TheĪrmourers had to remove the sight on every rifle and place it in a special jig, Millimetres in 0,5 millimetre increments.Īt the same time the rear sight was altered to have a U-shaped notch. M/41 front sights are available in 9 different heights, from -1 to +3 In the 1940s the front sight was changed to a new m/41 rectangular post. When flipped up it is graduated from 700 to 2000 metres.Ī rifleman never used the flipped up position on his own - it was only used for When folded down the rear sight is graduated from 300 to 600 The m/96 rifle used a triangular front sight post and a rear leaf sight withĪ V-shaped notch. Rifles manufactured later got stock cut from copper beech. Rifles made during WW1 have stocks cut from birch, elm or mahogany. M/96' - though it was actually not adopted until the summer of 1897.Įarly rifles have stocks cut from walnut. The m/96 rifle used a short knife bayonet with a hollow steel handle, called
