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The Karabiner Modell 1931 (officially abbreviated to Kar. 31/Mq. 31; commonly known in civilian circles as the K31) is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt-action rifle.It was the standard-issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958 though examples remained in service into the 1970s.
The Schmidt–Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1958. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin 's GP90 7.5×53.5 and GP11 7.5×55 Schmidt–Rubin rifle cartridge.
Furrer Carbine K31 [1] ~528,230; Schmidt-Rubin infantry rifle M1911 [2] SIG Mondragón M1894 [3] Licensed production of the Mexican Mondragón M1893 rifle; Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine [4] ~7,750; Swiss Vetterli M1881 Stutzer ~11,000+ Winchester M1866 Swiss copies
MG 11 - machine gun. Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919 - double barrel aircraft submachine gun. K31 - straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered for 7.5×55mm Swiss. Bern Pistole 43 - Semi-automatic pistol intended to replace the Luger 06/29 but ended up being discontinued because of the SIG P210; Sturmgewehr 52 & Sturmgewehr 54; MG 51; W+F Stgw 70 ...
Most straight-pull rifles have a striker firing mechanism (without a hammer), [citation needed] and models using a hammer usually have a comparably longer lock time than hammer-less mechanisms. The Anschütz Fortner action used in biathlon is a good example of an ergonomical straight-pull rifle with good economy of motion and high operating speed.
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Besides being used in the Model 1911 and Schmidt–Rubin 1896/11 rifles, GP 11 ammunition was also used in the MG 11 machine gun, K11 and K31 carbines as well as in the Stgw 57 battle rifles. The cartridge saw extensive service until the early 1990s with the standard rifles of Swiss servicemen, and still sees use by Swiss Army reservists and ...