That Time Husqvarna Made Pistols: The Swedish M40

By Chris Eger

The Swedish firm of Husqvarna is best known today for logging and ag equipment but for almost 300 years they specialized in firearms. Established in 1689, Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag, or HVA, produced muskets until the 19th Century when they switched to rifles and shotguns, later diversifying into household goods like bicycles and stoves.
Along with Carl Gustav, the country’s official arsenal, Husky was the primary maker of firearms for the country’s military and police, as well as for commercial sale. This included licensed copies of the Remington Rolling Block and Mauser bolt-action rifles, among others.
This fine Husqvara 310A is a side-by-side break-action 12-gauge shotgun. Currently, in the Guns.com Vault, it is looking for a forever home.
This Husqvarna H-5000 is a bolt-action rifle chambered in 7mm Rem Mag. that uses an improved Mauser-style action.
In 1917, HVA began making the John Browning-designed FN Model 1903 under license for the Swedish military as the M/07 pistol. Chambered in 9×20 Browning Long, Husky kept the pistol in production until 1942, even exporting the gun for military sales to Latin America and for the consumer market.
Enter the Lahti
With World War II underway and needing a more modern handgun to replace the dated Browning, Sweden adopted the

Source: Guns.com