I was up at my Buddy's house a couple weeks ago. He pulled out a couple rifles which had belonged to his wife's Granddads. One was an Eddystone with a sporter stock and original GI sights. 30-06 of course.
But the other one: Okay, it's a Mauser 98 in 30-06, cool. Then I saw BRNO scribed in the action. My eyebrows lifted a bit. It had no strip feeder slot, so I suppose it must be post war. This is not my area of expertise.
It had a pretty nice walnut stock, and was fitted with a scope of some kind. Probably from the fifties or early sixties.
I can hardly wait to get my hands on it, check the bore, and see how she shoots. And grab a couple pics.
It is a family heirloom, so no way he will ever part with it. Its actual value is of no interest to him
Sounds like the Brno might be one of the CZ commercial actions. If from the 50s or 60s, the possibilities are a M21, M22 or a ZG47. And as you already suspect, all very desirable.
