Swiss stripper clips (The kind with ammo)

The country that avoids war and the country that fights but has a hard time winning have been combined. The Swiss made some excellent firearms and the French made some unique and occasionally inspiring ones. We have added the Belgian and Dutch since they are neighbors.

Moderator: ArchFluffy

Post Reply
User avatar
ArchFluffy
Moderator
Posts: 306
Joined: Sat Jul 02, 2005 8:19 am

Swiss stripper clips (The kind with ammo)

Post by ArchFluffy » Mon May 01, 2017 2:12 pm

Milsurp collectors are familiar with stripper clips and charges. The Swiss also used their own version to rapidly reload their rifles through the open bolt into the magazine.

The stripper clips each hold 6 rounds, sufficient for rifles like the 1911, 96/11, K11, and K31. The 1889 had a 12 round mag and so was loaded by two stripper clips.

Image

Colorful! The brown ones on the top left are the ones commonly encountered and used for loading live ball ammo. The rest are for training: green and white are for blank and red is for brass dummy rounds (That tan one also has dummy rounds in it). Not pictured: Purple ones would be used to hold armor piercing ammo.

Now if you want to be extra knowledgeable compare the two brown ones for regular ammo with that pinkish one. Notice that the pink one has one indentation in it while the brown ones each have two. Those two indentations mean that those clips are for the K31 while single indents are for the older models. Don't worry though! The newer ones work fine with the older rifles, but an older stripper clip supposedly does not work as smooth in the K31.

Be safe with your internet searches! :SWI:

-ArchFluffy
User avatar
DuncaninFrance
Global Moderator Sponsor 2011-2017
Posts: 10933
Joined: Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:08 pm
Location: S.W.France
Contact:

Re: Swiss stripper clips (The kind with ammo)

Post by DuncaninFrance » Fri May 05, 2017 8:40 am

Well, another piece of the jigsaw arrived today :SWI: :SWI: :SWI:
Attachments
STRIPPER CLIP.jpg
Duncan

What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch? -- W.C. Fields
"Many of those who enjoy freedom know little of its price."
You can't fix Stupid, but you can occasionally head it off before it hurts something.
Post Reply