These are small ring actions and very commercial sporting arms. The 1941 rifle is in the 16XX serial number range. They may have come off the same production line as the G33/40; however, they are not profiled on the left rail the same as the VZ33 and G33/40 as the left side is straight like most small ring actions. I assumed these rifles were still produced in very limited numbers for Nazi officials; however it appears they made them in larger numbers than I originally thought.
These arms are Model 21/22 guns as the serial number sequence continued when post war production resumed. The only change I see was discontinuing the bolt guide rib after the war.
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