• Yugo M48a Serial Numbers List
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Yugo M48 Mauser bolt action rifle chambered in 8mm caliber (also called 8x57 or 7.92). Historical cold war era military rifles from the 1950's. Features a blued finish, a Yugo crest on receiver, bent bolt handle, and a cupped buttplate.

So you've begun collecting military surplus guns and next on your list is a German Mauser. The Mosin and the Enfield were pretty cheap, but correct examples of German Mausers are going for $1500+! Luckily for your wallet, many countries copied Mauser's 1898 design making a Mauser experience much more affordable. Currently, Yugoslavian Mausers are on the market for a great price, but there are a fair bit variations that you should be aware of before purchasing one. Let’s begin at the beginning.

Mar 08, 2012  The M48A started in 1953, followed by the M48B (still marked M48A) and last the M48BO, BO is an abbreviation for 'bez oznake' which means 'unmarked'. This info is from Bogdanovic's book. There is a considerable amount of incorrect info posted on different web sites about the Yugo bolt guns. Jun 14, 2013  Dating M48's Discussion in 'Mausers ' started. Mobile, Alabama. Is there anywhere to check how old a Yugo Mauser is by serial number? I mean I know generally a date range, but is there anyway to really define the year it was made? I have two M48's and one M48A. Gandog56, Jun 13, 2013. Gandog56, Jun 13, 2013. Jun 13, 2013 #2. The M48 and M48A are a Yugo military rifles based on the same Mauser design as the Gewehr 98. The Yugo rifles have a slightly shorter, intermediate length receiver, and uses a bent bolt handle similar to the German Mauser rifles unlike earlier Yugo models like the M24/47. Since so many went unissued, it’s easy to find rifles with matching serial numbers on the receiver, bolt handle, magazine floorplate, and buttstock. Yugoslavian M48 Mauser Crest. The serial number on an M48 Mauser buttstock and mag floorplate. There are four basic versions of the M48 military rifle. The most desirable is the original M48. Looking for what a YUGO is worth? View our historical sales information to see market price, buying trends, and sales by different parts of the United States. The M48 with no letter after the M48 were only made for about one year from late 50-early 52 and the M48A was made from Jan 52 - 1956 when they started making the M48B (witch I have never seen one in the US) than you have the M48 BO that was made from 56-65 have I ily seen 5 of these.

Model 1924 (M24) With the First World War over, the newly formed country of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later known as Yugoslavia) decided they wanted a standardized rifle for their front line troops. After a brief trials, they came up with an almost exact copy of Germany's K98k rifle--the biggest difference being that the action was 1/8 inch shorter than Germany’s standard infantry rifle. The first 100,000 rifles came from FN, and the remaining examples (which were produced through WWII) were built at the Yugoslavian national armory. There were three main configurations of this rifle: two carbines and one rifle. C&Rsenal did a great writeup on these guns, which can be found here.

These are actually pretty difficult to find because most were refurbished during the cold war (more on this in about a paragraph). However, they are often mistaken for the much more common refurbished M24/47, and so deals can be found. The current rate on a proper M24 is much higher than other Yugoslavian rifles, so expect to pay a premium.

Action Markings:Yugoslavian Crest with Model 1924

Sidewall Markings:

FAB. NOT. D’ARMES de GUERRE , HERSTAL-BELGIQUE (FN Production 1926-1928)

АРТ. ТЕX. ЗАВОД – Крагујевцу (Artillery Technical Institute 1928-1931)

BOJHOTEX.ЗАВОД – Крагујевцу (Military Technical Institute 1932-1941)

Model 24/47 With the Second World War over and Cold War tensions rising Yugoslavia began preparing for more fighting. To fill their strategic reserve, the young nation began a refurbishment program in 1947 to bring their beaten M24 rifles to tip top condition. This included a standardization of sling swivels, rebluing, as well as scrubbed and re-stamped markings. As we know, the Cold War never developed into fighting and the M24/47 remained in pristine condition. Because of their “recent” refurbishment, they tend to be great shooters. These can be found pretty easily from surplus dealers for right around $300. Action Markings:Yugoslavian Crest, OR Yugoslavian Crest, M24/47

Sidewall Markings:

M24/47 PREDUZECE 44

M24/47 ZAVOD 44

M24/47 TRZ-5

Model 24/52C As 1952 rolled around, Yugoslavia slowed their refurbishment of M24 rifles and and began working on the left over Czechoslovakian vz. 24 rifles (which are different from Yugoslavian M24 rifles!) they received as war reparations. Despite the new rifle (designated M24/52c) resembling the M24/47 rifles, they can easily be identified by their markings. Since the Czech vz. 24 rifles have a history of their own, there are many slight variations that can be found. Depending on the condition of the barrel when rifles reached Yugoslavia, they may have been switched out for a domestically produced M48 barrel. Just like the M24/47 rifles, these guns tend to be in fantastic shape as they never saw action since their refurbishment. M24/52C rifles are slightly more difficult to find than the M24/47 rifles, but they still sell for roughly $300-$400.

