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VERY FINE CONDITION CZECH NATIONAL GENDARMERIE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
VERY FINE CONDITION CZECH NATIONAL GENDARMERIE
MODEL VZ 16/33 BOLT ACTION CARBINE. Cal. 8mm Mauser. S# 3097B. Bbl. 19 3/8" bbl. Tangent rear sight graduated to 1,000 meters. Inverted V front sight having protective ears. This scarce carbine’s marking disk is “CETN” which stands for the uniformed National Gendarmerie (police). The receiver ring has a crisp Czech Rampant Lion on top w/ the “E3”, “rampant lion” & ”38” on the left side. Right side of receiver ring has sm. rampant lion acceptance mark. The left receiver rail is marked “CS.ZBROJOVKA AKC. SPOL. V BRNE” “VZ33”. The VZ.33 bolt S# 3171B has a turned down handle w/ drilled knob. Bolt handle is marked underneath w/ encircled “Z” & “B8”. All milled furniture. Cleaning rod is present as is the short bayonet bar used on these carbines. Bbl. band has a bottom swivel w/ a side sling bar. Walnut stock set w/ grasping grooves having the indented recoil bolt. Butt has bottom swivel, flat buttplate w/ rotating trap. Butt contains 3 piece brass & steel cleaning rod. Full length handguard extends from receiver ring to upper band. CONDITION: stock set has original finish w/ light wear & scattered sm. handling marks throughout. Metal retains 80% thinning original blue w/ light wear & handling marks. Bolt, buttplate & band springs are in the white but w/ onset of gray coloration. Very good shiny bore w/ sharp lands. PROVENANCE: Dr. Fred Novy collection. (23-165/RW). CURIO. $2,000-3,000.