I posted this first at www.swissrifles.com, but many of AR15's regulars are not infected with swiss-flu yet. I thought I should repost here for them.
This is the first k31 I bought in April ($89 special). It was my first purchase on the C&R license. An all matching 1936 walnut beauty with some pretty hefty buttwear thru Aim surplus. It is in very good mechanical shape. Though the stock is rough, it's honest wear and it pulls me into it's history. Here are a few pictures of it.
As you can see the stock was heavily used. Any way I saw the soldiers info tag and with some help from Draganov01 and the swissrifles.com tag info, I searched and found Erich Sidler's address in Switzerland, and with Draganov01's translating ability sent a letter in Swiss-German to Erich. I sent the letter around October 10th.
Fastforward to yesterday 11-20-2004, I recieved a letter (dated 11-14-04) from Erich.
Well, I am very happy to say the least, its pretty neat that I now have the history of my 1936 K31 since the rearsenal in 1952.
If you don't have any Swiss rifles (1889/11,G11,K11,K31) I advise you not to get one, cause they multiply quickly.
My whole swiss collection (1936 and 1956 K31) couple bayos with correct scabbards and frogs (oops, frogs weren't bought yet when that picture was taken), and some holemakers.