The serial number with the Z1 after the serial (rather then a prefix) indicates manufacture at Brno also. The E (lion) 28 indicates the rifle was adopted by the Czech miltary in 1928 at Brno. The cycle started with 0001 A1 and will end with 9999 Z1 and continue with the next cycle 0001 A2 to 9999 Z2 and on and on. The 1 after the Z indicates this is the frist production cycle. This rifle is the 531 one made in the Z series. The serial number on this rifle, 531 Z1 is unique to the Czeck military, not export rifles. Would be nice to see some pics of your rifle. This might be interesting for you as well: 'vz' is short for 'vzor' and means 'model' The stamping on the receiver 'Československá zbrojovka Brno' means 'Czechoslovakian Arms Factory Brunn'. The sling could be 'ersatz', made of canvas in lack of leather. The gun sling might be original since the czech army used old stocks from the former Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Keep in mind a cleaning rod for a vz 24 is NOT identical to the cleaning rod for the K98 and therefore a hard-to-find item. Does the rifle still has its original cleaning rod and front sight protector? These items were very often removed and sold seperately. Check if you find some old stamps sometimes parts from other rifles were used for repair an then re-stamped to have a rifle with matching serial number. The fact that all important parts have an identical serial number may indicate that the rifle was stored and maintained carefully.
From what you wrote about your vz 24 it sounds all very good.
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