Eventually I was going to purchase a VZ 24 from the Classic Arms site, as their's appeared to be in pristine condition, but looks like their sold out now. It seems sorta difficult to find one with the cool lion crest still machined into the receiver, and the price was right too, around 250.00 I think. Does anyone know of anyplace that has them available? SOG has the 7mm variations, but ammo is more difficult to come by. I hope Classic gets another batch in sometime.
I guess you would take your chances with a "crack". Could be something barely noticeable, could be ghastly. Also "has markings" doesn't tell me if it has a crest or not. I'm pretty sure that's what they mean, but I would call first to verify. 1-800-527-1252.