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- #Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers serial numbers
- #Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers serial number
- #Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers series
These were intended for export but some were taken for the Czech Army and so marked.
#Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers series
Of this grouping, the P series was by far the largest. I have a Japanese VZ24 P61600 and a Chinese VZ24 P49939 (bolt P17616).
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In 1937-38 there was also a no prefix series, a C prefix, D, E, and P. In 1929 Yugoslavia bought 50,000 more VZ24 for an overall total of 92,000 VZ24 rifles. In January 1926 Yugoslavia bought 42,000 VZ24 rifles. We know from the website that both 5005A and 1140K1 are marked E(lion)26. If it were xxxxA through xxxxZ and xxxxA1 through xxxxZ1, that would be a lot of rifles for 1926.
#Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers serial numbers
The second series of VZ24 serial numbers were xxxxA, xxxxB, xxxxC, xxxxD1, xxx圎1, etc. The I block was skipped, possibly because of the similarity to the number 1. The Q and W blocks were skipped because those letters do not exist in the Czech alphabet. Andy said "I believe in late 1925 was changed to 90% of changeability". Somewhere around here the change occurred to interchangeable parts with few numbered parts. My X block VZ24 rifle is marked E(lion)25. S block VZ24 rifle reported marked E(lion)24. N, O, P, R blocks: 40,000 VZ24 short rifles produced in 1924. Made in 1924, the lion is in a circle like the 1923 rifles and bayonets. The type bayonet information comes from the three Czech websites but I have a VZ24 bayonet marked E(lion)24. My M block VZ23a rifle has a removable rear sight bed. M block: 10,000 VZ23a short rifles produced in 1924 with removable rear sight bed, VZ24 bayonet (300mm blade). Both D block VZ98/22 and VZ23 rifles are reported, suggesting the changeover between models may have occurred midway through the D block. No prefix block: 10,000 VZ98 long rifles (with Lange sight), produced in 1923, VZ23 Short bayonet (250mm blade).Ī, B, C, D blocks: 40,000 VZ98/22 long rifles produced in 1923, VZ23 Short bayonet.Į block: 10,000 VZ98/22 long rifles made for Turkey in 1927, VZ23 Short bayonetĭ, E, F, G, H, J, K, L blocks: 80,000 VZ23 short rifles produced in 1923, VZ23 Long bayonet (400mm blade). You can take pretty good pictures with a cell phone.VZ98, VZ98/22, VZ23, VZ23a, and early VZ24 Rifle Production If I had to bet, it ended up in communist hands and likely was refinished somewhere after the war.Īlso, clean your camera lense, get some better lighting by a window or an overhead light and set your cellphone camera to macro to take pictures of stamps. You may find Czech army proof marks or other marks that may indicate it's original purchaser or use. Take the wood stock set off and look for more marks. Typically however, most refurb guns had the bolts forced matched with an electropencil, which makes me wonder whether this gun was put together with parts or had a new bolt put in sometime after it left military service.
#Vz24 Mauser Serial Numbers serial number
I don't doubt that this serial number is just a re-stamp. Romania was a part of the Soviet Union after the war, so this refurb was done under the communist party in power there. The serial number is somewhat poorly stamped and doesn't look typical of Czech guns. The bolt most certainly is from a Romanian contract VZ 24. A TR likely would have had a King Michael crest on the reciever ring forward of the factory marking. It has almost certainly been refurbished after the war. The stock looks like it's been sanded and refinished with tru-oil, so unfortunately using the finish of the stock to judge the refurb will be tough.