Hey guys, as the title states, this is a Fabrique Nationale Yugo contract 1924 (not to be confused with the later Yugo built M24 that which was based upon this rifle and FN tooling). The FN 1924 is a Mauser 98 action with an intermediate length receiver. This one is 100% matching - including the stock, and the royal crest is completely intact as well as the royal cartouche on the side of the butt stock. The 'CXC' stamp on the left side rail is the Serbian Cyrillic abbreviation for "Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes", which was the precursor to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The "A" prefix and serif script "FAB. NAT D'Arms de Guerre..." indicates that this was one of the earlier rifles that FN produced. Apparently, 100,000 rifles were manufactured by FN from 1926-28. However, starting in Oct 1928 production moved to Yugoslavia and the markings changed (although the "CXC" remained for 2 more years). The fact that this rifle exists almost completely as-issued is really remarkable considering many were captured by the Nazis and other aggressors, lost or destroyed in battle, or scrubbed and rebarreled into M24/47 configuration. The barrel is in suprisingly good condition with expected wear, but it shined right up after a 1/2 hour of cleaning. Haven't test fired it yet, but will give you an update in the future.
Note the sideways capital "W" in serif stamped on the stock in the picture above - I wonder what that was for??
Note the sideways capital "W" in serif stamped on the stock in the picture above - I wonder what that was for??
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