Nice work!

Looking forward to learning about these rifles, as I know only a little of their history. Thanks very much!

Great stuff. You sir, are well on your way to becoming the Swiss equivalent of the Forgotten Weapons youtube channel that we have in America. I give you and your videos high praise. P.S., as a U.S. Army infantry veteran, I really admire the Swiss military organization and purpose. I wish that the United States could emulate it more. We Americans have gotten ourselves stuck in some really sticky messes, but that's another subject. Great channel, love shooting the G11 and K31. Awesome rifles.

As a recent subscriber, I have to say I thoroughly enjoy each and every one of your videos. I particularly appreciate the historical aspects of your information and also quite enjoy the explanation of the progression of models as you have done in these two episodes. Thank you so very much from Canada for your well researched and well explained material. It has *all* been a pleasure to watch. The fact that I quite enjoy British humour doesn't hurt the cause one whit. Cheers

so glad to have subscribed to your channel. purchased a k1911 carbine this week. and I am happy to have such a fine rifle from Switzerland. greetings from Virginia. USA

Just picked up a full sized 1911 on a whim and it is turning out to be one of my favorite rifles! Really kicking myself for not grabbing a nice K31 when they were readily available here in the US. Can't wait to learn more about each of these and keep up the great work!

One of the most interesting videos I have ever watched Job well done sir!

Bloke, bloke on the range, Where the gun guys and the hoplophiles play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Thanks very much for sharing this thoroughly enjoyable review of (what I think is) the most innovative rifle of its time. My favourite Military surplus firearm, by a 'long shot'!

Awesome work! I'm so glad I found your channel. I never knew that the k rifles could accept mauser style stripper clips.

Looking forward to the individual episodes. Well done on the overview!

Nice work. Looking forward to learning about all of them.

Thanks alot eh, purchased my first Schmidt Rubin this evening and this video was really helpful in orientation. Really appreciate your videos

hypnotic not possible not to watch till the very end thanks for making this film

Very thorough summary of the Swiss straight-pull bolt action rifles. Shouldn't be missed!

Hi Bloke, Just discovered your channel and really enjoying it! You've done some really great videos man! I am a total Swiss rifle junky/ milsurp junky myself owning 2 K-31's Thanks for sharing your vast knowledge of firearms w/ your viewers! You just got yourself a new subscriber- Keep up the great work! - Cheers!

Thank you for this video! You got me into the Swiss surplus rifles and helped me make up my mind on getting a K11. Love the history of these rifles and found out a lot about my rifle as well with your help! Its a 1917 production, matching parts, troop tag, and privatized after service in 1922. Thank you again!

thank you VERY much for the in depth videos on these rifles!

Growing desire for a k31 has brought me to this delightful rabbit hole

Well, I have seen this videos before, but C&Rsenal just covered the 1911s and so I am back for another viewing... Always a good effort, Bloke!

I can't wait to watch the entire series. Thank you.

This is great!I never knew about the Mauser style clip being used.

I like your info shared. Giving a different perspective talking about which gun a soldier might be taking home with them.

Excellent video for Swiss rifle fans nice explanations I want to know more about my K11 now

Absoluty love your videos! Very interesting!

One of my good friends father is Swiss, his mother is French he was born in Los Angeles and carries three passports. This dad still has his K31 from his service in the Swiss army. Love this looking forward to this series.

Great stuff! Really looking forward to more details on the m1893 cavalry carbine.

I recently purchased two Swiss milsurps, so looking forward to learning more about them. -Jen

Beautiful videos and one can very quickly catch the Swiss rifle bug! I've ended up with a K31 (which I enjoy shooting with the K type diopter set, as well as on open sights and a Rusan no-drill mount which I use for deer stalking), and a couple of obsoletes.

Wow, what a wonderful collection you have. I have had a K-31 since the early 2000's and just recently obtained my K-11. I wish I would have invested in more into these over the years since the prices have risen by more than double on most variants in the US over the last 20 years. Aside from the Swiss rifles is the amazing GP11 ammunition which, to me, is like match grade military issue ammo.

