Swiss ZK31 Israeli sniper rifle.

[Calfed]

An ultra rare Israeli Swiss K31 sniper rifle recently sold for $35,000 plus a 17.5% buyer's premium.

Damn...

Swiss "ZK31" Variant K31 Straight Pull Sniper | Proxibid

Bid in a Proxibid online auction to acquire a Swiss "ZK31" Variant K31 Straight Pull Sniper Rifle with Scope from Rock Island Auction Company.

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[Forgetful Coyote]

Fckn SWEET!

 

[Ledzep]

Wow... So much for getting ALL of the Swiss sniper variants...

 

[Calfed]

An interesting Forgotten Weapons episode

 

[USMCsean]

As I had said at Gunboards, this rifle sold for 7X what the average selling price has been for the last 12+ that have been sold over the last 10 years. It was utterly ridiculous. Bidding was over before it even began, so to speak.

The auctioneer starts off the lot saying, “Prepare yourselves as this has been getting lots of attention. (Said in a very long drawn out British tone) We are going to start off at $3900; (A friend’s bid) 5,000; 9,000; 13,000; 18….; 24,000; 36,000!” And he said that in as quickly as you can say all those numbers. And instantly he stopped rattling off any additional bids.

I was in complete shock. As I said, this one blew all the previously sold rifles out of the water. I hope the person who got it, really enjoys it, and that we may find out who it was.

 

[Calfed]

Wow...that is insane.

 

[alfmoonspace]

Could be purchased through Sezzle. Free money right?

Well, some people just want to have rifles at all costs. I bet this was a bucket list piece for the guy.

 

[Ledzep]

As I had said at Gunboards, this rifle sold for 7X what the average selling price has been for the last 12+ that have been sold over the last 10 years. It was utterly ridiculous. Bidding was over before it even began, so to speak.

The auctioneer starts off the lot saying, “Prepare yourselves as this has been getting lots of attention. (Said in a very long drawn out British tone) We are going to start off at $3900; (A friend’s bid) 5,000; 9,000; 13,000; 18….; 24,000; 36,000!” And he said that in as quickly as you can say all those numbers. And instantly he stopped rattling off any additional bids.

I was in complete shock. As I said, this one blew all the previously sold rifles out of the water. I hope the person who got it, really enjoys it, and that we may find out who it was.

Sometimes the hype campaign and/or "fuck you" money works. I remember watching a very nice ZFK55 go for north of $8,000 a couple years back. It was a very clean example but the price was entirely unjustifiable as far as I am aware. Serial number was run of the mill, just an excellent condition rifle that probably never should have gone north of $6000 by my estimation.

I am just very happy that for the most part the Swiss rifles are coming straight from the source, almost always unmodified. The world of faked German WWII era stuff will make a guy depressed seeing what people end up paying for humped BS. There are certain flavors of Lugers at this point that I have zero interest in owning, let a lone spending money on.

 

[USMCsean]

Sometimes the hype campaign and/or "fuck you" money works. I remember watching a very nice ZFK55 go for north of $8,000 a couple years back. It was a very clean example but the price was entirely unjustifiable as far as I am aware. Serial number was run of the mill, just an excellent condition rifle that probably never should have gone north of $6000 by my estimation.

I am just very happy that for the most part the Swiss rifles are coming straight from the source, almost always unmodified. The world of faked German WWII era stuff will make a guy depressed seeing what people end up paying for humped BS. There are certain flavors of Lugers at this point that I have zero interest in owning, let a lone spending money on.

Yeah. I have been a Swiss collector for going on 24 years if I have my math right. The stream has been steady for just as long, though it’s been on a long slope downward. It’s getting close “to the bottom” if you ask me. I’ve talked with a lot of Swiss collectors in Switzerland and the interest has waned over years and coupled with surplus 7.5x55 is even drying up over there. It was bound to happen as with all genres of weapon collecting. It’s always a bell curve. New, tapering up to mainstream, and back down as interest begins to fall off and the cycle begins. Muzzle loaders, rolling blocks, bolt action 1903s, Garands, M1As, M16s, and even newer things now. All having the same distribution; albeit the bell curves having different shapes.

 

[Calfed]

My first milsurp rifle was a K31...purchsed at Big 5 for $89. Those were the days...