Civilian firearms
Husqvarna made numerous types and models of break action shotguns.[3]
The first medium caliber bolt-action rifles used the same action as the Swedish Army's Mauser m/96. This type was manufactured from 1927 to 1942 circa, known as the Model 46 and mostly chambered in 6.5×55mm, 9.3×57mm and 9.3×62mm from early 1939 Husqvarna started purchasing Mauser M98 actions from the Belgian company FN, labeling the rifles Model 146, 246 and 640.[7] Though the M98 was a strong and well proven action, it was not an ideal situation for Husqvarna to be depending on one of its worst competitors for such a key component.
An independent bolt action design was introduced in 1953 as the 1600-series, which was available in several European and American chamberings, including 9.3×62mm, .270 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield; 7.92×57mm Mauser, 6.5×55mm Swedish, and others. It was a small ring Mauser-like design advertised as the "HVA Improved Mauser Action".[8] They also produced a Mauser-style rifle chambered in the popular American big game cartridge 7mm Remington Magnum with the model number H-5000.[3] In 1969 they discontinued the HVA action in favor of a cheaper to produce push feed design, called the 8000.
With the army order for the Ak 4 the company was able to find the funding to re-tool the workshop to produce a newly developed bolt action, marketed in 1967 as the 1900-series, in addition to previously mentioned calibers it was later chambered in other popular hunting calibers including the .22-250 Remington, .243 Winchester and .300 Winchester Magnum. It continued to be manufactured by Förenade Fabriksverken (FFV) well into the 1980s.[9]
Husqvarna also built a limited number of an elegant double rifle in caliber 9.3x74R, the model 410.
