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The Karabiner Modell 1931 (officially abbreviated to Kar. 31/Mq. 31; commonly but incorrectly 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 first Waffenlauf took place in 1916, during the First World War, and it was organized by the soccer club FC Zurich.In 1934, the Waffenlauf of Frauenfeld was created, which is run over the Marathon distance, on a course that features several kilometres of dirt roads as well as 520 m (1706 ft) of ascents.
The model 1899/1900 short rifle was an answer to a call for a short rifle that would replace the unpopular Model 1893 Mannlicher straight pull action carbine. The 99/00 short rifle was meant to be used by artillery and other rear-echelon troops. Design began in February 1900, and production began in 1901 and lasted for 10 years (18,750 were made).
7.5×53.5mm Swiss (GP90, GP 90/03, GP 90/23) 7.5×55mm Swiss (GP11) 1891-1958 Switzerland: M1895 Lee Navy: 6 mm Lee Navy: 1895 United States: Swiss Mannlicher M1893 carbine: 7.5×53.5 mm Swiss (GP90) 1895-1905 Switzerland: Chiesanova rifle (prototype only) 7.65×53 mm Argentine: 1895-[citation needed] Argentina: Mannlicher M1895: 8×50mmR ...
Swiss Luger 06/29 [8] Swiss version of the german Luger P08; SIG P210 [9] Swiss copy of the French M1935A, few prototypes were made during WW2, serial production started after the war ~11 (44/16) W+F Bern Pistol M43 Was supposed to replace the Luger 06/29 but in the end the SIG P210 was chosen
K31 - straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered for 7.5×55mm Swiss. 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
Eduard Alexander Rubin (17 July 1846 – 6 July 1920) was a Swiss mechanical engineer who is most notable for having invented the full metal jacket bullet in 1882. His most famous cartridge was the 7.5×55mm Swiss which was the standard ammunition for the Schmidt–Rubin, K31 and Stgw 57 military rifles.
A carbine (/ ˈ k ɑːr b iː n / or / ˈ k ɑːr b aɪ n /), [1] from French carabine, [2] is a long arm firearm but with a shorter barrel than a rifle or musket. [3] Many carbines are shortened versions of full-length rifles, shooting the same ammunition, while others fire lower-powered ammunition, typically ranging from pistol/PDW to intermediate rifle cartridges.