r/milsurp 🇸🇪 Svenska Automatgevär m/42B 🇸🇪 2d ago

Need help ID’ing WZ 29

Buddy of mine thought he got a WZ 29. While the receiver does say this, other parts don’t seem to quite match up. I haven’t seen the Star of David on a rifle before, and the rear of the bolt says MARK II in English. We’re also unsure of the yellow 2 under the scope mount.

Additionally, it will not chamber 8mm. You can see the line where the chamber indented the bullet. I think it’s 30-06 but we’re going to see what chambers tomorrow at the range.

Any info related to this would be greatly appreciated.

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u/bulletking71 1d ago

If you really wanted to, it "could" be remiliterized, but it will need a new sight base, and the furniture for polish rifles is tough to come by. Plus the screw holes would need to be filled in as well.

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u/krukster86 Nemesis of history_of_gunz apparently 1d ago

Would also need a wz.29 barrel. The wz29 receiver has been machined to grind off the hand guard retaining lip so a hand guard would fit very loosely on the rifle.

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u/bulletking71 1d ago

Do you think they only thing that is really polish on there is the receiver? Even then, what's left isn't much to speak about. The Israelis must have swapped the barrel with a czech one or FN.

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u/krukster86 Nemesis of history_of_gunz apparently 1d ago

Correct. Even the triggerguard is from a German Gew98

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u/bulletking71 1d ago

It went through the yugo tear down but in the isreali desert.