Laminated stock K31s By permission of owner Roger Rey in Swizterland.

[diopter]

"My latest addition is a K31 with a plywood shaft. these were produced in a small series by the Rüegg company for the shooters. The laminated wood was used because it no longer warps as was usual with beech wood. about 50 of this model were made and the price apparently was very high."

The fine sight adjuster on this rifle is the "Tip Top" Model"
https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the...board/k-31-sighting-fine-adjusters-t1251.html

 

[diopter]

And from Picture album(s) of "Guisan"

 

[Desert_Fox]

I want the stock and the kitty.

 

[Old Ranger]

Absolutely beautiful rifle. Nice cat as well.

 

[BlackPowderBurner]

Very nice, thanks for sharing! Where there not also experimental military stocks made in laminate or is my memory starting to show its chemically and impact induced holes?

 

[diopter]

Very nice, thanks for sharing! Where there not also experimental military stocks made in laminate or is my memory starting to show its chemically and impact induced holes?

Not sure about that. Don't remember reading that the swiss Military ever tried it for service rifle.

 

[sillymike]

Nice find Diopter! Thanks for sharing.

 

[SteelCap]

Wow. What a beauty.

 

[5HoursNorth]

Absolute beauty !

 

[tacfoley]

Drooble...............................

 

[gaff]

Appears to be Baltic Birch, Was there a time frame as to when these stocks were made?

 

[diopter]

Likely in the 1970's.

 

[diopter]

Just got word from the Owner. Consensus among Swiss collectors is from 1980's.

 

[RifleDude]

Wow, that's one gorgeous rifle!

 

[Light Infantry]

Just found this post. What a gorgeous rifle. Worthy of a bump.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Wonder what it would cost to buy one like that......

 

[sillymike]

I think the bigger issue would be finding one for sale.

Speaking of interesting K31, they are probably one of the few rifles where a fixed broken stock actually look good. Their spliced stock are pretty nice.

 

[diopter]

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Note that many of these splices were due to shortages of long and wide enough walnut planks to make the one piece stocks. By late 1944 they switched to beech due to the shortages.
There were many repairs too.

 

[MilitaryCollectorMark]

Very cool! Leave it to the swiss to figure how to make do with what they have.