Waffenfabrik Bern
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Waffenfabrik Bern, also known as W+F Bern, was an arms manufacturer in Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 and was a government-owned corporation
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...

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List of W+F weapons

  • Vetterli rifle
    Vetterli rifle
    The Vetterli rifles were a series of Swiss army service rifles in use from 1869 to circa 1890, when they were replaced with the Schmidt-Rubin rifles. Modified Vetterli rifles were also used by the Italian Army....

  • Schmidt M1882
    Schmidt M1882
    The Schmidt M1882 also referred to by the name Model 1929, is a revolver fabricated in Switzerland by the Waffenfabrik Bern and used as an ordnance arm by the Swiss Army. It was designed by Colonel Rudolph Schmidt.- Bibliography :...

     1882 revolver. Chambered in 7.5 Swiss Ordnance
  • Schmidt-Rubin
    Schmidt-Rubin
    The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1953. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5x55mm rifle cartridge.-Schmidt-Rubin 1889:...

     1889 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X53.5 Swiss.
  • Schmidt-Rubin
    Schmidt-Rubin
    The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1953. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5x55mm rifle cartridge.-Schmidt-Rubin 1889:...

     1896 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X53.5 Swiss.
  • Schmidt-Rubin
    Schmidt-Rubin
    The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1953. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5x55mm rifle cartridge.-Schmidt-Rubin 1889:...

     1896/11 straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered in 7.5X55 Swiss.
  • Schmidt-Rubin
    Schmidt-Rubin
    The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1953. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5x55mm rifle cartridge.-Schmidt-Rubin 1889:...

     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.
  • MG 11
    MG 11
    The Maschinengewehr Modell 1911 or MG 11 is a Swiss heavy machine gun which was introduced before and during the First World War. The MG 11 has a narrow constructive relationship with the German MG 08 heavy machine gun.-History:...

     machine gun.
  • Schmidt-Rubin
    Schmidt-Rubin
    The Schmidt-Rubin rifles were a series of Swiss Army service rifles in use between 1889 and 1953. They are distinguished by the straight-pull bolt action invented by Rudolf Schmidt and use Eduard Rubin's 7.5x55mm rifle cartridge.-Schmidt-Rubin 1889:...

     K31
    K31
    The Karabiner Model 1931 is a magazine-fed, straight-pull bolt-action rifle. It was the standard issue rifle of the Swiss armed forces from 1933 until 1958, though examples remained in service into the 1970s...

     straight pull bolt action rifle. Chambered for 7.5X55mm Swiss.
  • Sturmgewehr 52
    Sturmgewehr 52
    The Sturmgewehr 52 was a battle rifle manufactured by the government-owned W+F Bern of Switzerland. It was chambered in the 7.5mm Kurzpatrone cartridge and later the 7.5mm Swiss Service round as the Sturmgewehr 54, which was fed from the right hand side...

     & Sturmgewehr 54
  • MG 51
  • C42 assault rifle

Bibliogtaphy

  • Swiss Revolver Model 1882 Explained: Ebook by Gerard Henrotin (H&L Publishing - HLebooks.com 2009)

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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