Swiss ZF31 Israeli sniper rifle

[Mustang]

A rare Swiss K31 Israeli sniper rifle recently sold for $35,000 plus a 17.5% buyers premium...Damn.

https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/91468870/swiss-zk31-variant-k31-straight-pull-sniper-rifle-with-scope

[Grendel Guy]

Is that the Dr. Ruth model?

[Pofoo]

Converted to 7.62 like the k98's??

[Mustang]

Converted to 7.62 like the k98's??

Don't believe so. An interesting Forgotten Weapons episode...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ZVFDonYXo

[BrokerB]

In another 100 years it will be the knee knocker 10/22 IDF sniper carbine : )

[Alan Block]

I was talking with my mother’s boyfriend who was a sniper in Israel in 1947/1948. He said all he could remember about his weapon was that it was a 303. An enfield of some sort.

[Mustang]

I was talking with my mother’s boyfriend who was a sniper in Israel in 1947/1948. He said all he could remember about his weapon was that it was a 303. An enfield of some sort.

The Israeli's did use the Enfield No4 T sniper during that period...