File:Gevär m1940 - 8x63mm - AM.006920.jpg

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English: Swedish Gevär m/1940 (Karabiner 98k) rechambered in Sweden to fire 8×63mm patron m/32 ammunition. Note the addition of a muzzle brake necessitated by the more powerful cartridge. The Gevär m/1940 was issued to the Swedish machine gun troops that used 8×63mm patron m/32 ammunition in their machine guns. From the collections of Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum), Stockholm, Sweden.
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current13:48, 3 February 2012Thumbnail for version as of 13:48, 3 February 20122,000 × 1,000 (354 KB)Thomas.W (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=Swedish Gevär m/1940 (Karabiner 98k) in 8x63mm. Not muzzle brake necessitated by the very powerful cartridge. They were intended as low cost light anti-armor rifles but were soon withdrawn from service. From the coll

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