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Allow me in introduction to say this is one of those rifles that give one a sensuous feeling just picking it up. That feeling increases when shouldering the rifle. This simply feels like a rifle should.
This is a bolt action rifle. The action is made by Zbrojobka Brno in Czechoslovakia. By the way, “Zbrojobka Brno” are the Czech words meaning ‘firearms manufacturing company’ in Brno, Czechoslovakia. Brno is the name of a town and is pronounced “Bruno”. “Zbrjobka” is pronounced “szBro-yo-ka” (the first part of the first syllable is sort of a ‘hiss’) as best as I can type it here. There is a video on You Tube with audio giving a better model. The meanings of the words are my understanding of usage shown on the internet. Here endeth the linguistics lesson. I speak no Czech, I found the pronunciation on YouTube.
Action
The rifle has a classic, double set trigger. If you pull the rear trigger first, it will set the front trigger to fire with a few ounces of pressure. Pulling the front trigger first should provide a trigger pull of around three or four pounds.
Stock
The stock is of classic style. No cheek piece in the modern sense; intended for use with iron sights, not telescopic sight. Checkering around the grip and a bit on the forend, where gripped by the supporting hand. Rear sling swivel on the bottom of the stock, near the butt. Fairly short forend with a ceremonial schnable rather than a noted one. Other than decoration, my observation is the schnable or knob or end cap is to serve as a stop or warning to the support hand of the end of the forearm. A ‘positioner’ if you will, to indicate the forward most position of the support hand. (Of course, I could be all wrong.) On the bottom of the fore end, one finds a metal ‘diamond’ inset into the stock fixed with a slotted screw.
The stock has been used. There are a few ‘dings’ and scars, none serious.
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