Tweet
Deleted
-
Last edited by Irishfisher; 07-11-2021, 7:55 AM. -
"TRUST BUT, VERIFY"
Ronald Reagan -
-
Most likely a Czech issued rifle. If it was a foreign contract it would usually have the national crest of that country on the receiver ring.
It should be 7.92x57. If you have any doubt you can slug the bore to confirm it http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinSlug.htm
Some nice pictures in this thread http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=798997Revolvers are not pistols
Calling a revolver a "pistol" is like calling a magazine a "clip", calling a shotgun a rifle, or a calling a man a woman.pistol nouna handgun whose chamber is integral with the barrel
ExitCalifornia.orgComment
-
It's probably a unknown contract rifle.... Should be 8mm....
"Usually" rifles taken into Czech service also had military acceptance proofs stamped above the serial number. The markings consisted of a capitol letter followed by a a lion proof then the year of acceptance such as "37"..or (26) in the pic....So this rifle was in all likelyhood not used by the Czech's...
Look around the front sight on the barrel for import markings....They may be very lightly stamped.
Check out these old threads on Gunboards for more info on "E" series Vz-24 serial numbered rifles.
See pic below.
Last edited by SVT-40; 03-31-2016, 4:41 PM.Poke'm with a stick!
Originally posted by fiddletownComment
-
-
That's the importer markings, added by Century Arms inc of Saint Albans, Vermont.---------------------
"There is no "best." If there was, everyone here would own that one, and no other." - DSBComment
-
According to Ball's "Mauser Military Rifles of the World", VZ24 Rifles were made in 1938 for:
Czechoslovakia
Romania
USSR for the Spanish Civil War.
Bolivia
China
Japan
IranComment
There are currently 5794 users online. 115 members and 5679 guests.
Most users ever online was 239,041 at 10:39 PM on 02-14-2026.
Comment