Anybody see the VZ23 for sale on the Milsurp EE. Sold fast at $400 but I don't get it. I know the 23 is a hard to find rifle but this one was mismatched as far as I could tell and the bolt had been bent by Bubba. The original stock was totally butchered as well. Any of you guys agree or maybe I'm nuts?
VZ 23 on EE
- Thread starter Mike Webb
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I saw it but didn't know the price until now. (it was marked spf by the time I got to it) Seems pretty high considering what it is.
Somebody did get a fun restoration project in the end though. You could trade or sell the K98k bolt for a proper CZ made straight bolt and VZ stocks are pretty cheap. Swap out the German floorplate for a CZ one and even though it would be a complete m/m, you'd have a correct looking example of a hard to find Mauser.
Somebody did get a fun restoration project in the end though. You could trade or sell the K98k bolt for a proper CZ made straight bolt and VZ stocks are pretty cheap. Swap out the German floorplate for a CZ one and even though it would be a complete m/m, you'd have a correct looking example of a hard to find Mauser.
I bet an original would be snapped up for a grand or more in a heartbeat. From what I have read the VZ23 and VZ24 stocks are different with the 23 having barrel bands closer together. Restoration to original trim would be a tough go.
The only thing German on it I can see is the WaA floorplate. The bolt has no dirty birds on it and I've never seen the Germans number a bolt knob. The stock looks to be Czech in that there is a plug on the pistol grip where the Czechs hung a sling swivel. And the recoil lug doesn't look German. Maybe a Yugo capture? At any rate, pretty much a mixmaster.
