"The Obrez Swiss K31" Topic

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Tango01

13 Apr 2019 12:38 p.m. PST

"I recently came across the work of Marcel Thalmann, a Swiss gunsmith, who has been crafting pistols from worn out K31 rifles. As many readers will know the K31 has a reputation for being a beautifully made service rifle used in Swiss service for over 40 years. The K31 is was a refined version of the earlier Schmidt-Rubin Models 1889 and 1911. The straight pull rifles are also renowned for their excellent accuracy so when I saw what is essentially an Obrez K31 I was taken by surprise…."

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