly used by second line units. The soldier in the foreground carries a slung m/94 carbine.In 1940, bought 77,000 M1896 Mausers from Sweden in 6.5×55mm.
By a destroyed Soviet tank in Finland during the.
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