This Mauser started out as a military action Czech VZ-24. It was completely stripped, the action was refined with the stripper clip guide being ground off, the action being sanded and polished. The bolt handle was forged, contoured, sanded and polished, the body jeweled. The action was drilled and tapped and a Leupold scope mount and rings added. the military bolt shroud was replaced with a streamlined shroud and a Timney featherweight deluxe trigger added.