Ohio Ordenance Works were the only ones building VZ58 receivers and had rifles priced at $1200 with (IIRC) the receivers at $550 with 922 parts included.
Century got into the picture and the Chech’s started production of a single stack that was converted here with the 922 parts added. The bottom droped out of the price structure.
OOW still makes a nice rifle at just under $1k.
I think I will order one of the $379 czech jobs.
Though I would prefer the plum synthetic stocks.
Sorry you got upside down on those kits.
I have always liked the czech engineering.