Gustaf made a copy of the commercial FN action.I have owned them.Made in Sweden not Belgium.
Gustav was just one of the brand names that rifles built by Husqvarn were sold under, Norrahammar and FFV being among the others. According to the Husqvarna guys, all of the large-ring 1898 style actions that Husqvarna built on were imports from FN "in the white", without any markings other than Belgian proof marks as required. My understanding is that Husqvarna's Swedish production went directly from the "strengthened" 640 small rings, those without the thumb-slot in the left receiver rail, to the 1640 HVA small ring "improved" 98. This is another time when SBHVA's untimely death has left us with a hole in our knowledge base.
