Lion Crested VZ-24

cj556

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #1

I acquired this one from a small auction house in Texas. It appears to be all original matching to my eyes and it has the closet find look about it. The acceptance date is 1936, there are no import marks and the only German feature I can find on this gun is the follower has been modified to prevent closing on an empty mag. Any other input is welcomed.

 

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kampfy

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #2

Everything looks good to me.

 

ltong29

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #3

Very Nice! Front band looks numbered as well.

 

cj556

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #4

Thanks guys! Front band has a couple Czech inspection stamps but it’s not numbered. I should’ve taken a closeup earlier.

 

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kampfy

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #5

ltong29 said:

Very Nice! Front band looks numbered as well.

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Good eye I did not notice the front band. I don't think the Czechoslovakians were numbering the front band by 1936.

 

ltong29

Senior Member

• Aug 5, 2020

• #6

cj556 said:

Thanks guys! Front band has a couple Czech inspection stamps but it’s not numbered. I should’ve taken a closeup earlier.

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Front band is definitely a replacement. The front band on my 1926 and 1937 rifles are both sans markings

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Good eye I did not notice the front band. I don't think the Czechoslovakians were numbering the front band by 1936.

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They weren't. Only the very first VZ-24 rifles had serials on them, and even then, it was for a short period.

 

cj556

Senior Member

• Aug 6, 2020

• #7

This may explain the inspection stamps on the front band. This comes from an older thread on Gunboards with a similar 1936 Vz-24.

 

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AndyB

Senior Member

• Aug 7, 2020

• #8

The range is not confirmed for older parts assembly, it was on 1935 production, series prior M3 so more real a german added there a replacement armorer front band, its mostly from Vz.23 production probably, when replaced follower in magazine.

 

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Benny65

Member

• Aug 7, 2020

• #9

Very nice rifle, I would love to add a matching rampant lion VZ-24 to my collection some day.

 

K.Klandwehr1913

Junior Member

• Oct 10, 2020

• #10

Nice rifle, I'm new here to the K98k forum and im just taking a look around.

 

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Nowhere011

Junior Member

• Nov 22, 2020

• #11

Nice rifle! Congrats