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Hello!!

Recently acquired a Husqvarna M48 top lever hammer double (dolls head, double underlugs, 1909 made, backaction locks), 12X65 that weighs only 2,8 kg (6,16 lbs) with 75 cm barrels. Other Husqvarna hammer doubles with backaction locks (M51, M15, M20), top or underlever, I and friends have weigh about 3,17 kg (7,0 lbs) in 12 gauge and about 2,95 in 16 gauge, all with 75 cm barrels.

Were some of the early model Husqvarna top lever hammer doubles made with much lighter barrels or has this one had the outsides filed? The lighter weight of this M48 is clearly in the barrels.

The bores have been lightly reamed/polished, but only to less than 0,735 max (18,67 mm). Apparent wall thickness appears to be more than adequate. Both barrels retain the typical tight chokes.

This is a light, lively, deadly double with 24 and 28 gram loads. Just the thing for long walks after desert quail.

Unfortunately there are no weights given in Husqvarna Hagelvapen 1877-1977 and none in the 1932 Husqvarna catalog for these guns. Unfortunately, I lost Pettson's e-mail address sometime back.

Thanks,
Niklas

My 103 CS with 75 cm barrels (12 gauge) weighs just under 7 pounds. My model 43 (Damascus barrels)weighs a little less than that. Sorry I do not have the exact numbers.

Something kind of interesting is that my 43 and a buddy's model 42 have barrels that are metrically marked as 16 gauges, but the bores are 12 and the action is marked as a 12 gauge. Our thought was that Husqvarna received a bunch of 16 gauge barrels and opened them up to 12. Who knows?

I use 24 and 28 grams loads in my 103 and it is a sweet shooting gun! Try posting on the Swedish board and you might get more answers. http://www.gunboards.com/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=41 Pettson pops up there once in a while!

Take care,

Mike

Thanks Mike for link to the Swedish board. I had lost it. Posted same question there.

There is nothing on these barrels to suggest they were nominal 16 gauge. The filing on the barrels is somewhat but distinctly less "finished" than on my other Husqvarnas, causing me to wonder about after-factory filing. Otherwise, the metal surfaces are all in very good condition, although the bluing is long gone.

Niklas

I have a model 42,29" barrels, weight 6 3/4 pounds.
The barrel finishing (damascus) is excellent, perhaps yours has been lightened.
Post a pic.

GDU