Notes: In 1939, the Swedish were looking for a new service pistol for their military and police forces, and settled on the Walther P-38. Unfortunately, World War 2 intervened and they were unable to get the P-38s; they then looked to Finland and the Lahti L-35. Unfortunately, the company that was to license-produce the L-35, Svenska Automativapen, went bankrupt before they could produce a single pistol, and the first m/40 was not actually issued to the Army until 1942 after Husqvarna took over the contract. Husqvarna changed the specifications slightly, lengthening the barrel by 20 millimeters and securing it to the receiver with a hexagonal nut. The production quality was never as good as the Finnish L-35, and after some time, cracks in the chamber and receiver began to appear due to more powerful modern loads of 9mm Parabellum ammunition. By 1980, almost all the m/40s had to be taken out of service; the ones that remain are quite the collectors’ items.