Is this a CZ trademark?
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JohnBT
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If you mean CZUB (at Uherský Brod ), the company connected to the CZ-USA company, then no, I don't think so. I can't find the TM for the earlier BRNO guns right this minute. And I gave my last Blue Book to my uncle. What else is on the gun?
"CZ can also mean "Arms Manufacturing" or an equivalent. So, those two letters that made Czeska Zbrojovka renowned cannot be registered as a trademark, and it enables Arms Moravia to legally stamp their slides with those initials known worldwide."
There are 6 marks shown at www.czub.cz/en/pages/116-history.aspx and the one you posted isn't one of them.
"CZ can also mean "Arms Manufacturing" or an equivalent. So, those two letters that made Czeska Zbrojovka renowned cannot be registered as a trademark, and it enables Arms Moravia to legally stamp their slides with those initials known worldwide."
There are 6 marks shown at www.czub.cz/en/pages/116-history.aspx and the one you posted isn't one of them.
The gun is a Yugoslavian ZCZ (Zavodi Crvena Zastava ) and looking at the trademark I can now see that it isn't a letter Z rifle in a rifle bore TM. So the trademark must be of ZCZ. They are easily mistaken if you take a quick look...
More importantly, the FN Mauser action is stamped with Hubertus rather prominently on the opposite side. My understanding is that Hubertus is the Tradename of Inman, Meffert Gewehrfabrik, Suhl, Germany on sporting arms, c. 1839 - 1945
Anyrate the gun is in .243 and is otherwise unmarked. I at first thought it might be a Herters/Whitworth/Parker-Hale or Interarms import. But I'm not finding any markings on the gun to ID it as one of theirs. Not sure if they offered set triggers or not. Other side is a rollover cheekpiece...
More importantly, the FN Mauser action is stamped with Hubertus rather prominently on the opposite side. My understanding is that Hubertus is the Tradename of Inman, Meffert Gewehrfabrik, Suhl, Germany on sporting arms, c. 1839 - 1945
Anyrate the gun is in .243 and is otherwise unmarked. I at first thought it might be a Herters/Whitworth/Parker-Hale or Interarms import. But I'm not finding any markings on the gun to ID it as one of theirs. Not sure if they offered set triggers or not. Other side is a rollover cheekpiece...
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Runningman
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I'm not sure what you have there. The 243 Winchester didn't come out till 1955. So we know it was made after that. If it is a commercial made FN action it will have "made in Belgium" stamped on the lower part of the receiver covered up by the stock.
Is there any proof marks or date codes on it? After 1955 there should be. unless it was built by a gunsmith as opposed to in a rifle factory.
Is there any proof marks or date codes on it? After 1955 there should be. unless it was built by a gunsmith as opposed to in a rifle factory.
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