BRNO ZG47

Well I actually got this out to photograph and sell but after fondling it again and working the bolt I changed my mind ..... thought I would post a few pics seen as I took them anyway and they are not commonly seen.
They only made 20,000 of these in from 56 to 57 , and they have a very unique safety lever , the metalwork on these early Brno’s is outstanding and they shoot extremely well , the wood on the stocks however are normally quite ordinary ,but I still like them .
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I bought one with a well used barrel so rebarrelled with Douglas barrel .25/06, conetrol mounts. Mine has a cheekpiece, have a spare stock if anyone looking for one in very good condition.

I have the identical rifle in 3006, although the original owner long before my time loved varnish... and ruined what could have been a decent swamp mahogany stock. Comes with a period correct scope as well

@Lucky what caliber is this lovely piece?

"Jon Speed – the Mauser historian – in his seminal book on Mauser sporting rifles & derivatives – wrote that the of all the non-Mauser produced actions, the BRNO ZG-47 was probably the finest (regular production) commercial 98 action yet made."

Love it, lovely rifle

@Mathias , 3006 made in 1957 , actions close tight like a bank vault door , this one luckily has a mint barrel and shoots under moa and that’s with a barrel that is fixed to the forend and fully bedded into stock , no floating barrels on these suckers .

You are indeed "lucky" to have a piece like this.

Haha good to see a healthy interest in old rifles with wood stocks and blued steel is still alive and kicking .:thumbsup:

so thats the great granddaddy of my zastava.....I can see the family resemblance...including the round birthmark with cz inside it.

Yes had one in 7x57 it was ok but I sold it to buy a BSA Viscount the BSA was actually a nicer hunting rifle. To be honest an Oberndorf or mod 21 or vz33 would be my choice I thought the zg 47 was a bit ' clunky ' and I didn't like the reverse safety. Still better than any modern junk.

Yep they are big rifles, I have owned /hunted with a 7 x 57 viscount as well and they are also lovely rifles ,pre war oberndorfs are top of the heap but good examples are a rare thing especially with factory mounted scopes and a decent bore , Model A oberndorf is my dream rifle , I have a mod 21 in 7 x 57 which is the next best thing to a Oberndorf me thinks .

Awesome ZG!

Could you please post some pics of your model 21?

There was a decent (but stock was a bit dinged up) Oberndorf Type B in 7x57 which sold on Trademe a few days ago...for a whopping $880.00. Bargain. Excellent bore - supposedly; everything matching apart from the bolt, which was a direct replacement from Mauser.

Still - a Type A is even nicer. I'd rather have an older Mauser (in great condition) than a made-in-2019 production '98. The new ones lack the old-school charm and all the history that goes with it. :)

$880 bloody hell my normally reliable trademe agent @Tentman must have missed this.

I have 3006 1956 I think. Interesting to compare alongside 1955 Win Mod 70 3006, same era era different sides of iron curtain..

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$880 bloody hell my normally reliable trademe agent @Tentman must have missed this.

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@Tentman must have been on the piss. Lol

Very similar to the BSA Hunter stock
I still have one BSA - an ex 7x57 re-barreled with fluted 270 Weatherby barrel
Stock again very sim to this
Has an issue see if you can spot it - not you @Frodo :-)

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Broken through the stock? Looks pinned. Not keen on the checkering

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Broken through the stock? Looks pinned. Not keen on the checkering

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Cracked - not fully broken
Checkering being dots you mean ??
Lovely rifle to handle - but not used

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Very similar to the BSA Hunter stock
I still have one BSA - an ex 7x57 re-barreled with fluted 270 Weatherby barrel
Stock again very sim to this
Has an issue see if you can spot it - not you @Frodo :-)

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Take that bipod off!!!

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Take that bipod off!!!

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Don't stress - the sling swivel has been pulled out more than once I think and it was only for pics

I do like the different safety.
really gives it a different look

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I do like the different safety.
really gives it a different look

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Make him an offer - I can smell the intent :-))
Its a bloody nice rifle - never seen a Brno the same

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Make him an offer - I can smell the intent :-))
Its a bloody nice rifle - never seen a Brno the same

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@Sarvo yeah nah. Just another one I'd like but cant do.

@Sarvo , I have a set of conetrol rings for that rifle , brought them new in the mid eighties and had them on my 7x 57 BSA Viscount , going to sell them , you want them ?

I wsould be keen on the conetrol

Sorry fellas , I am sure I had a spare set , just gone through my shit and not there , can’t even remember
Selling them , I have 1 set but they get used , and I have a very old set of aluminium rings fixed on a Kowa that came off a beaten up Model 21 but they are just man cave art now.Attachment 114126Attachment 114125

you keep posting photos of those fixed power loopies and my key board is going to short out from all the drool.

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$880 bloody hell my normally reliable trademe agent @Tentman must have missed this.

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I did see it but it "smelt" a bit. The replacement bolt wasn't an Oberndorf one. No disrespect to Hugh Bradley who does a lot of fine gunsmithing, but he knows bugger all about genuine Mauser sporting rifles. I gave up on him after he repeatedly tried to tell me the "B U G" proof marks were British, and tried to tell me an "intermediate" bolt would fit a kurz. It would too if it was cut in half and a bit taken from the middle. End of rant.

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@Sarvo , I have a set of conetrol rings for that rifle , brought them new in the mid eighties and had them on my 7x 57 BSA Viscount , going to sell them , you want them ?

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Thanks - I will pass on that offer to the young chap who I am intending giving this BSA Featherweight too.

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Sorry just read you comment about not found – I know exactly what you mean

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Originally Posted by Tentman

I did see it but it "smelt" a bit. The replacement bolt wasn't an Oberndorf one. No disrespect to Hugh Bradley who does a lot of fine gunsmithing, but he knows bugger all about genuine Mauser sporting rifles. I gave up on him after he repeatedly tried to tell me the "B U G" proof marks were British, and tried to tell me an "intermediate" bolt would fit a kurz. It would too if it was cut in half and a bit taken from the middle. End of rant.

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I also noticed the odd shaped bolt knob - was wondering about that.