Just found your video. Great work. I found an original 1889 Schmidt Rubin in an antique store the barrel was shortened and the stock sporterized but for $170 the rifle is in excellent condition. I did a camber casting and following the reloading info from Murphys muskets now have an excellent rifle. I believe it was most likely converted in Switzerland because it looks identical to others I’ve found on line that where converted for civilian use before finding their way to the US.

Now that's thorough! Nice work.

This is an amazing because in the US there are kind of a lot of myths about he Swiss culture/ military and arms. Thanks again for another great video.

And here I thought it was going to be a long one... didn't even notice the 25 min. were past until you said you were going to end it.... so, very interesting indeed :)

Lot's of good thing's to look forward to.

Those Mauser clips must have been common at some point. I remember that my grandfather, who was a cavalry officer issued with the parabellum pistol but none the less an enthusiast Langewehr 11 shooter, used those to feed his Langewehr. The Langewehr was the holy grale for his generation. Anyway, when we cleared our attic including my ancestors arsenal, a box turned up with about a dozen of these Mauser clips filled with GP11 from the 1930's. The cases were covered with verdigris, but the bullets were wax covered and somewhat red-ish.

Great video, well delivered and really informative, learnt a ton, thanks :-)

Guter Kanal und interessante Beiträge. Ich beneide Euch um Eure tollen Schiessstände.

i have so wanted some one to do this wite so manny other wepons im glad to see you going for it

I got my K31 from the grand doughter of the chap that got it 1940 for his service :-)

"OH 'NO' IT'S THE FRENCH" This phrase/the original oughta be a meme wherever the topic of the invention of smokeless powder is concerned.

Great Vid. "Keep them coming"

That's a table full of sexy right there

This video was brilliant! Looking forward to see the rest of the series. Any chance of doing something similar for SG57?

Well done. I am looking forward to this series very much! Did any of these rifles come equiped with optics?

it's finally here

cracking stuff, thanks. K.

the appeal of collecting these is beyond me, each to their own

I have a 4 digit serial G11 and I’m led to believe it’s a private owned rifle. Based on the short serial number and my further research into swiss rifle databases. It’s in absolutely beautiful condition. It even has a small metal name plate embossed onto the rear stock. Got it from the importer that way. I can tell the rifle has a story, I wish it could tell me!

Well this ought to be enlightening! I have a K11K and a K31. What would be nice to weave in is any call up of reserves during a period and who had what rifles. For example during the early part of WWII vs later on when K31 production caught up what mobilizations occurred.

I'd like to request an overview of the accouterments for these rifle (slings, ammo pouches, cleaning kits, bayonets). Something for us collectors across the pond.

Great stuff.

I have to say I really rather enjoyed this video I have started to get a bit of an attraction to swiss rifles, I do own a k31 (one of my favorites) and this video has made me just want to expand my collection of Swiss rifles (now that I have 1 rifle from the 5 major countries in world War 2) only thing is I've found is people are slightly nervous selling to a 20 year old (guess they're scared I'll bubba it, which I wouldn't dream of)

Just picked up a 1934 dated serial K31. Mirror bore, , Exc metal, VG stock, all matching numbers...

c&rsenal reference :D so hard not to have a chuckle hearing mannlicher

I bought a M1889 from classic firearms last year, they had a sale, it is a 1891 manufacture date, 4 digit serial number, the bore was heavily pitted so I bought a barrel from a 96/11 (based on the serial number) and had a gunsmith install it, he had to turn down the barrel shoulder .348mm to get the alignment right; he also had to enlarge the opening in the stock because of the slightly larger chamber end. Other then all that I also need to find a -. front sight to get it shooting on target, I am very surprised at how hard any of those are to find. I am loading based on .30-40 Kraig load data, what I would have been using if I was loading for GP90, but using the dimensions for GP11. (.308 180gr HPBT (Sierra 2220) with currently 25gr of Accurate 5744) It has a few things I cannot place, like 2 serial numbers on the stock and a T at the end of the serial number on the receiver.

