I just acquired this one yesterday. A buddy told me that a friend of his had a 'old WWII rifle' he wanted to off-load and knowing a bit about my collecting interest, he put me in touch with his friend. In a nutshell, we agreed on a price, which was,...wait for it...
Firewood.
I live on property, and after helping to load nearly a cord of my split oak into his truck, I got this in exchange. This has some typically German aspects to it like the blued bolt and removed/plugged wrist swivel, along with early G.(24)t characteristics. The WaA607 stamps on the right of the receiver, and toe and right side of the butt stock are what I understand to be more typical of early G.24(t) production, before the use of WaA80 associated inspectors.
The VZ-24 dual mount sling swivel was retained, instead of removing the bolt loop as seen on G(24)t rifles. The entire rifle is a mismatch, with only the bolt parts having matching numbers to each other. The bolt handle is not matching, and the knob has what looks like a Polish eagle (?).
The left side receiver rail has its markings defaced for some reason, with a three digit serial number stamped over it. The bore is surprisingly nice. It didn't take much to clean it, and besides a bit of throat erosion, is otherwise strong.
Ideas? Opinions?
Best,
Pat
Firewood.
I live on property, and after helping to load nearly a cord of my split oak into his truck, I got this in exchange. This has some typically German aspects to it like the blued bolt and removed/plugged wrist swivel, along with early G.(24)t characteristics. The WaA607 stamps on the right of the receiver, and toe and right side of the butt stock are what I understand to be more typical of early G.24(t) production, before the use of WaA80 associated inspectors.
The VZ-24 dual mount sling swivel was retained, instead of removing the bolt loop as seen on G(24)t rifles. The entire rifle is a mismatch, with only the bolt parts having matching numbers to each other. The bolt handle is not matching, and the knob has what looks like a Polish eagle (?).
The left side receiver rail has its markings defaced for some reason, with a three digit serial number stamped over it. The bore is surprisingly nice. It didn't take much to clean it, and besides a bit of throat erosion, is otherwise strong.
Ideas? Opinions?
Best,
Pat
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