K31 last day of walnut stock production

[Uglysteve]

I thought this was interesting.

Milsurps Knowledge Library - 1941 Swiss Model 1931 Short Rifle (K31)
Reading this "1946, starting with serial number 868,901, beech rather than walnut was used for making the stocks."
I noticed that my K31 was close to that number, 44 below. Assuming that the factory ran 5 days a week, and that they made 15,900 k31's in 1946. They made an average of 60 rifles a day. That would mean that my rifle was made on the last day that walnut stocks were used. I am estimating this to be about April 9, 1946.

http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/schmidt_rubin.html

Anyone else have a rifle made on that day? Or on the first day of beech wood production?

Steve

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[Aragorn243]

Out of curiosity, what is the date on your stock? If I remember correctly, this will be found on the butt. The stocks were allowed to cure for a while before installing the metal. That would give an approximate date of when they started cutting beech stocks. I'm wondering if the war was still going on or not, where they got the Walnut vs Beech and if the battle front cut off the supply.

[Uglysteve]

There is a "lV 40" under the butt plate. I assume that is April 1940. 6 years before the rifle was assembeled. The serial number of the stock matches the rifle. I haven't looked at that in a while.