I have a VZ 52 back home with a completely shot out barrel. It is also one of those rifles that had the stock coated with the black crinkle coat bed liner.
Anyone familiar with VZ 52s knows what I'm talking about.
I have a new in the white 7.62x39 barrel for the Vz 52 or 52/57. I intend to replace the shot out barrel with the new barrel.
When I do the replacement, I'm considering drilling a spot for a second pin like in a VZ 52/57.
Here's the question...
I want my rifle to be as close to a Vz 52/57 as poossible. I know that many VZ 52s were arsenal converted to 7.62x39 with a replacement barrel, and that is what I want to replicate with my rifle. I also know that I'd need to get a different magazine and strip off the crinkle coat for the conversion to be as complete as possible.
1) Is it unethical to create a faux Vz 52/57 knowing that at some point in the future a subsequent owner may try to pass it off as an original, knowing that a 52/57 is worth 2-3 times what a 52 is worth.
2) Am I right in assuming that once the rebarrelling is done my rifle ceases to be a C&R?
3) Am I likely to regret modifying my rifle since it would no longer technically a C&R and also not original anymore even though it is a close copy of an original?
4) would stamping the reciever to duplicate the 52/57's markings be making it even worse?
5) Is their a way to tell the difference between a 52/57 and a 52 modified like I intend to for mine?
Anyone familiar with VZ 52s knows what I'm talking about.
I have a new in the white 7.62x39 barrel for the Vz 52 or 52/57. I intend to replace the shot out barrel with the new barrel.
When I do the replacement, I'm considering drilling a spot for a second pin like in a VZ 52/57.
Here's the question...
I want my rifle to be as close to a Vz 52/57 as poossible. I know that many VZ 52s were arsenal converted to 7.62x39 with a replacement barrel, and that is what I want to replicate with my rifle. I also know that I'd need to get a different magazine and strip off the crinkle coat for the conversion to be as complete as possible.
1) Is it unethical to create a faux Vz 52/57 knowing that at some point in the future a subsequent owner may try to pass it off as an original, knowing that a 52/57 is worth 2-3 times what a 52 is worth.
2) Am I right in assuming that once the rebarrelling is done my rifle ceases to be a C&R?
3) Am I likely to regret modifying my rifle since it would no longer technically a C&R and also not original anymore even though it is a close copy of an original?
4) would stamping the reciever to duplicate the 52/57's markings be making it even worse?
5) Is their a way to tell the difference between a 52/57 and a 52 modified like I intend to for mine?
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