SOLD - Scarce Nazi G33/40 Mountain Carbine (4378 - 25801)

Description

8/9/23 - This is a rare German G33/40 Mountain carbine from World War II. They were only built at the Brno factory in Czechoslovakia and they are patterned after the Czech VZ 33. This is an early example that was made in 1940 and has 945 factory code on receiver. Many of the G 33/40 carbines were issued to the German “Gebirgstruppen”, or Mountain Infantry, where the metal plate on the left side of the butt was used to keep the stock from harm while using the rifle for assistance in climbing. This rifle has a mismatched receiver and bolt, and the stock has been sanded heavily enough that a serial number is no longer visible. A few faint waffenamts are still visible on the stock face and wrist though. Metal finish shows a general thinning on the receiver and barrel. Shiny bore with strong rifling but there is some minor pitting in the grooves. The front band retaining clip is missing but the band does still fit tightly.