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Description
Long known as probably the most desirable of the Swiss straight pulls. Although the K31 is a straight-pull carbine like many other Swiss rifles, it was not designed by Colonel Rudolf Schmidt (1832-1898) like its predecessors, as he was not alive to do so. 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. The first 200 K31s were made in May 1931 for troop trials (serials 500,001 - 500,200), thus the model number of 1931.
The Swiss are renowned for their quality workmanship and attention to detail, and the Swiss soldiers typically took very good care to keep their rifles functional and serviceable. However, they used their rifles and carried them in training in very harsh weather conditions. As such it is very typical for the external surfaces of Swiss surplus rifles to be well used and you can expect these rifles to have some dents and dings. You can also expect there to be some amount of bluing wear. The Swiss never used corrosive ammo and all of the bores we have seen have been exceptional. These rifles combined with the round they fire are well known for being match accurate.
Solid and functional rifles, these have been graded Good to Very Good Surplus Condition - Note - A small percentage of these rifles have the much rarer micro-adjustable rear sight. We have this variation available for an additional charge under our custom options tab while supplies last.
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Note that some of these rifles may have their original troop tags under the butt-plate. Due to time constraints, we have not taken the time to look for these and make no guarantee's on their presence, and if you should receive a troop tag it will be purely by luck of the draw. Probably worth taking a look though.
KEY SPECS
MANUFACTURER
Schmidt Rubin
CALIBER/GAUGE
7.5x55
ACTION
Bolt Action
BARREL LENGTH
25.67
CONDITION
Surplus / Used
SKU #
LNG-K31-RIFLE-GVG
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Comments (6)
I got mine for less than $500 almost 10 years ago from AIM surp and it came with sling, bayonet and the cap to protect the muzzle.
If you get one (probably not from classic firearms) here are a few tips:
-Don't clean off the grease in the bolt, its special grease from Switzerland and the action will be less smooth.
-Carefully remove the buttplate and look for a little piece of paper. This will have info for the soldier it was issued to. My guy was an aquatic engineer, probably working on bridges. The paper may have a name, soldier number, rank, hometown, specialty.
-And of course, allows follow the 4 rules of gun safety :)
Subtract at least one grade from Classic's advertised grading. My k31 purchased from their last run wasnt the grading advertised or worth the extra for "best out of..."
Ah the Sweaty Ben special, waiting for other vendors to go out of stock and then selling the ones theyve been sitting on at a jacked up price. These are available much cheaper if youre willing to shop around, let some other sucker pay the Classic Firearms tax.
Although I've purchased a few guns and or supplies from Classic and never had any issues, I do agree these are inflated prices. I can pick these up in the $400-$450 range at my local gun store and or pawn shops. It blows my mind how much these type firearms have gone up in price over the past 25 years. You could buy these for $50 to $100 or less just the past 20 years. I know... Everything has gone up over the years and I understand that, I'm just referring to old combloc, Soviet, Chinese, etc etc firearms and ammunition. Just wish I would have hung onto the handful of the guns I owned and had the foresight to buy cases of these guns..
can be had for less at simpson ltd in probably better condition