That is pretty neat, it gives you a connection to the poor guy that had to tote that near 9 pound rifle up and down the Alps. wink

Here's a couple of links that help decipher some of the info on the tag.

http://www.swissrifles.com/sr/tags/
http://theswissriflesdotcommessageb...ions-amp-military-IDnumbers#.VQpN--H-XII

If I read it right your rifle's owner was Walter Schmid of Fuel Company 106 (kp = company, betrst = Betriebsstof which means fuel) He lived at #3 Waldegg Way in the town of Kloten.

I understand some of the Swiss rifle collectors contact the original owner, if he is still alive, although I'm not sure what all they'd say. "Hi, I have your rifle. If you want it back deposit xxx Swiss francs in a numbered account at..." . wink


Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
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