GOT ME THAT K1911 ! LOVE IT. BUT THERE ARE NO MORE DISTRIBUTORS WHO SUPPLY IT FOR SALE?

Patiently waiting for episode 8 and beyond! Very educational thank you. Can you please tell me where the caliber mark is on my newly acquired 1911? It is all matching numbers except the bolt knob which has a different number. Thanks.....

K31s were pretty cheap here in Canada until people realized what a good rifle they are, people don't seem to have quite picked up on the G96/11 yet, but I bought one not long ago and I think I might enjoy it a little more than my K31. The K11s are available as well, though many of the ones I've seen were converted to .30-30 Winchester and in horrific condition. The story I've heard is that they were popular with seal hunters, exposure to salt water and almost no maintenance destroyed them pretty quickly.

I'm surprised there are so few ads, some KZfaq do ads every 5 minutes.

Hi bloke! You have a great channel! Just for information, I have a k11 from 1918 that is marked as privatised in 1939!!! 😀

Just got my great grandfather's Schmitt 89 moose rifle. Its sporterized and rechambered for 30-30. Also got my grandfather's model 94 (pre 64) in 30-30. It was his moose gun as well. Cant wait to shoot em.

Hi Bloke, great channel. Love it. What's your day job?

Very cool.

Hey Bloke!! Glad to discover your channel. I have an inherited ( no history or info) Schmit/Ruben that is beautiful and literally flawless. Thinkin--- never issued ?--- It's different than any I've seen and can't identify it. It is all original by all indication with all matching serial numbers and no alterations except the stock. But, it has a sport stock, 20" barrel, cover plate where mag box would go, simple buck horn ( non adjustable) sights, and the lugs on the bolt are all the way to the rear??, and the serial # is five digit starting with 13 and under 14,000. There are no other marks of any kind on it. The only non stock looking thing is a rubber butt pad made in 1922 brand NoSkock made in USA. The inlet for the sling has had a very pro job of fitting a wood filler block and there are two short flutes on the top of the receiver and one long one along the side opposite the bolt handle. Scared to fire it now. I fired it once with one of the 5 Toyo 7.5x55 rounds that were with it. Can you please help me?? Thanks---- Dan

Loving the videos, possibly a silly question, but I bought one of the 1908 trial rifles (P 264827) last year not really knowing much about them, what constitutes "ludicrously expensive?" - I only ask as I was thinking of selling it off in the near future. Thanks!

I know how hard this question will be to answer for the hardcore collectors, but if I were to buy only one of these rifles, as an investment, collectible and shooter, which one of these should I choose? I'm mostly trying to decide between the 96/11, Long 1911 and K31. Thanks!

Just watched this video thanks to C&Rsenal and it was great and I look forward to catching up on the rest of the series. Question for you, you said that it would take a video to cover the reasons the Swiss government did not adopt the Mauser style clip. Did this video ever get made and I missed seeing it, is it still on the shelf to be eventually made, or did you give up on it for some reason? Thanks for the great and informative video. :)

FYI I have a 1889 with a private issue mark of 12 P. It was made in 1892 and she is in mint condition.

Just bought a 96/11 a few days ago. Completely disassembled the gun for cleaning and inspection before firing it. Found a tag hidden inside the but plate with someone's name, and maybe a date? It has the stamp showing the soldier who was issued the rifle bought it after service was over. Is that tag placement common on these guns? I only found one other post on a forums talking about the same type of tag, and hidden in the same area.

Question, does anyone know how the Obligatorisches was setup int the 40ies? We found appreciation certificates of my Granpa that he was shooting 103 and 107 points, but nowadays you only can shoot 85 in a Obligatorisches. Thanks in advance A Stinngergunner A.D.

Bloke- With regards to your comment about not having seen a privatization mark on a 1911 long rifle before 1926-27, I believe I may have recently purchased an example with an earlier "P25" 1925 privatization mark. It has a serial number in the 360,000 range which would date its production to around 1912-13 from what I understand.

