Waffenfabrik Bern
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Waffenfabrik Bern (English: Weapon Factory Bern), also known as W+F Bern, was an arms manufacturer in Bern, Switzerland and was a government-owned corporation.
List of W+F weapons
- Vetterli rifle
- Schmidt M1882 1882 revolver. Chambered in 7.5 Swiss Ordnance
- Schmidt-Rubin 1889 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X53.5 Swiss.
- Schmidt-Rubin 1896 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X53.5 Swiss.
- Schmidt-Rubin 1896/11 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X55 Swiss.
- Schmidt-Rubin 1911 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered for the revamped 7.5X53.5 Swiss. The case was lengthened to 55mm. This new load became the 7.5X55 Swiss. The new load used a modern spitzer bullet and more modern smokeless powders and produces a much higher velocity and pressure than the older 7.5X53.5mm load. 7.5X55mm should never be fired in the 1889 series Schmidt-Rubin.
- Luger pistol
- MG 11 machine gun.
- Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919 double barrel aircraft submachine gun.
- Schmidt-Rubin K31 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered for 7.5X55mm Swiss.
- Sturmgewehr 52 & Sturmgewehr 54
- MG 51
- C42 assault rifle
External links
- http://www.swissrifles.com/vetterli/index.html
- http://www.schiferli.net/Vetterli.htm
- http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/schmidt_rubin.html
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