vz.24, thinking about stripping it down and giving it a restore

[meaty-btz]

I have a vz.24, had had it for oh so very long. Got it for super cheap. The stock is kind of sad and could use a refinish and the gun itself could use a rebluing, cleaning.

Is it worth doing? Is there a way to check if my stock is origional (aka worth keeping and refinishing)?

Rifle was manufacture code is E3 (almost illegible) and the date code is 38 (1938)

I actually love the feel of the rifle, even if it kicks like a mule and hurts just as bad.

Anyways the stock is stamped: R8809 V4 which matches the reciever stamp of R8809 V4

Importer stamp looks to be C.A.I. Georgia, VI

Just pulled the rifle out of long term storage and kind of got all hot about giving it some love. Since it seems all my gun money I was going to spend on a nice new XD.40 is going to Doctor bills....

[hk91666]

Does it have a lion crest or just a date? I just finished a stock I purchased from Numerich , I used Krud Kutter (got at lowes) to get oil and old finish off . Then applied tung oil low gloss. This was for a G.24DOU41 Czech that was sporterized. Your stock is original at least sn's match. I do not know if you will detract from value. In my case anything was better that what bubba had done to it.

[meaty-btz]

My lions crest is almost gone almost unnoticeable. But it is there. I'll get a picture later.

In my case, the varnish is a little heavy and the stain is old. I don't think I am too worried about "value" as it was a cheap *** rifle to begin with. I would keep all original parts just because I am that kinda guy, former car restorer.

A care and feeding or rather guide on how to take care during the stock refinishing would be awesome. It has all the general use dents and scars you would assume of an issued/used rifle. I would assume that bluing would require me to send the parts out. Disassembly guides would be sweet as well if someone has a resource for those.



You know..... the stamping comes out nice and clear in the photo, far more than just with the eye Above the date stamp is whats left (one mark) of the crest stamp.. WTH... I still cant believe that someone machined it off. What a travesty of history...

[hk91666]

Check out this thread very related to your request

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?p=5110184#post5110184

[MasterChief]

This was one of the Big 5 batch from a few years back. I got it on sale for $59.95. I cleaned this one up but did not re-blue the metal or sand the stock wood. These are solid rifles and well worth a little cleaning and restoration. Best wishes. Dave