Romania Instructie rifle

I have several Mauser rifles, but one of my favorite is an old beat up Czech VZ24. Just about all the finish is worn off and the stock looks like a corn cob, but I love it.
It was used in Romania as an Instructie rifle. Now depending on who you talk to, they will say that the rifle was used as a trainer and others will say that is was used by what we would call The National Guard.
The one thing I know for sure is, it was well used.

I traded a nice VZ24 for this rifle. A member on another forum had bought it and was going to use it as a shooter. I told him that it was worth more to me as a collector, and I would trade him a nicer rifle for it. So I shipped him a nice VZ24 with the same 1938 marking for him to inspect. He thought I was crazy for wanting to trade such a nice rifle for a beat up one. So we made an even trade and both ended up very happy.

22250Rem said:

That's a real interesting piece, Gunny.. As long as you like it then it was a good deal. How's the bore? Even if it looks like its had a few too many rounds through it don't give up on it until you shoot it. I've got an old 1908 Brazilian Mauser in 7x57 with a bore that has a lot of visible wear, but no pits, and it's a great shooter. I've had it almost 25 years and put lots of rounds through it and it still shoots as good as when I got it and the bore condition still looks the same as it did then.

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The bore is dark, but I don't have any plans to shoot it. I have two are three more VZ24s in my collection. One is in great shape. Looks like it went through a refurbishment. The bore is bright and shiny and it shoots great.
I have one in 7mm that I need to finish restoring so I can shoot it.

Big7 said:

I've seen a few but never owned one.
Would make a nice addition to my M/N collection of four.

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I have two WZ48s in my Mosin collection. They are great shooters.