VO Vapen Rifles

[AnakKampuang]

when it comes to bespoke gun making we often hear about the english gunmakers such as Holland & Holland, John Rigby & Co, James Purdey & Sons, Westley Richards, or even some German and Austrian gunmakers such as Johann Fanzoj, Ludwig Borovnik, Peter Hoffer and many more... But the name VO Vapen of Sweden rarely get recognize.

VO Vapen was founded in 1977 rooted in the determination to build the world’s most exclusive hand-made rifles for hunting and collection. Master Gunsmith Viggo Olsson, who had had a lifelong passion for beautifully crafted artefacts, started off in a small workshop behind his house in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden. This is a rural region famous for its hunting traditions. Together with his son Ulf, Viggo Olsson carefully selected his staff and slowly but surely their reputation spread throughout the globe. Their focus was on exclusive collections, limited editions and unique tailor-made rifles.

here are some of their incredible creations.

VO Action is the very first rifle mechanism on the market that can handle all calibers from 6.5 and onwards, designed on a regular size action, up to the .375 H & H Magnum rifle cartridge. Now, there is no need to order an extra uncomfortable long size action. With this smooth rifle mechanism the hunter could easily use all kinds of cartridges within branch standard length with the same weapon.

so from now on forward my life goal is to own a VO Vapen!

id be interested to know, your opinion or if you have any experience with VO Vapen please fell free to share.

 

[Professor Mawla]

@AnakKampuang
These are beautiful . I would totally like to get one in 9.3x62 mm Mauser . Thank you very much for sharing .

 

[Philip Glass]

Wow

 

[wesheltonj]

Those are Divorce rifles, because that's what would happen if I came home with one. They are beautiful.

 

[Mort Hill]

I guess at $820,000 USD you have created a masterpiece for those guys with one slot left in the old gun cabinet. I had no idea there was a new rifle anywhere in the world with that sticker price.

 

[Red Leg]

When it comes to taste - particularly guns and engraving - I am of the Beau Brummell tradition - restrained elegance and perfect form following function. This sort of over the top engraving does nothing for me. It is the sort of thing a Middle Eastern Sheik or Russian Oligarch might have shown his friend Jeffrey Epstein.

Now the pair in the middle - one a takedown - are attractive.

 

[thriller]

They sure are pretty and pretty expensive.

 

[Newboomer]

Fantastic workmanship and engraving but that's more than my house cost. Fun to dream, though.

 

[Nyati]

Works of art, but not for me !

 

[Andrew Short]

Stunningly beautiful works of art!!!

 

[meigsbucks]

They’re not rifles, they’re art. Not my style but beautiful.

 

[bruce moulds]

would be good to see a picture of the bolt, particularly the front end.
detatchable mags make for a good car gun.
hopefully the action is not a copy of sako.
bruce.

 

[Randy F]

Immaculate! Do they at least come with the golden ammo?

The Ferrari’s are nice to see but I’ll have to stick with driving my old chevys.

 

[cpr0312]

Wow! I have never seen anything like that.

 

[7x57Joe]

Action looks a lot like the Husqvarna 1900 except the detachable magazine.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

when it comes to bespoke gun making we often hear about the english gunmakers such as Holland & Holland, John Rigby & Co, James Purdey & Sons, Westley Richards, or even some German and Austrian gunmakers such as Johann Fanzoj, Ludwig Borovnik, Peter Hoffer and many more... But the name VO Vapen of Sweden rarely get recognize.

VO Vapen was founded in 1977 rooted in the determination to build the world’s most exclusive hand-made rifles for hunting and collection. Master Gunsmith Viggo Olsson, who had had a lifelong passion for beautifully crafted artefacts, started off in a small workshop behind his house in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden. This is a rural region famous for its hunting traditions. Together with his son Ulf, Viggo Olsson carefully selected his staff and slowly but surely their reputation spread throughout the globe. Their focus was on exclusive collections, limited editions and unique tailor-made rifles.

here are some of their incredible creations.

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VO Action is the very first rifle mechanism on the market that can handle all calibers from 6.5 and onwards, designed on a regular size action, up to the .375 H & H Magnum rifle cartridge. Now, there is no need to order an extra uncomfortable long size action. With this smooth rifle mechanism the hunter could easily use all kinds of cartridges within branch standard length with the same weapon.
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so from now on forward my life goal is to own a VO Vapen!

id be interested to know, your opinion or if you have any experience with VO Vapen please fell free to share.

@AnakKampuang
Absolutely exquisite takedown. I would be to scared to take it out bush.
What are they worth.
Bob

 

[AnakKampuang]

@AnakKampuang
Absolutely exquisite takedown. I would be to scared to take it out bush.
What are they worth.
Bob

For what they are worth it depends on what rifle you build it could be a basic working rifle or a beautifully ornate rifle with engravings and gold inlays, so It really depends.

 

[mark-hunter]

The first photo on top, it was built for sheik of Abu Dhabi. Name engraved on receiver. No. 1, suggests there will be no 2, as well (at least)

I remember few years ago, falcon edition rifle (in line with falconry tradition in UAE) was built for sheik, also. At hat time, it was quoted falcon to be most expensive rifle in the world.
This is from one magazine at that time:

VO FALCON - THE WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE SPORTING RIFLE | The Gentleman's Journal | The latest in style and grooming, food and drink, business, lifestyle, culture, sports, restaurants, nightlife, travel and power. | Gentleman's Journal

Welcome, Gents, to the VO FALCON - the most expensive sporting rifle on the planet.

www.thegentlemansjournal.com

 

[BeeMaa]

Let's ask one of the owners how it shoots...
Like a pristine Jeep with 35" tires, winch and a Hi-Lift jack in Washington, DC.
It will never be used for its "original" intended purpose.

I can appreciate the work that went into it.
But IMO, it should get out and be used no matter how ornate.

 

[PerH]

When Husqvarna closed their weapon manufacture ,and later Carl Gustaf also, the right to the 1900 rifle was bought on license by Zoli, these actions comes from Zoli as raw actions before modified by them.