In 2004 I purchased a K31icon when they were still plentiful and inexpensive. There was an ID tag under the buttplate with the original soldier's name and unit (Marcel xxxxxxx, 1927, Howitzer Battery 111/1, Penthalaz). Just recently, on a whim, I decided to try and find out if he was still alive and did some research on his name using an international phone directory. I found two names that matched but only one had the proper town so I wrote him. I received a letter from him stating that the rifle was issued to him in 1946 and he turned it in to the government arsenal in 1966 when he completed his military service. He was amazed that the rifle made it all the way to the United Statesicon especially when he said, "after long marches that rifle was so heavy I was tempted to throw it in the lake many times."
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