Action Markings:Yugoslavian Crest, M24/52c

Model 98/48 Beginning in 1948, Yugoslavia began repairing and refurbishing captured German K98k rifles. During the process, the German rifles had varying levels of their markings removed with Yugoslavian markings added. As a result, there are a number of variations in the markings that can be found, some of which are listed below. Because they are German made, the actions are full length (as opposed to the intermediate length Yugoslavian Mausers). Action Markings:Yugoslavian Crest

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Sidewall Markings:

FNRJ Mod. 98

Yugo M48a Serial Numbers List

PREDUZECE 44 Mod. 98

PREDUZECE 44 Mod. 98/48

RADIONICA 145 Mod. 98/48

Model 48 In addition to refurbishing guns, the national Yugoslavian armory began production of their new Mauser design, the M48. This new gun had more German features than the prewar Yugoslavian M24 (sight hood, bent bolt handle, cupped buttplate, sling swivel placement), but they stuck with an intermediate length action. By 1952, Yugoslavian engineers designed stamped parts to make production more efficient, resulting in the M48A. This design was updated once again to the M48B (although the receiver crest continued to say M48A). Once again, most of these guns never saw war and are in fantastic condition. For $350 or so, you can find a mint one with a bayonet, cleaning kit, oiler, etc.

In conclusion: Proper German K98k rifles are expensive and highly collectable, making it not necessarily the best choice for a range toy. Luckily, the Yugoslavians made some nice Mauser copies that will give you the Mauser experience at a fraction of the cost. As an added bonus, Yugoslavian M75 sniper ammo has recently hit the market. This highly accurate ammo pairs great with a mint M48 or a nice refurbished rifle. So, if you’re a milsurp guy who wants a nice shooter and doesn’t mind if the gun is of WWII vintage, look into one of the many Yugo Mauser flavors.

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The Zastava M48 (Serbo-Croatian: Puška M.48 7,9 mm / Пушка M.48 7,9 mm, 'Rifle M.48 7.9 mm') is a post World War IIYugoslavian version of the German Karabiner 98k designed by Mauser and the Belgian designed M24 series.

History[edit]

After World War II, the Yugoslavs took this design and incorporated minor modifications. Although very similar to the German rifle in general appearance, many of the parts of these two rifles are not interchangeable,^[1] especially the bolt and related action parts. M48s are usually distinguished from the 98k by the top handguard, which extends behind the rear sight and ends just in front of the receiver ring, although this feature exists on other models as well. The M48 was designed with a stock similar to the 98k, but it has a shorter intermediate-length action and receiver, as does the similar M24 series Mauser. The M24 series Mausers were built from prewar Yugoslav Model 24 Mausers and then refurbished with newer Belgian parts, and usually have straight bolts, while the M48s have curved bolts. Most M48 stocks are made from thicker Elm or Beech wood and have a thick stainless steel butt plate at the rear of the stock. The M24/47 stocks are mostly made of thinner Walnut or Beech wood and do not have a milled stainless steel 'cupped' butt plate. The M48 was also designed to remove the follower from stopping the bolt from closing when the magazine is empty. M48's are regarded as a military surplusfirearm and can be collected in the United States, Canada and Australia at a generally cheap price due to the plentiful numbers recently imported from Europe, most of which had never been used in combat.

Variants[edit]

There are five main versions of the M48.

M48: 1950-1952- The initial version of the M48, with full crest and all machined steel parts.

M48A: 1952-1965- Inclusion of stamped parts. the M48A used sheet metal stampings for the magazine floor plate. These changes sped production while lowering cost.^[2] The critical bolt and receiver which contain the pressure of the burning propellant within the cartridge case retained the same material requirements and design tolerances (i.e. were machined from forged steel) in the A and B variations.

