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Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag

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Defunct Swedish firearms manufacturing company

Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag (lit. transl. Husqvarna weapons factory limited company, or simply HVA) was a Swedish firearms manufacturing company established in 1689 in the town of Huskvarna by lake Vättern.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

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1902 meat grinder number 10 by Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB Sweden
Photo: R. Henrik Nilsson, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag (pronounced [ˈhʉ̂ːsˌkvɑːɳa] ) (lit. transl. Husqvarna weapons factory limited company, or simply HVA) was a Swedish firearms manufacturing company established in 1689 in the town of Huskvarna by lake Vättern.2

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