1938 Swiss K31 Purchase

[Junk Yard Dog]

We have a collectable military firearms forum for all the non Mosin milsurps. 1938, now there is a year were everyone could see what was coming. The year the allies sold out the Czech's, and the Swiss knew Hitler had his eye on all the rest including Switzerland. A good year to be arming up fast. Nice K31

[joe7170]

It sure is a looker ain't it?? Glad it's going to a good home

[Longcolt44]

Very nice.

[7x57]

A nice rifle and for sure a great shooter. Regrettably the stock has been heavily refurbished, probably it isn't the original stock at all. From the pictures it looks to be like beech wood to me, while a rifle of this manufacturing date should have a walnut stock.

Here an English translation of the German letter:

Ermatingen (a small village at Lake Constance), February 12th, 2008

Dear Mr. Kelly,

I was very astonished when I received your letter. Thank you very much. Regrettably I don't speak English. I'm happy to see that my carbine has found its way to a collector in the USA. This carbine I received at the Recruits' School in 1952. I always shot very well with it. In 1962/63 I had to trade it in for one of the new assault rifles. What happened with the carbine after this date I don't know.
As shown on the picture, the rifle is ready to fire, but the safety should always be activated! To activate the safety, pull the ring back completely and turn it to the left as far as possible, then let the ring slowly slide forward. For shooting the ring always has to be in the vertical position.

Hopefully this is useful to you. Best regards
Richard Zemp

[joe7170]

A nice rifle and for sure a great shooter. Regrettably the stock has been heavily refurbished, probably it isn't the original stock at all. From the pictures it looks to be like beech wood to me, while a rifle of this manufacturing date should have a walnut stock.

Here an English translation of the German letter:

Ermatingen (a small village at Lake Constance), February 12th, 2008

Dear Mr. Kelly,

I was very astonished when I received your letter. Thank you very much. Regrettably I don't speak English. I'm happy to see that my carbine has found its way to a collector in the USA. This carbine I received at the Recruits' School in 1952. I always shot very well with it. In 1962/63 I had to trade it in for one of the new assault rifles. What happened with the carbine after this date I don't know.
As shown on the picture, the rifle is ready to fire, but the safety should always be activated! To activate the safety, pull the ring back completely and turn it to the left as far as possible, then let the ring slowly slide forward. For shooting the ring always has to be in the vertical position.

Hopefully this is useful to you. Best regards
Richard Zemp

The Stock is matching to the gun, and is walnut, as you will not get a tiger stripe in the grain of beech like that. The mag is the only mis match on the gun. It was re finished by the person I bought the rifle from in 2007. If it was sanded, it was very light, as the Swiss cross is still visible on the butt. While it's not 100% original, it is a looker, and it has some history to it!

Yes, that is a very good translation of the letter as well! Sponge has a copy of that in the box

Spongemonkey knows everything about it, I would not sell a rifle that the buyer didn't know what he was getting

[gurn]

Love the stock and the letter. supper cool.

[OLD OUTLAW]

Hey there SpongeBob! I heard you already have been buying Tacticool things to Bubba it with. Is that right?

[OLD OUTLAW]

He can't help it. He's a Liberal.