Founded in 1689, Husqvarna is one of the oldest industrial companies in the world. Husqvarna begins as a weapons forge, with muskets as its specialty. In the course of the centuries, Husqvarna has produced a large range of different products, including sewing machines, bicycles, motorcycles and kitchen equipment.

During Swedens first period as a great power, from the end of the 1600s to the beginning of the 1720s, an average of 11,000 muskets and pistols are manufactured annually. All in all, Husqvarna supplies the Swedish army with 230,000 firearms during this period.

In 1970, Husqvarna transfers its arms manufacture to FFV (F￶rsvarets Fabriksverk, the Swedish Defence Factories). But Husqvarna continues to produce a few particular rifles, in extremely limited series, until 1989. That year, in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of the company, 15 of the Anniversary Weapons are the last weapons to leave the factory. The Husqvarna factory museum includes an extensive collection of weapons. From the oldest, a flintlock rifle from 1735 to the Anniversary Weapon of 1989.