ODD markings on vz 24

44thguardsreenactor

May 07, 2011 10:30

I picked this beauty up for $50 plus trade at a pawn shop and the markings are in different locations than others that I have seen before.
the armory name is in an arch over Brno where you would normally see an obliterated crest, there is no vz24 id mark, and there is a mark that looks like an E followed by the lion mark followed by 35 that has been covered up by a checkerboard pattern stamp on the side of the chamber just above the serial number.
Can anyone help me? Also how do you attach pictures?

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  rufe-snow

  May 07, 2011 11:23

  Instructions for posting photos at this link.
  
  http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=259294
  
  
  There are many variations of the Czech 98 Mausers, made between the wars. Get hold of a copy of "Mauser Military Rifles of the World" by Ball, for excellent information plus photos of them.
  
  
  EDIT #1, your photos aren't visible

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  44thguardsreenactor

  May 07, 2011 11:29

  Thank you I will do that.

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  1KYDSTR

  May 08, 2011 13:55

  Sounds like an warly 24 to me. They made sequentially the VZ22 and VZ23 in small numbers towardd the eventual issue VZ24. The 23 I believe had the arched crest over the BRNO marking. I have seen a few over the years...not common at all. The rest of the markings I cannot much comment on, although it is possible that it is of foreign issue, made in Chechoslovakia.

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  nononsense

  May 09, 2011 02:21

  44thguardsreenactor,
  
  Post pictures and we can go from there. Until then, there are several variations of the BRNO stampings, here are a couple:
  
  http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=227904878
  
  http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=227908259
  
  I'll try to go through my notes tonight if I have time.
  
  Best.

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  44thguardsreenactor

  May 09, 2011 06:34

  Here are the pictures. sorry about the quality of the armory name stamp picture I don't have a very good camera hope they help. I the pictures don't upload right right click and open image in new tab to see photos.
  
  
  
  

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  rufe-snow

  May 09, 2011 09:26

  Got your photos off the Imageshack site. Unfortunately the quality is poor. Hard to tell what the markings are?
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  44thguardsreenactor

  May 09, 2011 15:47

  in the top photo the is an E followed by a lion followed by a 35. The E and lion have been obliterated by a checker patter stamp. on the top of the receiver there is CS. ZAVODY NA VYROBU ZBRANT in an double lined arch over Brno. does this help?

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