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Yes, those Swissies are very nice. I've got a K31 myself. I put a bolt-on scope mount on it with my workhorse Redfield 3-9x42; I'm very pleased with it's accuracy.

I've suddenly acquired three (3!!!) M1 Garands this year. Thrilled because I never expected to ever see even ONE in my collection. I survived US Army Basic on an M1, earning the second-highest score in my company during Qualification.

"The M1 Rifle: the greatest battle implement ever devised”
George S. Patton
 
A few in my collection are odd ducks not previously listed, here is what i've gotten in my 4 years of collecting so far:
Steyr M95 Long Rifle - Austria - 1916 - 8x56R
Steyr M95 Carbine - Austria - 1917 - 8x56R
Steyr 1911 (Chilean) - Austria - 1912 - 9x23 Steyr
BSA No1 Mk3* - Britain - 1940 - 303 Brit
BSA No1 Mk3 (Canadian Marked) - Britain - 1915 - 303 Brit
BSA Commercial No1 mk3 - Britain - ND - 303 Brit
Savage No4 Mk1/3 FTR (F) - Britain - 1943 - 303 Brit
BSA Lee Speed (Metford Barrel) - Britain - ND - 303 Brit
BSA Lee Speed (Enfield Barrel, Factory Target Sights) - Britain - ND - 303 Brit
Martini Enfield ACII (NZ Issue) - Britain - 1894 - 303 Brit
Martini Enfield ACII - Britain - 1898 - 303 Brit
Martini Henry ACII - Britain - 1876 - 577/450
Webley MkVI - Britain - 1916 - 455 Webley
Enfield No2 Mk1 - Britain - 1936 - 38 S&W
Snider 3 Band (Sealing Sporterized) - Britain/Newfoundland - 1870 - 577 Snider
Sparkbrook Lee Metford Mk1* - Britain - 1891 - 303 Brit
Enfield Lee Metford Mk1* - Britain - 1889 - 303 Brit
LSA Snider Mk3 Artillery Carbine - Britain - 1872 - 577 Snider
Ross M10 (Sporterized) - Canada - ND - 303 Brit
Ross 1912 - Canada - 1914 - 22LR
M31 Suomi (Semi Auto) - Finland - ND - 9mm
Berthier M1892/M16 - France - 1918 - 8x50R Lebel
M70 Vetterli Carbine - Italy - 1874 - 10.4x47R
M41 Carcano - Italy - 1942 - 6.5x52 Carcano
Type 38 (WW2 Peep Sight) - Japan - (No idea for date) - 6.5x50SR
Izhevsk SKS - Russia - 1954 - 7.62x39
M44 Mosin - Russia - 1945 - 7.62x54R
M69 Vetterli - Switzerland - 1869 - 10.4x38RF
M78 Vetterli (Centerfire) - Switzerland - 1885 10.4x38R
M1889 - Switzerland - 1892 - 7.5x53.5
M96/11 - Switzerland - 1900 - 7.5x55
K11 - Switzerland - 1930 - 7.5x55
K31 - Switzerland - 1953 - 7.5x55
M1882 Revolver - Switzerland - 1916 - 7.5 Swiss Ordnance
M1897 Kadet - Switzerland - 1912 - 7.5x53.5
Gewehr 88/05 - Turkey - 1890 - 8x57I
Remington M1917 - USA - 1918 - 30-06
S&W Victory (Brit Issue) - USA - 1944 - 38 S&W
Remington 1863 "Zouave" - USA - 1863 - 58 Cal Percussion
1883 Winchester Hotchkiss - USA - 1883 - 45/70
M57 Tokarev - Yugoslavia - 1963 - 7.62x25

And a carcano cavalry carbine on the way. Have shot everything in the collection at least once, with the exception of the 1869 Swiss vetterli as it is all matching and I don't really want to convert it since I've already done so to my M78. Still looking for a nice swiss G11 and a swiss 1893 toround out the swiss straight pulls.
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Right now I own a Finnish M91 Mosin Nagant assembled at the Tikka factory in 1943. I haven’t taken the stock off yet to see how old the receiver is. I know the bolt and receiver are matching from Izhevsk. I also have a Number 4 Lee enfield from Fazakerly that’s dated 1949.
I’m hoping to buy a K31 at some point as well as an M39 or M28/40. I’d also like to get a M1903 or an M1 Garand but they are pretty pricey for my liking.
 
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