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04-16-2015 08:42 AM
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Thanks Tom. That's the direction I was kind of leaning but wanted to make sure. Liberty Tree is the one selling the longer ones and saying they are VZ24 rods.
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Nice looking VZ24
Nice looking Vz24 Lion Crest rifle. I see the E3(Lion)37 Czech military acceptance mark above the serial number. I have an E3(Lion)38 Lion Crest. I do find that the left side rear swivel gets in the way some, but the rifle shoots very well. I paid about $340 for mine on GB (included shipping). Couldn't even find a decent one at the Tulsa gun show! There are some refinished ones out there that have a lot asked for them. I was wanting an unfinished original rifle. Although mine has much finish remaining, cannot tell if it is original or redone. If it is redone, it was done a while ago, as there is wear at the serial number just about where one might place their thumb when firing.
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Easy way to tell if it was redone is to look for bluing in the pitting. My guess is that yours was redone at an arsenal at some point, probably shortly after the war. Nothing wrong with that.
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Cleaning rod arrived and after some time spent getting fossilized cosmoline out of the stock nut, it fit perfectly. Got a repro sling from Mountain State supply and it's good to go.
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