Waffenfabrik Bern
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 7.5×53.5 Swiss.
- Swiss Mannlicher M1893 - straight-pull bolt-action rifle designed by Ferdinand Mannlicher. Chambered in 7.5×53.5 Swiss.
- Schmidt–Rubin - 1896 straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered in 7.5×53.5 Swiss.
- Schmidt–Rubin - 1896/11 straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered in 7.5×55 Swiss.
- Schmidt–Rubin - 1911 straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered for the revamped 7.5×53.5 Swiss. The case was lengthened to 55 mm. This new load became the 7.5×55 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 7.5×53.5mm load. 7.5×55mm should never be fired in the 1889 series Schmidt–Rubin.
- Luger pistol
- MG 11 - machine gun.
- Flieger-Doppelpistole 1919 - double barrel aircraft submachine gun.
- K31 - straight-pull bolt-action rifle. Chambered for 7.5×55mm Swiss.
- Sturmgewehr 52 & Sturmgewehr 54
- MG 51
- C42 assault rifle
Bibliography
- Fusils & carabines de collection. F. Pellaton, R. Caranta, H. Bonsignori, J. Jordanoglou. Édition Crepin-Leblond 1979
- Die Repetiergewehre der Schweiz (1991)
External links
- http://www.swissrifles.com/vetterli/index.html
- http://www.schiferli.net/Vetterli.htm
- http://www.radix.net/~bbrown/schmidt_rubin.html
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/7/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.