Do regular Mauser clips not work with GP11? I can't try, i do gave GP11 but no Mauser clips

Being a Swiss armourer and supply wallah must have been mindbendingly complicated.

What ammunition can I use in the 1896/11 I’m getting mixed answers.I see wolf has some 174Gr Fmj but I’m not sure?

The straight-pull action gives me the fizzes right in the engineer.

There's a Schmidt Rubin rifle for sale on the town post for 450$ but it's chambered for.30-30. Have you ever heard of any of them being chambered for .30-30?

The k11 carbines have locking forward in the mid section of bolt.

The k31as may be more accurate but id like to know what the difference is in velocity?

No Zfk-55? :) Honestly though, I am super happy you're doing a series on these. I remember handling a sporterized K11 in a shop and just wondering what on earth it was. I've been obsessed with Schmidt-Rubins ever since.

Something you might look into is the last years of the walnut stocks for k31's. I seen a last year 1945 walnut stocked k31 that was a very dark walnut. Not like an european walnut but more like american black walnut. Maybe someone used a stain or oil to treat it or it's possibly they were importing walnut before ceasing its use. Likely because the war made walnut too expensive to continue using.

I have an 89 with the number 1360. (amongst a myriade of others) It left service in 1912.

Are swiss rifles kinda rare? i cant imagine they made a ton of them. It looks like that supply here in the US is starting to dry up. i just bought a really nice k1911 from Edelweiss. i would recommend them if you want one.

Where is the privatization date located? Oh i see its on the receiver but mine doesnt have one so it was privitized after 1964

I acquired a 1911 long rifle today in terrible condition. Pitting all over external metal, missing magazine, wood is dented and basically black. But, the bore, chamber, throat, bolt, and crown are in great condition. While inspecting it, I noticed that it is possible to dry fire the rifle while the bolt is not in battery. When it fires, it appears that the firing pin going forward makes the bolt lock. My question is, does the bolt lock before the firing pin hits the primer in that situation? If I fuck up one day and fire out of battery like that, am I going to blow up the rifle?

What do I do if my K11 has headcase separation issues with GP11? I don't want to try my reloadable brass in it until GP11 doesn't have the headcase seperate

Still wondering why the magazine capacity was reduced from 12 rounds all the way down to six. Wouldn’t 10 or even 8 have been good if the criteria was merely to get more clearance underneath the rifle.

I have what I think is a 1900 short but I haven’t see another one like it any where!? Where could I send pictures to confirm what I have?

Just recently purchased a K31. Was looking forward to the individual K31 episode but can’t find it! Am I missing something??? Really enjoyed it BTW.....

Is there any general information on which units were issued G1911s vs K1911s? From the photographs and postcards I've collected it doesn't seem to be as clear cut as "Infantry this, carbiners this, cavalry this!" More or less wondering about the WW1 period. Thanks!!

Why did they got rid of 12 rd mag??It seems like a huge advantage.

This might seem like a dumb question but I just recently started watching your videos and am curious if you are Swedish

Are you fan of Forgotten Weapons, Bloke?

Been trying to find a swiss straight pull rifle lately, found a few k1911 "longs" k1911 carbines, and very rarely i'll see a k31. if you could only have 1 to shoot, what would it be?

Bloke I have one question. I keep hearing that the 1911 pattern guns should not shoot a steady amount of gp11 because they're not strong enough. Is this another myth or is it a legitimate concern

Oh look it's Mike B from TFB TV.

The ZfK55 is my favourite, K31 comes second

Hi The rifle I have says 30-30 on the barrel and there is not the wood all the way to the muzzel as you have. It doesnt have a rear sight either, and I need a mag for this rifle too. Can you help ?? I am in Canada is there any hope ?? Bob

Just bought my First.. a K11

Hey Bloke, quick question - is there any company out there that offers factory 7.5x53.5 ammo or do you have to reload these yourself?