In excellent, surplus condition, with typical wear to the stock. Comes with the Troop Tag of the soldier who carried this military rifle.

The Swiss K31 is a straight-pull, bolt action rifle chambered in 7.5X55 Swiss, a round which compares closely to the .308 NATO round (7.62×51 NATO.) Military surplus ammunition is frequently loaded with a 174 grain projectile at a bit over 2500 feet per second, though rounds may be loaded from 130 grains (at over 3,000 fps) to 200 grains (2460 fps or more.)

Contrasted to the Springfield, Mossin-Nagant, and Mauser K98 rifles which were contemporary to the K31, all of those rifles used a locking system wherein the bolt is manually rotated by the motion of the bolt handle in an “up and back, forward an down” pattern, whereas the K31 is operated with a straight back and forward motion. This allows faster shooting in combat situations, with a less pronounced arm motion, which the Swiss may have felt was prone to give a soldier’s position away more readily.

In practice, while all of those rifles were really very good in both design and production, the K31 shines particularly in one regard: Accuracy. It is very common for Schmidt Rubin K31 rifles to shoot one MOA (minute of angle, or one-inch groups at one hundred yards, two inch groups at two hundred yards, etc.) exactly as issued, and these groups are commonly obtained using the factory “iron sights” the rifle comes equipped with. None of the other rifles mentioned can make this claim for a majority of issued military surplus rifles.

It is this accuracy that, theoretically, caused Hitler to pause in assessing Switzerland for invasion along with the rest of Europe, and it is this accuracy that makes the Schmidt Rubin K31 a prize among collectors and avid shooters alike.Many of the firearms posted are consignment and have not been test fired. We are not armorers and recommend that all firearms purchased be examined by a gunsmith before use. Final price may not include $25 FFL transfer fee. Transfer will be conducted at store in Bridgewater. Shipping to FFL only. All Federal and Massachusetts laws will be followed.  3% fee for all credit card transactions. 6.25% Massachusetts sales tax added to all in-state transactions.  All firearms and ammo sales are final. Contact first with any questions or for additional photos.