Romanian VZ24 Germanized

[AndyB]

With complet barell - receiver it could be restocked by local level, for this You dont need any HZA depots.

 

[joryfreeburg]

I was wondering about that as well. Is your stock also numbered on the bottom edge in German fashion like Jordan's example? I was wondering if the VZ23 stock could have been added while in Romanian service and renumbered on the left side as that was their normal pattern. Did the German depots add numbers on the left butt stock as well? Obviously later modified again by the Germans with the stock disc.

Sorry for the late reply Stan… but no German style bottom edge numbers

 

[joryfreeburg]

Certainly would be helpfull to see dissasembled barell marking under wood, on the presented rifle, personally i dont like the using of Vz23 buttstock on so late period, but i could not close it out certainly. On second rifle that was mentioned i have already written there some points, there is more time eagle and fireproofed barell with what i assumed a problematic stamp.
Romanian was ally of Germans prior 1944, hard to believe they made similar refurbishment in late of 1944 with older VZ23 parts. for me there are time problem there. These romanian rifles were new made 1940/41. Similar rifle is not problem to made, with some serialing and some mixed parts, the rings were not correctly serialed even here. But maybe i am wrong, but i would like to see the join of receiver to barell, same as the sight side panels and barell marking, thats all.

Here is a few more photos… I hope this is what your asking for and sorry for the late response..

 

[AndyB]

Thanks i already saw the pictures in previous thread, that is complet romanian delivery barell-receiver.

 

[Pat]

Here's a sort of/kind of related one.
This is a bolt m/m Vz.24 rework that has the typical modifications done to it after capture/acquisition, but with a G.24(t) bolt. However, the bolt was reused from a Romanian Vz.24 with one of the Romanian 'CM' stamps being replaced by the swastika of the German bolt stamp that was subsequently struck over it.

Pat

 

[AndyB]

The bolt was in priority prepared for romanian contract, and remained in PB plant and was reused by contract for G24(t) rifle. This is a fireproof stamp. There was no romanian serial on stem.

 

[Pat]

Correct, it's the serial number for the G.24(t) rifle it had been on.

 

[AndyB]

From this is the situation little different as the bolt never went out from PB plant, but the mentioned reworks were fully exported and used in Romania for some unknown period. Question remains when it was captured or confiscated by germans.

 

[heavy_mech]

This is a bolt m/m Vz.24 rework that has the typical modifications done to it after capture/acquisition, but with a G.24(t) bolt. However, the bolt was reused from a Romanian Vz.24 with one of the Romanian 'CM' stamps being replaced by the swastika of the German bolt stamp that was subsequently struck over it.

That is neat. Thanks.