Wolfsburg
Senior Member
Well this is somewhat of a continuation of this thread:
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?29056-Vz-24-stock-question
So I went to an estate auction today and was able to get my hands on this little rifle! This, along with a late Dot 44 98k, was brought back by a local veteran who passed away back in August. It is indeed a Vz.23, though most of the Vz.23-specific parts are long gone. It is all (German) matching, including a liberal use of electropencilling on the bolt parts. Everything else that is numbered is stamped, including the bands, buttplate, follower, floorplate, triggerguard and bolt release. The rear sight is not numbered at all. The stock is stamped twice, for whatever reason, and doesn't include the serial prefix. Stock also has a toe splice and repair.
From what I can tell, this rifle appears to be a Mg10(?) rework. The marking is kinda hard to read but I've not tried to clean anything up. I can clearly see the weird "eagle-turkey" Mg stamp but the number is not as legible. Underneath that is an "X". There is a waffenamt on the handguard but I can't quite read it. I've not disassembled anything but those are the German markings I've seen so far.
The (German re-)bluing looks very nice and the bore is pristine. The rifle really doesn't seem like it was used much beyond some dings and dents in the stock itself. The cleaning rod is missing, as is the screw in front of the rear sight, but the biggest negative is that awful duffel cut. I think I'll eventually want to have that addressed.
So I'm guessing this is a modified Vz.23 stock cut to Vz.24 specs? I'm not sure but it seems like I can see a "shadow" where the rear band used to be. Seems weird, regardless.
I gave $350 for it and with the (original German) sling, I didn't think that was too bad. Capture papers do exist though the family wanted to keep them. I'm trying to get a copy of them though.
Here are some crappy, quick and dirty pics. I've not cleaned or done anything to the rifle and this is how I got it:
http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread.php?29056-Vz-24-stock-question
So I went to an estate auction today and was able to get my hands on this little rifle! This, along with a late Dot 44 98k, was brought back by a local veteran who passed away back in August. It is indeed a Vz.23, though most of the Vz.23-specific parts are long gone. It is all (German) matching, including a liberal use of electropencilling on the bolt parts. Everything else that is numbered is stamped, including the bands, buttplate, follower, floorplate, triggerguard and bolt release. The rear sight is not numbered at all. The stock is stamped twice, for whatever reason, and doesn't include the serial prefix. Stock also has a toe splice and repair.
From what I can tell, this rifle appears to be a Mg10(?) rework. The marking is kinda hard to read but I've not tried to clean anything up. I can clearly see the weird "eagle-turkey" Mg stamp but the number is not as legible. Underneath that is an "X". There is a waffenamt on the handguard but I can't quite read it. I've not disassembled anything but those are the German markings I've seen so far.
The (German re-)bluing looks very nice and the bore is pristine. The rifle really doesn't seem like it was used much beyond some dings and dents in the stock itself. The cleaning rod is missing, as is the screw in front of the rear sight, but the biggest negative is that awful duffel cut. I think I'll eventually want to have that addressed.
So I'm guessing this is a modified Vz.23 stock cut to Vz.24 specs? I'm not sure but it seems like I can see a "shadow" where the rear band used to be. Seems weird, regardless.
I gave $350 for it and with the (original German) sling, I didn't think that was too bad. Capture papers do exist though the family wanted to keep them. I'm trying to get a copy of them though.
Here are some crappy, quick and dirty pics. I've not cleaned or done anything to the rifle and this is how I got it:
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