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    "Czech" Out My VZ33!

    Hey Guys,

    Just want to show off a rifle I picked up a couple months ago. I normally don't get lucky on stuff like this, but I did this time.

    I got this thing for a princely $466--and they sell at auction for around $1600. It's a Czechicon VZ33 with a Germanicon G33/40 bolt in it--the perfect combo. VZ33's are much more rare than G33/40's, with only 25,000 ever made. However, the G33/40 bolt would suggest this rifle was captured by the Germans and used alongside G33/40's in service.

    I trade around a lot of milsurp rifles, but I don't think I'll ever get rid of this one. I don't think I'll ever find another one!

    Some cool aspects of these rifles:
    - Winged front sight
    - Elevation graduated down to 50 meters, and in 50 meter increments (this one hits on the money)
    - Hollow Bolt Handle
    - Lightening cuts in action
    - Butt trap
    - 19.5" barrel

    I've had 11 or 12 Mausers, and this one is by far my favorite.

    The only issue with the rifle is, that for some reason the 3rd safety notch doesn't lock the bolt handle. But I think I can put up with it since the safety still works otherwise.

    Anybody else have one of these?
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    Always difficult to find a VZ 33 carbine, I think the most common are the 7mm from South Americaicon. You might find a bolt but the 33/40 bolt is also rare !

    Many years ago I saved a dot 41 33/40 that was going to be made into a sporter. All matching but missing the unique front sight cover, much later my
    friend Tom-in-NJ found one for me. I always fired 8mm Remington hunting cartridges which had a lot less recoil than Germanicon 7,92mm. There was even
    a folding stock 33/40 too

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    Yeah, someday I’d like to have a g33/40 as well.

    As far as the South American versions, most of the ones I’ve seen have 22” barrels. And of course they are 7mm like you said.

    I wonder if there were ever any g33/40s with sniper scopes?

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    Norwayicon Rail Roads System still has a few G33/40's. My carbine has a mean kick with Germanicon WWII 8mm. I can't guess what the German troops did in combat.

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    33/40 carbine

    I found these photos years ago, apparently a few 33/40 carbines had this folding stock. Quite rare and doubt any were issued for service ?Attachment 99555Attachment 99556

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    I'm just guessing, but they were for Paratroopers? Anybody know for sure?

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    G. 33/40 carbines

    I thought these were for mountain/skiAttachment 99659Attachment 99660 troops because of the metal plate on the butt ? I
    suppose paratroops could have used them too ?

    My dot 41 has all matching parts, barrel is dated 12-41

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