Swiss K31

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Bought this about a week ago from Trade-EX and it finally came in today and while its a bit beat up its still a good looking rifle. From a quick search online I discovered it was built in 1943 but beyond that not much else, as well the tag was still with the rifle although modified whether by trade-ex or the owner I don't know but oh well such is life.















And on a side note the cleaning kit with with more writing

 
285 for it and the pictures don't show it but there are dings and dents all over it, I believe they graded it as good-very good and it does have a shiny bore with very minor pitting in some places and the only actual rust is that bit on the bolt which is easily remedied other than that some blue wear.
 
Get some GP11 for it. You wont regret it.

Looks like the name on the tag is the same.
Maybe he thought it was fading or his handwriting was messy and had it typed out.
 
diopter said:
Get some GP11 for it. You wont regret it.

Looks like the name on the tag is the same.
Maybe he thought it was fading or his handwriting was messy and had it typed out.
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I already have a pack of 60 on the way from sfrc. Yes it does appear to be that way but handwriting is more authentic whereas the typed just seems to delegitimize and cheapen it a bit even if the info is the same.
 
Skylark 4 said:
Shame they covered up the tag. Normaly more info than just name and address. Mine has birth date as well as unit and rank. With a bunch of resurch and Google Earth I can find the home he lived it. WAY too cool.

One thing that will impress you is the VERY smooth and crisp break to the trigger.

Ken
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I did a dry fire and I was surprised how nice the trigger is I was also surprised how light it was, I can see myself getting some decent groups with it once I get it out.
 
Give that poor old bolt a good clean to get all that dried-out grease off it - then lightly re-grease it [Swiss guns don't use oil, just a good quality light grease] and pay particular attention to the op rod. That's the flat bit with the knobs on. Check it out for any signs of damage, particularly to the lug that engages in the cam track on the inner rotating part of the bolt and then, when you are happy, lightly smear both sides with the light grease. The real stuff is called 'Waffenfett' - just means 'gun-grease' in German. Our pal Guisan over on swissrifles.com has loads of it, but then, probably so does Carlos here. BTW, you have a replacement bolt outer shroud - as seen from the EP serial number. This is no big deal, so does mine, and I've had it since 1979.

Then, when you've had a good look all over it, come and join with Carlos and me over on swissrifles.com...

tac
K00/11
K31
K31-actioned target rifle
 
On the weekend I'll go through it muzzle to butt and give it a nice deep cleaning and get the bolt shroud all cleaned up it also came with 2 jars of automatenfett one mostly full the other has about 1/4 left then after that I can look at making my own waffenfett the recipe is fairly simple.
 
A few years back, one of the sponsors here (I think the Shooting Edge) had a shipment of excellent condition Dutch Police K-31's. All in $500-$600 range but well worth it. I missed that boat and have ever since been waiting for the next shipment of "excellent" quality k-31s. I hear there are out there... somewhere..
 
That's a new one on me, Dutch police with K31s. I'll have to do some research. As for using Automatenfett on a K31 - kinda messy, doncha think? Automatenfett was designed for self-loading rifles and machine guns, and not the more sedate and less mechanically-active straight-pull rifles and carbines. It is also VERY black, and does not come off clothing, if applied when how. Don't ask how I know this.

tac
 
Skylark 4 said:
Shame they covered up the tag. Normaly more info than just name and address. Mine has birth date as well as unit and rank. With a bunch of resurch and Google Earth I can find the home he lived it. WAY too cool. Ken
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Meh. If you look on swissrifles.com under the straightpull forum you can find all the military abbreviations in German, French or Italian. The on-line Swiss phone book is the way to find out the location after you've deciphered the addres, not always so easy unless, like some of us, you live in Europe, and are used to the form of cursive writing taught there back when the owner was a young man.

For instance, it took less than ten seconds to find out that there are no less than 58 current entries in the area of Einsiedeln - 49 private, and 9 business. None of them, sadly, is Martin.

If and when you find a valid address, you can always write to the previous owner, as many have done, using the pre-formatted introductory letter to be found in swissrifles.com under the heading 'contacting the name on the tag'. The letter has been written by Mondragon, a Swiss native, and will have the appropriate and respectful form of language due to the former owner, who migh just be approaching his centenary year.

tac
 
Home3 said:
A few years back, one of the sponsors here (I think the Shooting Edge) had a shipment of excellent condition Dutch Police K-31's. All in $500-$600 range but well worth it. I missed that boat and have ever since been waiting for the next shipment of "excellent" quality k-31s. I hear there are out there... somewhere..
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Lucern police. Markus was the fellow that brokered the deal and he is now a partner at Calgary Shooting Centre. The chances of finding large numbers of newish K31's are pretty remote now, but we are working on more great deals on Swiss equipment.
 
Lucern[e] is in Holland? Oy.

Guess you'll need to tell the Swiss that. Y'see, THEY think that it's almost in the middle of Switzerland - see 'Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and a nexus of transportation, telecommunications, and government of this region. The city's urban area consists of 17 cities and towns located in three different cantons with an overall population of about 250,000 people.

Due to its location on the shore of Lake Lucerne (der Vierwaldstättersee), within sight of Mount Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne has long been a destination for tourists. One of the city's famous landmarks is the Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrücke), a wooden bridge first erected in the 14th century.'

Imagine them having it all wrong for all these years.... :=)

tac
 
Well after getting creative and using a flashlight to see the writing behind the pasted paper, from what I can decipher its Holgruti Yingied

here's using a lamp to the same effect.
 
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