Cz Vz33 - any info?

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Hey fellow gunnutterz,

I was rencently given a vz33 from my father and so I took it home, cleaned it and did some research on it. Turns out there's only been about 25000 of these rifles made. The receiver and bolt do not match, nor does the stock(has a completely different stock, but still pretty nice) but it is still chambered in the original caliber(8mm mauser). What I would like to do is try and get this rifle back to looking the way it did in the 1930's. I'm new to ww1 & ww2 type mauser rifles and what can be mixed and matched. I've read on Google everything about this rifle, but what I would like to know is that if there are any parts I could get for this Vz33, and also would any Vz24 or k98 stock fit this rifle? Any info would be muchly appreciated =)
 
They were followed by the G.33/40 made under nazi occupation. They are a lightened mauser carbine. The maxis issues them to mountain troops. It's a small ring 98 mauser. A k98k bolt would fit.
It would fit into a k98k stock but likely wouldn't fit well.

Can you post some photos?
 
there was a big demand to turn these into hunting rifles after WWII . you will be one lucky fellow, to find the parts, to rebuild it in North America. 33/40 parts will be easier to find .
 
there was a big demand to turn these into hunting rifles after WWII . you will be one lucky fellow, to find the parts, to rebuild it in North America. 33/40 parts will be easier to find .
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Yeah I believe your right, and I'm slowly finding that out from other owners and when they are being sold on websites, most do not have the original stocks which is unfortunate because that's all I want! Lol
 
Wow!!! The metal is great....

Well worth restoring - I am sure there are some Mauser collectors that would take it off your hands and restore it themselves if you are not interested - lol.

That list would include myself ;)

Realistically - it won't be an easy or a cheap restore - but probably worth it. It will always be a re-built rifle (obviously worth less than an original untouched example). Restoration costs would increase the value of the rifle as is - but at the end of the day - the investor would be breaking even - unless they stumble across parts on some type of awesome deal, parts are hard to find and generally not cheap.

The true reward would be having a representable example added to the collection.
 
This is definitely a rifle I want to keep, and I understand that this is not going to be a cheap process =( but i'm okay with that. My main goal is just trying to get it looking as original as possible. On the plus side, I took it out shooting a few days ago and she shoots well! So I was very pleased with that. But again, any info or help would be greatly appreciated. Im located in Abbotsford and would be more than willing to meet up with a fellow mauser fanatic to kinda point me in the right direction.
 
Nice rifle and originals are like hens teeth. Brno exported carbines to South American countries during the 1930's I think(Brazil?). If you can find a stock for one of them it would likely be cheaper and more like the original than a G33/40 stock. I thought the G33/40 was a small ring action and the VZ 24 and VZ33 were large ring but perhaps I'm mistaken.
 
Nice rifle and originals are like hens teeth. Brno exported carbines to South American countries during the 1930's I think(Brazil?). If you can find a stock for one of them it would likely be cheaper and more like the original than a G33/40 stock. I thought the G33/40 was a small ring action and the VZ 24 and VZ33 were large ring but perhaps I'm mistaken.
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From what i've been able to gather I think im gunna head towards finding a g33/40 stock. Ive heard they are somewhat hard to come by though. Links anybody?
 
Look up VZ-33/16 or VZ-16/33 for the original stock.

The one issued to the Czechoslovak ministries were sighted from 50 meters and used a different bayonet from the Czechoslovak Army weapons.
 
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