[ArizonaBeagle]

Was posting elsewhere on this site about a K-31 I got at the Crossroads gun show last weekend and started looking at the "shooter" I bought.

Removed the butt plate and this owner tag came out.

Looked on Swiss Rifles.com http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/tags/ and they had a good explanation of the info on the tags.

I wondered if anyone is compiling a database of these tags?

I've also read somewhere that the new owner and the original soldier contacted each other and exchanged stories.

Any info would be appreciated.

 

[RiverRaider68]

There is some good info here you may have to dig a little but I know this may help. My tag has abt 180 of the same last name. Guess when I have a little more time I'll try to narrow it down. Good Luck. It seems the site is a little slow in loading today also.

http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/4565/t/Butt-plate-Tag-Answers.html

Regards
Art

 

[ArizonaBeagle]

There is some good info here you may have to dig a little but I know this may help. My tag has abt 180 of the same last name. Guess when I have a little more time I'll try to narrow it down. Good Luck. It seems the site is a little slow in loading today also.

http://parallaxscurioandrelicfirearmsforums.yuku.com/topic/4565/t/Butt-plate-Tag-Answers.html

Regards
Art

Good site for info...Thanks a lot..... (Yeah it is a little slow)

 

[tjm22shot54]

i contacted the former owner of my 51 k31 carbine. it took about 4 months for a return letter. i got pictures of him in the service and very recent pictures of him in his seventies. tjm22shot

 

[tjm22shot54]

hans maag who lives in switzerland was a big help. hope he is still a gunboards member. tjm22shot

 

[ArizonaBeagle]

The Swiss Rifles site had tons of information and a Swiss White pages search feature.

Since my guy was born in 1929 I don't know if he's still alive.
There are only 4 listings in his town and two of them are the same.

I plan on writing a letter to each and see what happens.

Thanks tjm & River for your assistance.

 

[TFoley]

I plan on writing a letter to each and see what happens.

Don't forget to write to each of your 'hopefuls' in his own language. There are typical, and correctly polite, French and German versions as stickies on www.swissrifles.com site.

Lots of luck!

tac

 

[ArizonaBeagle]

i contacted the former owner of my 51 k31 carbine. it took about 4 months for a return letter. i got pictures of him in the service and very recent pictures of him in his seventies. tjm22shot

Now that makes a good story to go with the rifle.....

TFoley...Thanks for the info on the letters....