So I had a chance to buy a K31 which I've wanted for awhile.
There is nothing special about the rifle itself but it did come with a couple things that are very interesting. First thing that I noticed was the rifle came with the original Swiss Army manual, dated 1956.
Finally, for those that don't know about K31 rifles, the Swiss Military puts a troop tag underneath the buttplate of the rifle. These are just a small tag that has simple info such as the name, birth year, sometimes the unit they were a member of, and their home address at the time.
So through a little research I found the second owner of the rifle. He is the ex son in law of the original owner. He told me that his ex father in law was a member of the Fusiliers in the Swiss Army. He said that he would pass along some more info when he had more time (he was away from home at the time).
There is nothing special about the rifle itself but it did come with a couple things that are very interesting. First thing that I noticed was the rifle came with the original Swiss Army manual, dated 1956.
Finally, for those that don't know about K31 rifles, the Swiss Military puts a troop tag underneath the buttplate of the rifle. These are just a small tag that has simple info such as the name, birth year, sometimes the unit they were a member of, and their home address at the time.
So through a little research I found the second owner of the rifle. He is the ex son in law of the original owner. He told me that his ex father in law was a member of the Fusiliers in the Swiss Army. He said that he would pass along some more info when he had more time (he was away from home at the time).
