Laminated g24(t) stocks?

[agentcq]

So, I had some K98 MM sporters I was trying to restore, and a dealer had some Yugo K98 stocks advertised.

They arrived in the mail yesterday and I quickly realized that 2/3 stocks were not correct. I laid all three stocks out beside a proper k98 stock with hardware on the right. The two stocks on the left are VZ24 dimensions (g24t). They have faint waffen amt cartouches. They would fit the appropriate band spring, front and mid band and they do not have the bolt handle cut out.

Has anyone seen a g24t Yugo captured stock before??? I am trying to decide if I should be upset with the company for sending me the wrong stocks? Or if this was a blessing in disguise? Due to the pricing of parts these days, the stocks were not cheap.

 

[nirvana]

I think you beat the house with these. I’ll wait for others to chime in, but G24 stocks have never been easy to find in my experience.

 

[Pat]

What Nirvana said.
Is there a Yugoslav applied serial number on the left side of the butt stock?

To answer your question, I have seen Yugoslav refurbished G.24(t) stocks in the past. Definitely not many, but they're out there.

 

[nirvana]

It makes sense that the Yugos would’ve refurbed G24s. They went through and rebuilt all manner of Vz-24 rifles, ended up with a pile of 24/52c.

Edited because my brain farted and Pat is correct with the designation.

 

[Pat]

The former Vz.24's and G.24(t) rifles wound up with the M.24-52C designation, and are immediately recognizable as Vz.24 derivatives.

 

[agentcq]

They do have the Yugo serial number applied to the left side of the buttstock. I have heard of and seen M48 stocks or converted K98 stocks mixed in with stocks advertised as "K98 stocks", but this occurrence of G.24(t) stocks being mixed in, especially 2x in one order is a first for me.

 

[Pat]

Like Nirvana was getting at above, you scored. There's still the fact that they've been stamped post-war, but getting that kind proportion is highly irregular.