differences between ww2 era and post war Yugo mausers?

[JR Hartman]

specifically between a nice M48(not a or b, I want a fully milled gun) and a 1924 or even 1924/48 or 52?

I have narrowed it down to one of these, but don't know enough about either set to know exactly what I want, altho I really like the downturned bolt of the M48

thanks very much.

 

[ante_up]

The 24s have a smoother action, straight bolt and a different way of attaching the strap. The m48 are based off the k98 in terms of the bent bolt, steel but pad and strap attachment minus the shorter action. Both are good but if you like the k98 go with the m48. Most of these will be matching and even G condition ones will be pristine.

 

[Nyles]

The original Yugo Mauser is the M1924, made by FN on contract to Yugoslavia from 1924 - about 1928, when production moved to Kragujevac. These are usually called the M24, but it's the same rifle, just Yugoslav made. An original WW2 era model will have the crest of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, like the example that I just bought off the EE. This is obviously an FN-made example, a Kragujevac made example has the siderail markings in Serbian. Original pre-communist M1924 / M24 rifles are pretty uncommon. After the war the M24 was reworked to M24/47 configuration - the original royalist crest was replaced by the Communist crest and a K98-style hooded front sight was added. These are fairly common. You'll also see the M24/52s, which are Czech VZ-24s with the same changes made.

The M48 was a brand-new postwar-made rifle, with a bent bolt more in the K98K style, that had Communist marks from the beginning. They're very common in Canada.