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CZ VZ.24 8mm SN: 5731K3

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
CZ VZ.24 8mm SN: 5731K3
Czechoslovakian military bolt action service rifle chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser, manufactured circa 1935. In 1938 approximately 50,000 VZ.24 rifles were sold to the Rupublican party in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Rifle numbers 5296K3 and 6781K3 are known Spanish Civil War VZ.24 rifles, making this rifle 5731K3 likely to have been used in the war as well. No visible import marks are found. Configuration: Blued finish, 23.5" barrel, ramped inverted 'v' front sight, tangent rear sight graduated sight to 2,000 meters, bayonet lug, two barrel bands, straight bolt handle, three-position manual safety on the rear of the bolt, internal 5 round box magazine with removable floorplate, sling swivels on the left & underside, smooth wood handguard and semi-pistol grip shoulder stock with finger grooves in the forend & smooth metal buttplate. Serial numbers are non-matching. Rifle retains approximately 20% of its blued finish showing heavy wear/thinning with some bright bluing found in the protected areas. Action is smooth, the bore is dark with what appears to be light rifling and the wood stocks are fair with many blemishes & a 2” crack on the right side of the stock around the reinforcing bolt. Condition is NRA Fair to Good. ***C&R Firearm***