This is a very fine example of an earlier Swiss K31/42 sniper rifle. A variant of Swiss K31 straight-pull service rifle, these were the first Swiss sniper rifle designed during WWII and used a 2.8x side mount sniper scope with a folding front objective head that folds down on to the side of the stock for protection during transport. The scope has the standard Swiss wide, inverted "v" reticle. It was fitted with a standard barrel with a blade front sight with sight protectors, and the rear tangent sight is calibrated 1-15 (100-1500 meters). The top of the receiver is marked with the Swiss Cross in a shield with the serial number (451888) marked on the left side of the receiver. It is fitted with the standard walnut stock and handguard with short finger grooves on the sides of the stock that has a small Swiss Cross proof on the right side, a smooth flat buttplate and side mounted sling swivels. It is complete with a front sight/muzzle cover and an original leather sling.