Comments on: A University where guns are essential http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/08/27/a-university-where-guns-are-essential/ Firearms not Politics Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/08/27/a-university-where-guns-are-essential/#comment-710 Steve Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:38:12 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/08/27/a-university-where-guns-are-essential/#comment-710 Hi wiking, thanks for that interesting information. I always though Norway was quite pro-guns! Handguns or not svalbard does not look like a great place to live!!! Hi wiking, thanks for that interesting information. I always though Norway was quite pro-guns!

Handguns or not svalbard does not look like a great place to live!!!

]]> By: wiking http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/08/27/a-university-where-guns-are-essential/#comment-709 wiking Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:34:31 +0000 http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2007/08/27/a-university-where-guns-are-essential/#comment-709 There's alot of what is know as the "Home Guard Mauser" in circulation on svalbard. These are German K98k Mausers captured after the war, and were in use by the armed forces of Norway into the 50's, and with the Norwegian Home Guard for some time after that (and which gave them their "official" name among Norwegian shooters.) Most have been rebuilt to .30-06 at the Kongsberg Arms Factory back in the early 50's to make ammunition supply easier when the Army adopted the M1 Garand rifle. When they became surplus they were mostly sold of to civilians (the good old days when guns weren't politically incorrect at best) and are usually in good condition, often having been rebarelled at Kongsberg prior to sale. They make for fun and cheap rifles, either for hunting or as Polar Bear defence on svalbard, as they run at about 750-1000 NOK or even less (135-185 USD) in the unaltered style with a nasty-looking laminated stock. They also make for good basis for build projects. You can also carry a handgun on svalbard, which is not allowed in mainland Norway. I REALLY want to move there, the last free outpost of my dear Norway. (and once that goes, i'm relocating to Switzerland.) There’s alot of what is know as the “Home Guard Mauser” in circulation on svalbard. These are German K98k Mausers captured after the war, and were in use by the armed forces of Norway into the 50’s, and with the Norwegian Home Guard for some time after that (and which gave them their “official” name among Norwegian shooters.)

Most have been rebuilt to .30-06 at the Kongsberg Arms Factory back in the early 50’s to make ammunition supply easier when the Army adopted the M1 Garand rifle.

When they became surplus they were mostly sold of to civilians (the good old days when guns weren’t politically incorrect at best) and are usually in good condition, often having been rebarelled at Kongsberg prior to sale.

They make for fun and cheap rifles, either for hunting or as Polar Bear defence on svalbard, as they run at about 750-1000 NOK or even less (135-185 USD) in the unaltered style with a nasty-looking laminated stock. They also make for good basis for build projects.

You can also carry a handgun on svalbard, which is not allowed in mainland Norway. I REALLY want to move there, the last free outpost of my dear Norway. (and once that goes, i’m relocating to Switzerland.)

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