I acquired a vz24 8mm Mauser and did a lot of research (outside of this forum) to learn more.
Photos here:
https://czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=85019.msg888575#msg888575 Of all your questions, the only one that I can help with is
how many were made.
The convention for serial number was:
a. Start with 0001 through 9999
b. Then add a letter of the alphabet (A-Z): 0001 A
c. When you reach 9999 A, then go to the next letter: 0001 B
d. When you get to 9999 Z, then a number, starting with 2, is added after the letter telling how many times
they've been through the alphabet: 7745 M3 (this is what my 8mm vz24 says).
This makes it (9999*2*26 + 9999*12 + 7745) = 647,681
th made.
I can see from your photos that yours will accept a bayonet.
It took some searching but I was able to find the exact bayonet for mine.
A word of caution: research your state and local laws about affixing a bayonet (i.e. when and where you can without violating the law).
No...I didn't get in trouble because while searching for mine I learned about the various laws regarding them.
Good luck!
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