Historical and technical analysis of Swiss service rifles: prototype development, cartridge debates, and the rise of the Stgw.57 and Stgw.90.

Discover Switzerland’s little-known sniper rifles — ZF.Kar.31/42, ZF.Kar.31/43 and the purpose-built ZF.Kar.55 — and their place in 20th-century firearms history.

Switzerland is one of the few countries that has not adopted a semi-automatic rifle (Selbstlader in German).