Is this a Swiss 1911 rifle?

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Recently picked up this rifle, tagged in the store as "Swiss K1911 rifle". I am double checking to make sure I use the correct ammunition, 7.5 x 55. Also, learn what I can about this rifle.

I have tried to seekout the serial number to match it to a year of production and model. I wasn't able to determine anything from that, I have a couple of pics that may help someone whom is familiar with this firearm.

stockmark by ugh457, on Flickr

The above image is inside the stock below the reciever.

recievermark by ugh457, on Flickr

The above image is looking down at the reciever and barrel.

namebadge by ugh457, on Flickr

The above image is on the side of the buttstock. I believe this is the name of who owned the rifle and the city in Switzerland.

barrelnumber by ugh457, on Flickr

This image is on the underside of the barrel. This also has the only different numbers from the serial. Matching serial is on the bolt, reciever, stock, handguard and the magazine. The last 3 digits are matching and located on the trigger, sear, trigger guard.

I wonder if it has been re-barreled?

Thanks for any help you can provide...Chris.
 
"P 5949_P 12000 observations show private-IG 11 to about weapon number 12,000. The production was up in the 30s continued.
The author is known numbers:
P.6719
P.8019
P.8292
P.9140 (theswissriflesdotcommessageboard)
P.9632"

Private series continue after military production.
Good find.
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Die Repetiergewehre der Schweiz- die system Vetterli und Schmidt-Rubin
 
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I should be okay to use gp11 ammo in it? or the modern equivalent?

And, I got it from Canadian Tire! Of all places!! I did NOT expect to see this there beside 2 carbines...
 
ugh457 said:
I should be okay to use gp11 ammo in it? or the modern equivalent?

And, I got it from Canadian Tire! Of all places!! I did NOT expect to see this there beside 2 carbines...
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Literally made for each other. 96/11 conversions to GP11 were after 1911 production began.
 
Very cool! I have a 96/11. Awesome trigger, best one out of all my milsurp rifles. The rear ladder sight starts at 300m so you'll have to use a 6 o'clock hold. I was banging the 200m gong at Silverdale with ease. Better get buying some Swiss GP11!
 
GP11 was designed for this firearm/this firearm was designed to shoot GP11.

Take your pick.

Please note that there is absolutely NO modern equivalent of GP11 ammunition, which is probably the finest military ammunition ever made - anywhere. This issue ammunition is used in Switzerland in competition in rifles costing many thousands of dollars - the playing field is level, since everybody is using the same stuff. One of our regulars on swissrifles forum did a random test a few years back, and found that bullets might vary about a tenth of a grain, and the same for propellant, but that was it. All case dimensions were identical.

Note that Prvi Partizan ammunition is about 230fps slower in the Model 1911 rifle, and 200 fps slower in the K11, which has the shortest length barrel of all the Schmidt-Rubin designs as well as the later K31.

tac
 
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