By a destroyed Soviet tank in Finland during the. The soldier in the foreground carries a slung m/94 carbine. In 1939 an unknown, but apparently rather large, number of Swedish m/1896 rifles in 6.5×55mm were given to the Finnish Army, with the rifles being used during the 1939-1940 against the Soviet Union and most probably also during the 1941-1944.

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. Most of the rifles were returned to Sweden after WW II but some remained in Finland. 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. They were succeeded by the rifle beginning in the late 1940s, followed by the starting in the 1960s. Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing Barlow Pdf Viewer.