New Arrivals from Ex Yugoslavian Army Stocks

[Alfonso]

Great idea!

[Victory 1945]

Well, here it is, in all it's gooey glory! I snapped a few pics with my phone, not the best but it'll give you all an idea of what they look like. First off, a big hat's off to TradeEx! The boxes were taped up real nicely, it arrived very quickly considering the long weekend, oh yeah....the rifle is pretty nice too!

So this is just the unpacking:



Double boxed!



And drum-roll please!










I'll start off by saying I'm no expert on anything, but this is BY FAR the greasiest mil-surp I've ever bought! It's not greasy either, I should stop saying that, it's like glue. Super glue, that's semi-malleable. That paper that's stuck to the end of the stock I suspect is now part of the rifle! Seriously though, I'm sure if I cleaned it up it'd be a brand new gun! Numbers matching, the bluing is superb, the grain on the stock is beautiful, honestly the couple pictures don't do the stock any justice at all. The only thing I could see that was a little marked was the bottom of the mag. I forgot to take a picture of the sling and ammo pouch, but they're nothing fancy, definitely used. All in all, I'm very happy I jumped on these!

Now I'm faced with a serious problem. I bought this with the intention of having a really nice shooter, but it's almost too nice! I shoot my guns, always have, but this may end up being my first "collectable". Hmmmmm.......

Great looking gun. Now, markings people, if anyone is interested;
Four Cyrillic letters is actually FNRJ and it means Federativna Narodna Republika Jugoslavija (Federative Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia). That was the first name post war Yugoslavia had before changing it to SFRJ (Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia). The second marking is Preduzece 44, meaning Enterprise 44 or Company 44, which was one of the names Zastava factory had after the war. The crest; 6 torches making unified flame represents 6 provinces (republics) former Yugoslavia consisted of (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hertzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia). The date, November 29th 1943 represents the time Communist led Partisan guerrilla had their second congress in liberated part of the country and proclaimed themselves to be the new government. Yes Yugoslavia constantly had parts of the country briefly liberated from Nazis. Germans would retake the area and Yugoslavs would liberate another part. Hitler actually had to withdrew forces from Eastern front to deal with Partisans. There, a little bit of history that somewhat relates to this rifle.

[Markzdb]

Interesting, I love everything from Yugoslavia!!!

[Above49TH]

Thanks for posting that Victory 1945
Shooting a piece of history is why I have always loved milsurp.


Victory 1945 post#72
Four Cyrillic letters is actually FNRJ and it means Federativna Narodna Republika Jugoslavija (Federative Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia). That was the first name post war Yugoslavia had before changing it to SFRJ (Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia). The second marking is Preduzece 44, meaning Enterprise 44 or Company 44, which was one of the names Zastava factory had after the war. The crest; 6 torches making unified flame represents 6 provinces (republics) former Yugoslavia consisted of (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hertzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia). The date, November 29th 1943 represents the time Communist led Partisan guerrilla had their second congress in liberated part of the country and proclaimed themselves to be the new government. Yes Yugoslavia constantly had parts of the country briefly liberated from Nazis. Germans would retake the area and Yugoslavs would liberate another part. Hitler actually had to withdrew forces from Eastern front to deal with Partisans. There, a little bit of history that somewhat relates to this rifle.

[st1264]

So nobody bought an M57 TT (stock photo)?

[Hitzy]

So nobody bought an M57 TT (stock photo)?

That's the commercial version with safety.

[st1264]

Did you clean it up yet? Would love to see the final result...

Well, here it is, in all it's gooey glory! I snapped a few pics with my phone, not the best but it'll give you all an idea of what they look like. First off, a big hat's off to TradeEx! The boxes were taped up real nicely, it arrived very quickly considering the long weekend, oh yeah....the rifle is pretty nice too!










I'll start off by saying I'm no expert on anything, but this is BY FAR the greasiest mil-surp I've ever bought! It's not greasy either, I should stop saying that, it's like glue. Super glue, that's semi-malleable. That paper that's stuck to the end of the stock I suspect is now part of the rifle! Seriously though, I'm sure if I cleaned it up it'd be a brand new gun! Numbers matching, the bluing is superb, the grain on the stock is beautiful, honestly the couple pictures don't do the stock any justice at all. The only thing I could see that was a little marked was the bottom of the mag. I forgot to take a picture of the sling and ammo pouch, but they're nothing fancy, definitely used. All in all, I'm very happy I jumped on these!

Now I'm faced with a serious problem. I bought this with the intention of having a really nice shooter, but it's almost too nice! I shoot my guns, always have, but this may end up being my first "collectable". Hmmmmm.......

[french_fried_taters]

So I just received my Yugo Mauser today. I had specifically requested an M 48, because I liked the cleaner and more finished look of the milled parts. Tradex delivered on my request, and I really appreciate it! The rifle is in a nice elm wood stock. The numbers all match, and the serial number is on the stock of the rifle as well. I would definitely say that this rifle is NOT unissued, however it is in excellent shape. It's hard to tell from the photos, but the receiver has a deep plum colour to it, which from my understanding is due to the refurbishment process. There are also a few minor nicks in the stock and some scuffing on the butt plate. The transparent looking line on the butt is just some plastic wrap, not a large dent haha. That being said though, it is in awesome shape and I am more than happy with it even though its probably been refurbished at some time. It makes me wonder where, when and to whom this rifle may have been issued!

I'm looking forward to seeing what other peoples rifles look like. Now I just need a bayonet, some strippers clips and some 8x57 reloading dies

[st1264]

Did they make (or refurb) these with laminate stocks? Looks like an elm stock with a lot of figure to me (and a beautiful specimen)... could be wrong though.

That's a nice rifle that I would be proud to own. #'s matching, I think you also did extremely well in the surplus roulette!

[french_fried_taters]

st1264, you are correct, it is elm! The coarse grain seemed laminated to me, but after taking another look it is definitely an elm stock, thanks for pointing that out