No1Mk3 wrote:SHV wrote:
mine and my friends‘
Fondue Party?
my dark walnut K31, put some tru-oil to protect the timber...
No1Mk3 wrote:SHV wrote:
mine and my friends‘
Fondue Party?
No1Mk3 wrote:Bayonets looking nice SHV, Swiss Maori eh? Ah well, suppose there are plenty of Croatian Maori over Dargaville way, and I'm Irish/Scot/Maori, with the drinking habits of all 3!! The 1914 Engineers was also issued to the K31 for drivers, saddle makers and engineers if you see one at fair price, Cheers
wanneroo wrote:Wm.Traynor wrote:Not all of my modern rifles are in such good nick
I just read-up on them. Is there an ID tag under the buttplate?
There often is, but don't count on it. But it's easy to check, a quick undoing of two screws.
You can also decipher the markings to see if it was a rifle sold to the service members, who inspected the rifle when it was built and so on. I have a November 1936 K31. Looks like this rifle is a 1947.
These rifles are dirt cheap in Switzerland, like $150 retail in the gun shops, so that's why it's so profitable to import them. A lot of folks in Switzerland hand in the rifles when the owner passes away and they don't want them.
I love the K31, great rifle. One thing I will tell you is the barrel harmonics with these are important for accuracy and the armorers were skilled at tuning them, so if you have a great shooter, do not remove the action and barrel from the stock! Mine has never been the same once I did that.
I've also reloaded for it, which is a whole nother story.
SHV wrote:
qld33 wrote:SHV wrote:
Nice, what did you get if for?
I'm keeping an eye out for one but prices are crazy in Australia compaired to US or Switzerland, surely someone will bring a load in and flood the market at a reasonable price one day
qld33 wrote:SHV wrote:
Nice, what did you get if for?
I'm keeping an eye out for one but prices are crazy in Australia compaired to US or Switzerland, surely someone will bring a load in and flood the market at a reasonable price one day
in2anity wrote:qld33 wrote:SHV wrote:
Nice, what did you get if for?
I'm keeping an eye out for one but prices are crazy in Australia compaired to US or Switzerland, surely someone will bring a load in and flood the market at a reasonable price one day
You are aware of the cleaver shipments right?
gunnnie wrote:One of these rifles is on my 'WANT' list and hopefully later this year one will be added to the safe.
Am also chasing a Type 38 6.5Jap Arisaka, Springfield 1903A3 and a KAR98. That should round out the collection nicely me thinks!