Swiss K̶3̶1̶ K11

[10-Ring]

Just acquired this and decosmolined and cleaned it up.  Not my first rodeo with cosmoline, but I did something different this time.  Soaked everything heavily in Simple Green and let it sit for a day or so.  Spray it again and wipe it down.  Repeat the process with PB Blaster.  Go over all wood, and any metal showing rust with 0000 steelwool.  Process seemed to work well.  Seems ammo is currently unobtanium.  If anyone has 5-10 rounds they could spare, I would love to shoot it. Last picture is before I did anything to it. 

Edited September 25, 2021 by 10-Ring

[Alleycat72]

Let me check. I may have a few rounds somewhere. 

[Whisper]

It shoots the same ammo, but 10-Ring, I'm thinking your gun is a K11 and not a K31.

[MP5_Rizzo]

 

I'm thinking K11 as well.

 

https://i.imgur.com/cLUNw3A.jpg

 

Edited September 24, 2021 by MP5_Rizzo
Pic.

[10-Ring]

Yep, looking like you guys are correct and it is a K11.  I'll check for sure when I get home.

 

[Quavodus]

Very nice. I wish I had kept my 1911 long rifle.

[peejman]

That's a K11.  Wish I had one to go with my K31.  I might be able to dig up a few rounds as well.  GP11 is the good stuff, but PPU works fine too.  I didn't realize ammo had gotten so scarce. 

[Burnman5000]

Good job with the cosmoline. That martha frackin stuff is the devil. Nice looking setup. If i can find you a box of rounds, Ill pick em up

[TennesseeCamper]

Nice looking rifle! Watch aimsurplus and grafs if the Swiss ammo comes in they usually get it. 

[Quavodus]

Did you take off butt plate to see if there was a note? 

[No_0ne]

5 hours ago, Burnman5000 said:

Good job with the cosmoline. That martha frackin stuff is the devil. Nice looking setup. If i can find you a box of rounds, Ill pick em up

I know it's not all that relevant, but it's virtually certain that what he removed was common grease, not cosmoline.  Virtually nobody outside the US used true cosmoline to any appreciable extent, as it was a good bit more expensive and really didn't do anything that everyday grease wouldn't do nearly as (probably equally) well.  I don't think I've ever seen a milsurp rifle that originated outside the US that was stored using cosmoline, albeit most people use that term to describe the dried storage grease commonly applied to those firearms long ago ...

[Gurn]

Nice one! These Swiss rifles are all amazing pieces of fine workmanship. They almost always have beautiful bores thanks to never using corrosive ammo. 

[Bluekestral]

On 9/24/2021 at 5:32 PM, Quavodus said:

Very nice. I wish I had kept my 1911 long rifle.

Same.  The G1911s are so fun