OK z1r here is the scoop.
WW1 era M98s were large ring. Small rings commercial 98s were not made until the 20s from my understanding.
Small ring 91s 93s 94s 95s and 96s were all made in both commercial and military styles.
The long action (30-06 length...so called today) was the 96 and the 98 (GEW Length)
The KAR length military Mausers (Like the WW2 rifles) were not introduced until the 30s.
I would not say "thus saith the Lord", but that's been my understanding for as long as I have been working on them, 49 years now.
94 and 98 actions are not identical and in fact, no part other than the front guard screw and bolt stop screws will interchange.
All 91s 93s 94s and 95s were what we now call "KAR length" even though the true KAR-98 was not invented at the time those were designed.
"KAR length" is 7X57 and 8X57 specific in their manufacture.
GEW length is longer and can accommodate the 30-06 length cartridges and can be opened up to 300 H&H mag length.
So a Husqvarna M94 cannot be a 9.3X62 because you could not load the magazine. It could be a 9.3X57 perhaps, but not the X62.
The M96 Carl Gustav M96 actions can be either one because many 96s were GEW length.
That how I have read the info. The 96 Husqvarna magazine is GEW length not KAR length.
No matter to the OP. He has a 3 lug bolt. That is a 98.
Last edited by szihn; 06/30/17.
