![]() Check out the pictures and feel free to call or email with any questions. It was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958, though examples remained in service into the 1970s. The K31 was a totally new design by Eidgenossische Waffenfabrik in Bern, Switzerland under Colonel Furrer, and the gun does not have the Schmidt-designed 1889 or 1896 action. K31 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Karabiner Model 1931 is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Although the K31 is a straight-pull carbine like many other Swiss rifles, it was not designed by Rudolf Schmidt (1832-1898) as he was not alive to do so. A charger is used to load the magazine from the top of the receiver. It has a 6-round removable magazine, and is chambered for the 7.5×55mm Swiss Gewehrpatrone 1911 or GP 11, a cartridge with ballistic qualities similar to that of the 7.62×51mm NATO/.308 Winchester cartridge. It was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until. It was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958 though examples remained in service into the 1970s. The Karabiner Model 1931 (K31) is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt-action rifle. The Karabiner Model 1931 (K31) is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt action rifle. This rifle comes with one 6-round magazine and no additional accessories 7.5x55mm Swiss. Description: This Karabiner Model 1931 straight-pull bolt-action rifle, made in Switzerland, is chambered in 7.5x55mm Swiss. The stock is worn as shown in pictures and does have import marks. About Us: When calling ask for the Gun Library. This comes as shown in pictures as far as we can tell a numbers matching rifle, from the receiver, bolt, barrel, and magazine. Commonly known as the K31, this weapon had been the standard rifle of the Swiss army since 1933, so all recruits to the guard were. ![]() The Schmidt-Rubin design adopted used a straight-pull action (which was cycled simply by pulling back and pushing forward the bolt). ![]() This rifle comes chambered in 7.5x55mm with a 25" barrel. Karabiner Modell 1931 (K31) In 1889, Switzerland adopted a new rifle to replace its aging Vetterli rifles which in their day had been at the cutting edge of small arms design, but had been in service since 1866. We have a used Swiss Karabiner Model 1931 (K31) for sale.
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