I thought that I would share some photos of a Slovakian contract Vz24. The rifle is matching & not import marked. It came out of an extensive old military collection.
Slovakian contract Vz24 photos
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Bigdibbs88
"Ach du lieber!"
cool! what are the symbols by the SN and on the bolt knob?
A Slovakian marking consisting of an Orthodox cross over three humps representing the three mountain ranges in Slovakia.
The rifle appears to be a very early G.24(t).
What is with the eagles on the receiver and bolt handle? It would lead me to belive that this piece was German assembled, but the barrel is not fire proofed. So I can only assume the Germans did not install it? I have always been under the impression that the Slovaks assembled these themselves from parts, possibly leftover after G24t production was discontinued.
Nice gun, BTW.
Nice gun, BTW.
Very nice and a hard one to find.............BILL
Very Nice , I have never seen this Variant before . Best Regards
As long as we are having a Slovak party...Here's another example. Paul, HB, Mike, and Bruce may remember seeing it from a previous forum but I don't think I posted it anywhere else. This one is a typical straight script Vz-24 with E lion 31 (1931) Czech acceptance marking. What is not typical is that it has a completely unnumbered Vz bolt with a Slovakian proof marking on the ball. I can't find any sign that the bolt flat or handle was ever EP'ed or vibro-penciled. The patina of the bolt is similar enough to the rifle that I have no doubt that the bolt and rifle have been together for 60+ years. Nothing else appears to have been replaced and there are no other Slovakian markings anywhere on the rifle.
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mauser99
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slovak 24t
Guess you never saw any pic's of the one bruce grabbed at the sos this year.. Not sure what he did with it??
Guess you never saw any pic's of the one bruce grabbed at the sos this year.. Not sure what he did with it??
AndyB
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The first one is nice, but the slovakian rifle contract is not confirmed still with any documents, the stamp on reciever and maybe on handle is certainly under eagle, so the german fireproof was added later, it could be unfilled contract later used by germans , the second one is a czechoslovak Vz.24 rifle probably with slovakia spare parts bolt.
Turbo Archie
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Now you have a noob like me stumped.
Why would a dou42 receiver not have a German FP?
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Why would a dou42 receiver not have a German FP?
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I would assume that it was assembled by the Slovaks themselves out of leftover G24t parts. It may also be possible that they were produced under contract. I think some Chinese contract Mausers have Chinese Stars (or whatever they are) for FPs...
mauser99
Senior Member
slovak
Slovakia was an allie not occupied per-sey. They were one of the first countries to ask for help from Germany to keep their boarders from being overrun by other countries. Thats why we see a separate run of rifles for their own army. They did have one. The slovak cross was also used as a cowl badge by a well photographed Stuka squaron. The first rifle posted is more an oddity than the last. I remember seeing that poor burned up 24t before..
Slovakia was an allie not occupied per-sey. They were one of the first countries to ask for help from Germany to keep their boarders from being overrun by other countries. Thats why we see a separate run of rifles for their own army. They did have one. The slovak cross was also used as a cowl badge by a well photographed Stuka squaron. The first rifle posted is more an oddity than the last. I remember seeing that poor burned up 24t before..
Turbo Archie
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That is a good point, I just figured that the nazis put their little eagles on every thing they had their fingers in..
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