Swiss K31 serial numbers and year of manufacture list.

[AlaskanGuy]

Here is a list of Serial numbers and dates of manufacture... Not sure if anybody wants to know but Stumbled on to the list so here it is... Also shows how many were made in each prospective year...

Year Quantity Serial Number
1933 1193 520010-521202
1934 15534 521203-536736
1935 13664 536737-550400
1936 11326 550401-561727
1937 11639 561728-573366
1938 10344 573367-583700
1939 15300 583701-599000
1940 33575 599001-632575
1941 54150 632576-686725
1942 49350 686726-736075
1943 50475 736076-786550
1944 51900 786551-838450
1945 26200 838451-864650
1946 15600 864651-880250
1947 20950 880251-901200
1948 20100 901201-921300
1949 15500 921301-936800
1950 13200 936801-950000
1951 23050 950001-973050
1952 21400 973051-994450
1953 5549 994451-999999
1953 7450 215001-222450
1954 17150 222451-239600
1955 11250 239601-250850
1956 6400 250851-257250
1957 2950 257251-260200
1958 3130 260201-263330

[Scharfschuetze]

Hey, thanks for that Alaskanguy!

[Jon K]

AG,

Thanks for posting, looks like mine was a re-issue, cause stock & tag under the buttplate are '44, but ser# indicates '35.

Jon

[AlaskanGuy]

Nice that this is helping folks out.... :drinks:

[Scharfschuetze]

That it is Alaskanguy.

My son's K-31 was made in 1942 and mine in 1945.

[swheeler]

1947 thanks

[kywoodwrkr]

How many have the owner tag under butt plate?

[AlaskanGuy]

Mine does.... Kinda hard to read though.

[Scharfschuetze]

My son's does. I haven't checked mine. Perhaps later today I'll take a look.

[AlaskanGuy]

Wouldnt it be cool if there was a way to look up some of these old farts to let them know that their old buddy Rifles are still alive and in the states???

AG

[kywoodwrkr]

You can if you persever.
The Swiss rifles site had some aids and ideas many years ago.
Assitance in deciphering the various components, or terms, of the writing on the tag.
Some even contacted the original owner, and well, there was a lot of emotion some times.
Just remember, in Switzerland you will have French, German and etc speaking cantons.
Main points were name, personal number(ie like SSN),town or canton name, military position or assignment and sometime street address.
All in all a very enjoyable side trip for you to take.
There was even a Swiss yellow pages type look-up facility.
On the swissrifles.com site look for a user Gusian and lurk and ask.

[wildb]

Outstanding!

1940 & 1953

[Pb2au]

1936 here!

[rondog]

Oooo, just saw this! I have two, this will be a BIG help!

[Kraschenbirn]

Wouldnt it be cool if there was a way to look up some of these old farts to let them know that their old buddy Rifles are still alive and in the states???

AG

According to municipal records, the "original owner" of my '37-vintage K-31 appears to have passed away in 1978. A buddy's wife, who was born in Germany not far from the Swiss border, helped with the translation 'cause my high-school German is awfully rusty, even though I did work, once upon a time, for a German manufacturer of heavy construction equipment.

Bill

[milrifle]

Mine is a K-11, so not on the list, but I found it on another site. 1931.

I was not aware of the owner information under the butt stock, so I had to take a look. Mine has a tag which we took a picture of. I can't make much of it due to the handwriting. I can tell the man's name was Paul something and born in 1914, but can't make out the rest. I have a coworker who speaks several languages including French and German and may be able to make more of it than I can. I'm glad you guys mentioned that. I would have never known.

[ebner glocken]

Mine is an early one and does have the tag. It's in the back of the safe and shall be dug out after reading this thread. Much thanks for posting it.

Ebner

[jeffhuey1n]

1955 without a tag. I’ve owned two but I sold the first one which had a tag.

[MrWolf]

Thanks for the info.

1936 and 323664

[1Hawkeye]

Swisswaffen.com is a swiss website that has a serial number database for all swiss made military arms from the Vitali through to modern issue stuff. It's a great resource to look up dates of manufacture.