Need To Identify A Mauser 98
I've got a barreled action here I picked up for 40 bucks several years ago and am wondering who made it. The ring stamp has been ground, otherwise it would be easy.
The serial number seems to be VZ24, but I've never seen one on the receiver wall. All the ones I'm familiar with are on the side of the front ring.
I don't have another VZ24 receiver to compare the proof and acceptance stamps to.
And this last isn't anything I've ever seen.
It has what appears to be an L and 525 located on the barrel forward of the rear sight band.
Receiver, bolt and barrel are numbers matching.
Given the current condition, I figure it ought to make a decent truck gun after adding a stock.
That it does Fatstrat. I couldn't remember how to spell Czech.
The serial number seems to be VZ24, but I've never seen one on the receiver wall. All the ones I'm familiar with are on the side of the front ring.
I don't have another VZ24 receiver to compare the proof and acceptance stamps to.
And this last isn't anything I've ever seen.
It has what appears to be an L and 525 located on the barrel forward of the rear sight band.
Receiver, bolt and barrel are numbers matching.
Given the current condition, I figure it ought to make a decent truck gun after adding a stock.
That it does Fatstrat. I couldn't remember how to spell Czech.
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I believe VZ-24 means it's Czech Mauser. 0 -
I went through Ball's Mauser book, looking for mausers serialized on the side wall. Not commonly found. Spanish 43 short rifles were though. Most likely that's what it us. 0 -
I am pretty sure Rufe is correct on this one. The circle with a diamond on top is one I have seen on quite a few Spaniards; I think it is a simplified representation of thier flaming bomb proof. 0 -
Thanks Rufe, Kydstr. That info at least narrows it down to the La Coruna factory.
Since I've yet to replace most of my library I don't have anything with proof/acceptance stamps in it.0
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