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. It has a 6-round removable magazine, and is chambered for the 7.5×55mm Swiss Gewehrpatrone 1911 or GP 11, a cartridge with ballistic qualities similar to the 7.62×51mm NATO/.308 Winchester cartridge. Each rifle included a 6-round detachable box magazine with matching stamped serial n
Key facts
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Karabiner Modell 1931
- Weapon.image
- Mq. 31.JPG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Karabiner Modell 1931 (Kar. 31) rifle
- Weapon.origin
- Switzerland
- Weapon.type
- Straight-pull bolt action carbine
- Weapon.designer
- Waffenfabrik Bern
- Weapon.design_date
- May 1931
- Weapon.service
- 1933–1970
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Waffenfabrik Bern
- Weapon.cartridge
- 7.5×55mm Swiss
- Weapon.action
- Straight-pull bolt action
- Weapon.sights
- Iron sights or telescopic sight
- Weapon.number
- 528,230
- Weapon.weight
- empty
- Weapon.feed
- 6-round detachable box magazine A rifle grenade launcher was available from 1944 onward.
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Article
20 sectionsContents
- Design details
- Features
- Kar. 31 straight-pull action system
- Safety
- Ammunition feeding
- Trigger
- Sights
- Modifications history
- Accessories
- Variants
- Poor stock condition
- Availability
- Accuracy potential
- Civilian use
- Gallery
- Media
- Users
- See also
- References
- External links
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. It has a 6-round removable magazine, and is chambered for the 7.5×55mm Swiss Gewehrpatrone 1911 or GP 11, a cartridge with ballistic qualities similar to the 7.62×51mm NATO/.308 Winchester cartridge. Each rifle included a 6-round detachable box magazine with matching stamped serial number. A stripper clip can be used to load the magazine from the top of the receiver.
The Karabiner Modell 1931 replaced both the Model 1911 rifle and carbine and was gradually replaced by the Stgw 57 from 1958 onwards.