I was looking to see what kind of rifle a Swiss airplane rifle sight would have been attached to and found this interesting rifle. It was called the Sig Stgw57. There apparently have only been a few thousand imported into the US, although like the K31 Swiss, soldiers could have kept their individual rifles.... after the full auto selection hardware was removed. It is surprising we didn't see as many as we saw of the K31 imported into the US....or was that a Clinton no semi auto band thing? It must have been an ease into auto familiarity rife for the Swiss soldier with the same kind of beer can straight pull.... but release....charging handle.
The rifle shot the same intermediate round that the K31 used and had a magazine of 24 rounds. It also had a pretty sophisticated for a battle rifle micrometer sight. It came in different lengths and there were experiments with different calibers including the 7.62x39. One of the things I like reading about it is that the case discharge was soft and angled downward. No hitting the guy next to you with a flung casing at sting speed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScGwJaBWRQ0
https://www.forgottenweapons.com/rifles/sig-stgw-57/
The rifle that took the K31's place in 1957
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Re: The rifle that took the K31's place in 1957
A good friend of mine has one, along with about everything else Swiss.
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Re: The rifle that took the K31's place in 1957
Such a mean looking rifle
I've been after one for a long time. Sigh. I had one in my Fluffy little hands. It's no light-weight, that's for sure.
Some day some day.
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I've been after one for a long time. Sigh. I had one in my Fluffy little hands. It's no light-weight, that's for sure.
Some day some day.
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Re: The rifle that took the K31's place in 1957
Plenty to see here Arch!!
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... Sig+Stgw57
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... Sig+Stgw57
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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.