Bofors Carl Gustaf


Bofors Carl Gustaf AB is a Swedish armaments firm, now owned by Bofors.

History

Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori was founded in 1812 as a state arsenal. The name "Carl Gustaf's Town" was a name used intermittently for the town of Eskilstuna after Karl X Gustav gave the town city privileges.
Between 1943 and 1991 the factory was run by the state agency Försvarets Fabriksverk, and the whole complex was often referred to as FFV-Carl Gustaf.
In 1970 the Husqvarna Group sold its Husqvarna Vapenfabrik firearms manufacturing division to FFV. Carl Gustaf continued to manufacture the Husqvarna 1900 hunting rifles and also developed them into the 2000-series.

Products

Along with Husqvarna Vapenfabrik, Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori has provided the Swedish Army with small arms for over two centuries. There have been both foreign designs, such as the Remington M1867 rolling block and the Swedish Mauser rifles, as well as domestic designs such as the Ag m/42 semi-automatic rifle and the Kpist m/45 submachine gun.
In addition Bofors Carl Gustaf have produced a number of other weapons such as the 20 mm Carl Gustav m/42 anti-tank rifle, the 20 mm m/45 autocannon and the famed 84 mm Carl Gustav recoilless rifle, still one of the most common anti-tank weapons in the world.
The NIVA XM1970 was an experimental combined 5.56mm assault rifle / 45mm recoilless rifle launcher concept by FFV-Carl Gustaf during the early 1970s. It failed to attract any buyers and was abandoned.
Today the company produces the standard Swedish Army weapon, the Ak 5 assault rifle. The Ak 5 is a modified version of the Fabrique Nationale 5.56 mm carbine FN FNC, produced with a folding stock and an option to mount the SUSAT sight from the British SA80.