i have a mauser action but idk what version it is.
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It's a CZ. Maybe a 98/22?
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Agreed, one or another 1898 Mauser pattern from CZ.
First class actions.
First class actions.
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huntinfool87
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How can I tell? The gun shoots like a dream! The gun Smith that made is is fairly famous... I just wish I knew it's story.
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Looks like a neat rifle....if I could see it. Your photography is awful, and that is coming from a fellow awful photographer 
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You probably can't tell without taking the front scope base off to see what the remaining receiver crest looks like.
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huntinfool87
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Yeah sorry about the pic quality lol. It is a great gun and Elmer Keith's personal gun Smith made it. (Don mahaldivick) I probably spelt that wrong. But I'm looking at getting a 6.5 x55 sweed that was also made by him.
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As mentioned...probably these guys...
Under screen zoom the receiver bridge starts off with the manufacturer name ZB...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Česká_zbrojovka_firearms
Ibid. The factories include:
Zbrojovka Praga – founded before 1917, and active as of 2007
Československá státní zbrojovka (Zbrojovka Brno) – 1917–2007
Česká zbrojovka Strakonice – since 1919
Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod (ČZUB) – since 1936
Zbrojovka Vsetín (ZVI) [1] – since 1937 (as of 2007)
Alfa-Proj [2] – since 1993 (as of 2007)
Arms Moravia (Technoex) [3] – founded 1993
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huntinfool87
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Bingo the CZ...that walking lion is a Czech Proof mark. There's a thread on this very forum that discusses Czech and other Mauser proof marks with links to pictures. I'll try and find it in a minute.
This is what I have found. The stylized walking lion is a Czech proof and the E @ 23 is the date that model was accepted by the Czech military. CZ was the mega corporation conglomerate of Europe at the time even manufacturing cars.
The "B" before the serial number were put on war years manufactured rifles. I found there were 8 factories that made the CZ rifles. The "B" before the s/n indicates the plant manufacturer during the war. The factory was in current Slovenia.
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This is what I have found. The stylized walking lion is a Czech proof and the E @ 23 is the date that model was accepted by the Czech military. CZ was the mega corporation conglomerate of Europe at the time even manufacturing cars.
The "B" before the serial number were put on war years manufactured rifles. I found there were 8 factories that made the CZ rifles. The "B" before the s/n indicates the plant manufacturer during the war. The factory was in current Slovenia.
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huntinfool87
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Thanks Bexar!
You're welcome and thanks for re-awakening an old interest in Czech Mausers. Being raised in a part of Texas that is heavily Czech/German populated and marrying a girl whose grandparents were Czech/Germans from the old countries I have always had an interest in that region.
Thanks...for the re-kindling.
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huntinfool87
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Glad I could do that for you! This is a great gun and it's nice to know more about it. It shoots great and is fun to use while hunting. This gun was made by one of the all time great gun Smith's who has now passed away.
The lion was the Czech Army acceptance mark, and the "[19]23" is the date of acceptance, so the rifle is not wartime manufacture. It is a Vz 23, made for the Czech Army and the immediate predecessor of the better-known Vz (Vzor or Model) [19]24. About 130,000 Vz 23's were made, all but 10,000 in that year. The Vz 23 was superseded by the Vz 24 early in 1924, so its production life was short. The Vz 23 and Vz 24 are based on the standard German Model 1898 Mauser.
The Vz 23 was still in Czech service when the Germans took over Czechoslovakia in March, 1939, so many were captured and issued by the Germans to reserves and other rear echelon troops, with the standard K.98k being reserved for front line use. Many were captured by U.S. forces and brought back by returning GI's.
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The Vz 23 was still in Czech service when the Germans took over Czechoslovakia in March, 1939, so many were captured and issued by the Germans to reserves and other rear echelon troops, with the standard K.98k being reserved for front line use. Many were captured by U.S. forces and brought back by returning GI's.
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