While I recently had posted pictures of my Romanian Vz.24 Split Rings mount sniper rifle (see http://www.k98kforum.com/showthread....it-Rings-mount) I noticed that I had never posted pictures of one of these with the Single Scope Mount Bracket Type sniper rifles. These are those of which WWII period pictures exist showing them in usage.
Therefore I decided to take the time and picture one of my Romanian Vz.24 Sniper rifles (yes, they aren't that uncommon over here and I have a few of them) for reference here. Notice that the scope bracket is both serialized to match the rifle, as well as the scope serial number. Scope has been produced by I.O.R. in Romania, a company that nowadays still makes scopes. The similarity to the Russian scopes is quite obvious.
Since these sniper rifles were used by Germans (or Allied of Germans) I consider them German WWII sniper rifles. Especially since they are a Mauser action too.
24 rifle3 is a bolt-action carbine designed and produced in Czechoslovakia from 1924 to 1942. It was developed from the famous Mauser Gewehr 98 line, and features a very similar bolt design. The rifle was designed in Czechoslovakia shortly after World War I, featuring a 600mm (23.6') barrel which was shorter and considered more handy than the 150mm (5.9') -longer Gewehr 98. Romania, I know had their crest on some, while China, had some with a P prefix on the serial number and were dated 1937 and again Romanian arms were dated 1938-39-40. These dated rifles were also issued to the Czech Army as some bare the Army acceptance mark which is an E (small Czech lion) and date.
Romanian Vz 24 Serial Numbers Online
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Romanian Vz-24 Serial Numbers
- The scope bases are soldered to the top of the receiver. The front ring is numbered to the gun, otherwise stamped '99' on the mounts and rings. The left side of the receiver ring is marked 'E3 Rampant Dragon 38' over the serial number and the left receiver wall is marked 'CESKOSLOVENSKA ZBROJOVKA,A.S, BRNO / VZ.24'.
- This is a Romanian contract rifle. Model: VZ 24 Serial Number: GR11211 Year of Manufacture: 1938-1944 Caliber: 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm) Action Type: Bolt Action, Internal Magazine Markings: The import mark on the barrel reads “CAI ST ALB VT / VZ 24 8MM CZECHO”. The left side of the receiver is marked with the serial number.