Object Name:
Pistol
Year Range from:
1940
Year Range to:
1946
Description:
Model: A Swedish copy of Finland L-35 Lahti, the Husqvarna m/40
CAL 9mm
Husquarna vapenfabriks ab, 1940
Pistol/9MM/Model 1940/LAHTI/Swedish/black plastic grips diamond pattern secured with 1 screw per side
notched rearsights raised blade fornt sights
The Husqvarna Model 40 or m/40 was manufactured 1940 to 1946 and was a Swedish copy of the Finnish Lahti pistol. The Swedish army realized there would be a shortage of pistols in the event of large scale military mobilization in Europe.
The first m/40s were delivered to the Swedish military by 1942 with slight differences from the Finnish L-35 Lahtis. The grips of the m/40 have the Husqvarna "crown H" motif engraved and the front sight was slightly larger. The barrel is also slightly longer on the m/40 than the Finnish Lahti with the m/40's trigger guard being heavier, and the pistol does not have the loaded chamber indicator and lock-retaining spring of the Finnish Lahti. Other modifications included a change in the gun steel quality specifications that were not successful in the m/40s and led to cracks in the frame.
CAL 9mm
Husquarna vapenfabriks ab, 1940
Pistol/9MM/Model 1940/LAHTI/Swedish/black plastic grips diamond pattern secured with 1 screw per side
notched rearsights raised blade fornt sights
The Husqvarna Model 40 or m/40 was manufactured 1940 to 1946 and was a Swedish copy of the Finnish Lahti pistol. The Swedish army realized there would be a shortage of pistols in the event of large scale military mobilization in Europe.
The first m/40s were delivered to the Swedish military by 1942 with slight differences from the Finnish L-35 Lahtis. The grips of the m/40 have the Husqvarna "crown H" motif engraved and the front sight was slightly larger. The barrel is also slightly longer on the m/40 than the Finnish Lahti with the m/40's trigger guard being heavier, and the pistol does not have the loaded chamber indicator and lock-retaining spring of the Finnish Lahti. Other modifications included a change in the gun steel quality specifications that were not successful in the m/40s and led to cracks in the frame.
Other Name:
Pistol, Swedish Husqvarna m/40
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