This is a rare example of a Czech Model ZH29 semi-automatic rifle with distinctive, finned, cast, aluminum handguard, European walnut stock, forearm and detachable magazine. The Model ZH29 was one of the first successful military semi-automatic rifles. Introduced in 1929, it was purchased in limited quantities by Ethiopia and Thailand. In 1929, a ZH29 chambered for the .276 Pedersen cartridge was tested by the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground as a possible semi-automatic replacement for the Model 1903 Rifle. The ZH29 features a milled steel receiver with a tangent rear sight graduated to 1600 meters. The stock has a ribbed steel buttplate. The top of the receiver is marked with the serial number, "10113" mid-way between the rear sight and the heel. The heel is stamped: "AUTOMATIKA PUSKA/Z.H.29" above a small rampant lion proofmark. The left side of the receiver is boldly marked: "CESKOSLOVENSKA ZBROJOVKA/AKCIOVA SPOLECNOST/BRUNO." in three lines. The receiver and barrel have a translucent, brownish-purple finish. The bolt, rear sight face and buttplate are bright. The serrated handguard has a natural aluminum finish. The rifle is complete with blued stamped steel, 10 short magazine and extra (extremely rare) 20 round magazine and is fitted with the original russet leather sling.