K31 Swiss
K31 Swiss
I got this rifle in tandem with the Enfield I posted earlier. All #s match. Beat up pretty good. Bore is perfect, as usual on these. Found a tag under the butt plate. Should make a good shooter anyway. Well worth the 150 bucks I have in it.
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Re: K31 Swiss
You did good. These are tack drivers right out of the box.
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Great rifle at a great price,bravo you did good.
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very nice.. Nicer than mine.
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Thanks for all the good words. I forgot to mention the icing on the cake...It came with this pack of gp 11 ammo. I like cake.
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Re: K31 Swiss
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Very nice! Phenomenal price. You'll like the GP11 ammo. Shoots great.
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Nice rifle and the best ammo you can get for it. Keep it - supplies of it aren't unlimited, since they are no longer made. Even here in neighbouring Germany GP 11 becomes ever more difficult to find. BTW, the tag you found means that this rifle once belonged to a Monsieur Jean Humbert, born 1936, who served with Compagnie de fusiliers (Riflemen Company) II/5 and lived in 7, Rue (Street) Montpellier in the town of Payerne in the Swiss canton Vaud. I'm sure you will find some information about that unit in the internet - there are some nice official sites of the Swiss military covering quite a few of their units.
1910 Arg. Mauser M1909 (long rifle)
1912 Braz. Mauser M1908 (long rifle)
1915 & 1943 Swed. Mauser M96
1934 Persian Mauser M1309
Two 1935 Braz. Mauser M1935 (short rifle)
1937 Braz. Mauser M1935 (long rifle)
1943 Finnish M39 (Sk.Y.)
1943 Izhevsk M1891/30 w. folding bay.
1943 Swiss K31
1947 Dutch "Wilhelmina" Mauser carbine
~1950 Hung. Lámpagyár Kispuska 48M (.22lr cadet rifle)
Two 1952 Hung. 48M
1955 British No. 4 Mk. 2
1968 Finnish M39
1977 6" Korth .357 Magnum
2012 H&K USP Expert .45 ACP
2016 H&K MR308 A3
2016 STEYR AUG Z
1912 Braz. Mauser M1908 (long rifle)
1915 & 1943 Swed. Mauser M96
1934 Persian Mauser M1309
Two 1935 Braz. Mauser M1935 (short rifle)
1937 Braz. Mauser M1935 (long rifle)
1943 Finnish M39 (Sk.Y.)
1943 Izhevsk M1891/30 w. folding bay.
1943 Swiss K31
1947 Dutch "Wilhelmina" Mauser carbine
~1950 Hung. Lámpagyár Kispuska 48M (.22lr cadet rifle)
Two 1952 Hung. 48M
1955 British No. 4 Mk. 2
1968 Finnish M39
1977 6" Korth .357 Magnum
2012 H&K USP Expert .45 ACP
2016 H&K MR308 A3
2016 STEYR AUG Z
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Very nice rifle you have there, I love mine in the darker walnut stock. Now start watching for a bayonet as the prices are going up you can still find a deal now and then. The bayonets are a work of art too as is most everything Swiss made.
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Thanks for that info. I will check it out. Kind of neat to see exactly where a rifle has been.7x57 wrote:Nice rifle and the best ammo you can get for it. Keep it - supplies of it aren't unlimited, since they are no longer made. Even here in neighbouring Germany GP 11 becomes ever more difficult to find. BTW, the tag you found means that this rifle once belonged to a Monsieur Jean Humbert, born 1936, who served with Compagnie de fusiliers (Riflemen Company) II/5 and lived in 7, Rue (Street) Montpellier in the town of Payerne in the Swiss canton Vaud. I'm sure you will find some information about that unit in the internet - there are some nice official sites of the Swiss military covering quite a few of their units.
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[/quote] Thanks for that info. I will check it out. Kind of neat to see exactly where a rifle has been.[/quote]
It truly is, the tags make them that more interesting. Mine was last used by an Italian guy.
It truly is, the tags make them that more interesting. Mine was last used by an Italian guy.
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Very good price and the ammo is a super bonus. Looks pretty good to me for $150
Looks like manufacture date of 1952 with a 1948 stock. The stock and handguard should match too.
Looks like manufacture date of 1952 with a 1948 stock. The stock and handguard should match too.