What Happened to 7 Million Swedish Mauser Rifles Sold Through Newspaper Classified for $8 After 1968
Автор: WWII Insight
Загружено: 2026-01-20
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In 1968, millions of Swedish military rifles flooded American mailboxes for just $8 each. Advertised in newspaper classifieds like encyclopedias, these pristine century-old Mausers sparked one of history's most unusual firearms phenomena. Built in Eskilstuna and preserved in cosmoline, they arrived in suburban homes across the nation through a perfect storm of Cold War surplus, Swedish neutrality policy, and American consumer culture—until Congress shut down the pipeline forever. Today, these rifles tell an untold story of how military hardware became Americana, scattered across a nation and transformed into hunting rifles, collector's items, and forgotten attic treasures. A tale of bureaucracy, surplus markets, and the rifles that refused to disappear.
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