M48B: 1956-1965- Additional sheet metal stampings incorporated. The most critical factor to understand about this model is that it continued to be stamped on the receiver ring M48A. There was no change in markings. The specific changes in parts is unverified but include stamped barrel and H-bands and the magazine spring follower. The most significant change and external appearance whereby the M48B may be identified is the trigger guard. Whereas previously, the trigger guard/mag well were machined from a solid billet of steel, it was changed to an assembly fabricated from stamped parts. The new trigger guard has a rib running around the exterior of both sides. While the exact number of changes made to this model have not been specified, the impact on production in 1956 were extensive and drastically reduced the number produced that year. There was a specific reason for this. From 1956 on, all M48 production was intended solely for export.

M48BO: 1956-1965- The 'bo' stands for 'bez oznake' and translates roughly as 'unmarked' or 'without markings.' These were identical to and manufactured concurrent with the crested M48B but were not stamped with any national or manufacturer's markings.

M48/63:Zastava Arms manufactured the M48/63 sporting rifle which is a short barreled variant of the Model 1948 rifle.^[3] The production stopped as of 2013.

Combat use[edit]

Most M48s that are encountered in the United States and Australia today show only slight wear—usually from storage. Many rifles are sold with accessories, including bayonet, bayonet scabbard, leather bayonet frog, ammo pouches, cleaning rod, and field cleaning kit. The rifles are normally sold coated in the protective grease 'cosmoline' which needs to be cleaned out before the rifle is fired. The condition is frequently excellent due to a Yugoslavian maintenance program that cleaned and inspected the stored rifles in rotation every 5 years until that nation's breaking up.^{[citation needed]}

As such, the M48 saw use in the Yugoslav Wars, thousands being used by various militias^[4] or paramilitary forces.^[5] Often the M48 was used as the basis for a sniper rifle, drilled and tapped for the ZRAK 4x32 telescopic sight and mounts.^[6] However, other than an experimental batch of approximately 4000 rifles, no official M48 sniper rifle was ever fielded by the Yugoslav Army.^[7]

Egypt bought M48As to diversify its suppliers in the 1950s.^[8]Syria purchased M48A^[9] and M48BO rifles.^[10]Indonesia, Iraq, Burma, Algeria and Chad also received some.^[2] In the 1980s, Syria sent surplus M48s to pro-Syrian Lebanese factions during the Lebanese Civil War.^[11]

In 2018 Polish Border Guard obtained 44 rifles for ceremonial purposes due to its physical similarities with Polish pre war Kb wz. 98a.^[12]

Users[edit]

• Algeria
• Burma
• Chad
• Egypt
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Various Lebanese militias
• Poland
• Yugoslavia

Yugo M48 Serial Numbers

References[edit]

1. ^Ball 2011, p. 332.
2. ^ ^abScarlata, Paul (October 15, 2013). 'Yugoslavian M48A Yugo M48A Mauser Rifle'. Military Surplus Magazine.
3. ^'SPORTING RIFLE M48/63'. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012.
4. ^Grant, Neil (2015). Mauser Military Rifles. Weapon 39. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 50. ISBN9781472805966.
5. ^Krott, Rob (October 2003). 'Macedonia's Weaponry: A New Nation Re-Arms and Fights'. Small Arms Review. Vol. 7 no. 1.
6. ^M48 Mauser Sniper Rifle
7. ^Serbian & Yugoslav Mauser Rifles by Branko Bogdanovic, North Cape Publishing, 2005^{[page needed]}
8. ^Scarlata, Paul (March 2013). 'Military rifle cartridges of Egypt from Khartoum to the Sinai'. Shotgun News.
9. ^Ball 2011, p. 369.
10. ^Philip Peterson (20 July 2011). Standard Catalog of Military Firearms: The Collector's Price and Reference Guide. Gun Digest Books. p. 160. ISBN1-4402-1451-4.
11. ^JWH1975 (June 23, 2017). 'Syrian Civil War: WWII weapons used'. WII After WII. WordPress. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
12. ^Wilk, Remigiusz (30 October 2018). 'Mausery w Nowym Sączu'. milmag.pl (in Polish).

Yugo M48 Mauser Serial Numbers

• Ball, Robert W. D. (2011). Mauser Military Rifles of the World. Iola: Gun Digest Books. ISBN9781440228926.
• The Serbian & Yugoslav Mauser Rifles, Branko Bogdanovic, North Cape Publishing, 2005
  
• Personal communication with the author, Branko Bogdanovic.
• Article, The Anonymous Yugo- The M48B, Military Rifle Journal, July 2008, Michael Cornell & James Golub

External links[edit]

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