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To: Taro who wrote (242844)	7/22/2005 7:44:44 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1586167

Taro, Speaking of Swiss - I have a very nice Swiss K-31 straight pull. I went to the store with a friend, a few years ago, who is far more an expert on old military weapons and we both bought one for about $80 each. From what I read the soldiers took these rifles home with them and often wrote their names on a piece of paper and placed it under the butt plate. Of course mine had nothing and my friends did - he constantly reminds me of this, especially since I had my hand on the rifle and put it back on the shelf. He quickly snapped it up and I had to buy the remaining one. <g> The Swiss, Karabiner Model 31 or also known in collector slang as the Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31 was adopted in 1933 and stayed in service until 1958. Based on a long lineage of straight pull bolt action rifles, beginning with the Schmidt-Rubin Model 1889. Rubin designed the bullet that was combined with Schmidt's straight pull bolt rifle. A very accurate, detachable magazine fed rifle with a very unique straight pull bolt that allowed the soldier to quickly chamber rounds by pulling straight back on the bolt and then slamming it forward. Very revolutionary engineering in a battle rifle for the late 1800's. Because of the straight pull bolt technology the Swiss soldier did not have to raise up (exposing themselves to enemy fire) and chamber a round, like a standard turn-bolt rifle.