Have a chance to purchase an M49 Persian Carbine, or at least, whats left of it, for a very good price. Metal shows light surface rust, bore is dirty but shiny and the stock looks original & very good condition. Now for the bad news; its missing a lot of parts, namely, the complete bolt, trigger guard assembly with lifter & spring, butt plate, plus miscellaneous screws.

I understand that this is probably a Czechicon manufacture, perhaps even an Iranian mfg. Have been told that a vz24 bolt will fit this rifle, but the original bolt had a turned-down handle, whereas all replacement bolts I see have a straight handle. Do not know if a standard vz24 trigger guard assembly will fit. I'm know that to try & find all original parts for this may be like looking for a "needle in a haystack", so I'm just thinking on finding parts for this gun that will allow it to shoot and at least look presentable (even though non-matching or original parts)

From what I've seen in searches, I anticipate spending $400 + for parts that will probably only make it a non-original shooter at best. So my question is, is it worth it?

Appreciate any and all comments. Thanks, --728shooter
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