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Mystery Bolt on VZ24?

GulagACapella

Senior Member
Stumbled across a VZ24 with an odd bolt at my local gun shop. At first glance it appeared to be a G33/40 bolt with a single Eagle proof on the knob. Upon closer inspection, only the sleeve and safety were numbered (they matched eachother). There were a few "L" shaped stampings on the root. Any idea what this bolt belongs too? Photographg would've been frowned upon there so no pics. Thanks for any and all help.
 
Vz-24 bolts are straight. G.33/40 bolts are bent and the back side of the grasping ball is hollowed out to save weight. Was the handle bent or straight. Blued or in the white? If bent with the bolt handle ball hollowed out and in the white, perhaps a pre-war Czech Vz-33 bolt.
 
Vz-24 bolts are straight. G.33/40 bolts are bent and the back side of the grasping ball is hollowed out to save weight. Was the handle bent or straight. Blued or in the white? If bent with the bolt handle ball hollowed out and in the white, perhaps a pre-war Czech Vz-33 bolt.


Bolt handle was curved and the knob was hollow. This is why I compared it to a G33/40 bolt. Extractor and cocking piece were in the white while everything else was blued.
 

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