Notes: This is basically a Steyr-built Mauser that was originally built for the Mexican Army, with a pistol-grip wrist stock, improved sights, and a longer handguard. The long rifle pattern was the original one, with a 29-inch barrel, but this was soon superseded by the VZ-98/22 Short Rifle and then the VZ-23 rifle (based on the Kar-98AZ, with a Gew-98 stock), and the VZ-23A (as the VZ-23, but new production, whereas the VZ-23 was built from cannibalized or refurbished parts). The Short Rifles all had 21.5-inch barrels.

The VZ-98/29 was simply a minor upgrade of the VZ-98/22. It had wider barrel bands for strength, higher front sight protectors, and a third sling swivel was added in front of the trigger guard. This weapon was used by the Czech military from 1930 until World War 2. Several variants were built: The Model 08/33 Short Rifle, made for Brazil; the Model 12/33 Carbine, built for export to Central and South America; the Model 16/33 Carbine, the shortest member of the series and the basis for the VZ-33 Gendarmerie Carbine; the Model 32 and 35 Short Rifles, minor variants made for Peru (identical to the VZ-98/29 Short Rifle for game purposes); the VZ-98/29 Short Rifle, a shorter version of the base rifle; The Model JC Short Rifle, a lighter version of the VZ-98/29 Short Rifle built for civilian export; and the Model L Short Rifle, a version built for the Lithuanians, firing the .303 British cartridge and using a Austro-Hungarian 1895-pattern knife bayonet.

The VZ-24 was also based on the Mauser 98 action, but while it was based on the plans for that action, it was entirely Czech-produced. The VZ-24 was exported to several countries in Eastern Europe as well as to Germany before World War 2, and thousands were built. The VZ-24 had a 23-inch barrel, and is otherwise a standard Mauser-type rifle.