G24(t): Germany’s Take on the Czechoslovakian vz24
Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic
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When Germany took over Czechoslovakia, one of the things they did was buy out a controlling interest in what became known as Waffenwerke Brunn. Headquartered in Prague, the company had two factories; one in Brno (Czechia) and one in Bystrica (Slovakia). The Bystrica factory was already making vz24 Mauser rifles, and under new German control they made a few slight adaptations to create the G24(t). These basically involved adding German sling fittings, as other vz24 elements like the full-length upper handguard and straight bolt handle remained. These rifles were made for two years, with about 115,000 in 1941 and 140,000 in 1942. By late 1942, the factory was retooled to manufacture standard pattern K98k rifles, and G24(t) production ceased before the end of the year.
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