I own 2 M96 Swedish Mausers. One is an 1899 Long rifle with no threads on the end of the barrel and the other is a 1910 short rifle that is threaded on the end of the barrel. Both are Carl Gustafs Swedes 6.5x55. I also like and own a 1943 Husqvarna 6.5x55 Swede. This Husky as they are sometimes called is threaded and does have a flash hider on it. You can find this rifle on Gunbroker. Good shape and bad shape. Ken
The purpose of the threaded barrel was for a wooden bullet shredding device. The Swedish military used wooden bullets for training. As far as I know, flash hiders were not original to Swedish military rifles.
All M96s were straight bolt with the exception of sniper models.
The m38 or short rifle had turned down bolt handles. These were the Husqvarna made rifles. M38s with straight bolt handles were shortened M96s, sometimes called M96/38
