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What is SWISS M1911 RIFLE
Is there such thing as M1911, I always thought they are K1911 long rifle and K1911 Carbine.
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12-06-2012 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by
Kli
Is there such thing as M1911
No there isn't. It's actually a G11 (G = Gewehr = rifle). K11 is the short rifle version (K = Karabiner).
Please note: the German word Karabiner is freely used to describe what we would call "standard length" rifles or short rifles. A Lee-Enfield No.1 or No.4 would also be described as a Karabiner!
So if you see the word Karabiner do not assume that the writer means a real shorty! It just means that it is not a real long rifle, like a Gew98 or a Swiss G11.
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The long one is called G11 and the short one K11.
Many K11 were builded from former model 1889/1900 short rifles or 1905 cavalry carbines.
Look all the same but serial numbers give you the real origins.
I have one converted from a 1889/1900 carbine used by airballoon troops.
K31/43