Interesting Serbian/Yugo 1924 Short Rifle

[polkey]

Picked this one up from an older friend of mine. He originally picked it up 30-40 years ago with the intention of making a sporter out of it, but I suspect due to the condition of the receiver it always ended up getting passed over for another. Turns out he had the complete rifle in various pieces scattered all over is shop. Luckily he's a bit of a pack rat and after a bit of searching managed to find all the matching pieces. This one dates from 1939. I ended up trading for it, interesting addition to the collection. Stock looks a bit shiny as I gave it a wipe down with an oily rag as it was quite dry & filthy.

 

[bjmurata]

I'm liking it, can't be too many of those kicking around in Canada?

 

[cosmic]

How's the bore on that bad boy?

 

[Eaglelord17]

Now that is a rare Mauser. Not only is it a original Yugoslavian M24, it appears to be all matching (or at least mostly matching). For those that don't know most these rifles were mainly used up in WWII fighting the Germans/Communists/Royalists/Other Partisan groups and were often cannibalized to keep others going after the fighting started. Most of those that survived the war were then rebuilt by the now Communist Yugoslavia into the M24/47 configuration. Making the odds of finding a original M24 low, and a all matching example (or mostly matching example), even lower.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[polkey]

Now that is a rare Mauser. Not only is it a original Yugoslavian M24, it appears to be all matching (or at least mostly matching). For those that don't know most these rifles were mainly used up in WWII fighting the Germans/Communists/Royalists/Other Partisan groups and were often cannibalized to keep others going after the fighting started. Most of those that survived the war were then rebuilt by the now Communist Yugoslavia into the M24/47 configuration. Making the odds of finding a original M24 low, and a all matching example (or mostly matching example), even lower.

Thanks for sharing!

This example is still all matching, or at least all serialized parts are matching. Unlike the Germans they didn't serialize every part. In this case the bolt body, trigger-guard, floorplate, and stock are serialized to the receiver.
It's certainly had a hard life, bore is fairly decent but there is a spot of pitting near the muzzle. Just on the hunt for a cleaning rod and a bayonet to finish it off.

 

[Eaglelord17]

This example is still all matching, or at least all serialized parts are matching. Unlike the Germans they didn't serialize every part. In this case the bolt body, trigger-guard, floorplate, and stock are serialized to the receiver.
It's certainly had a hard life, bore is fairly decent but there is a spot of pitting near the muzzle. Just on the hunt for a cleaning rod and a bayonet to finish it off.

Truly a excellent example! Only thing that somewhat sucks is how much the crest is worn, but that is also testament to the usage these rifles received.