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M48 Yugo Mauser Sub-Designation
givette
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I see a lot of them on the auction block. They all say M48 on top of the receiver. One is stamped M48A. What's the upgrade to the "A" series over the standard model? It [M48A] has the cryllic [Penzubice] (spelling) and the number 44 stamped on the left side of the receiver. Thanks, Joe
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The 'A' is not an upgrade but merely a cheaper variations:
The Yugoslav M48 Mauser rifle was manufactured from 1950-65 at the Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Banner Works. Zastava was known as "Preduzece 44"--meaning Enterprise 44, from 1945-52. In 1952 it was renamed Red
Banner Works.) The M48 series came in four versions--the M48 (all milled parts) M48A (stamped magazine floorplate) M48B (increased use of stamped parts) and the comparatively rare M48BO
(the BO=bez oznake, meaning "without markings.") The M48BO versions were new manufactured M48s as well as numerous captured, reconditioned and "scrubbed" German Kar 98k rifles (sometimes the latter were called M98/48N, the "N" standing for "Njemac," which is Serbo-Croat for "German.") The M48B/M48BO versions were made chiefly for export--and most of these were sent to Egypt, Iran and Algeria. (contributed by Michael E. Kreca)
http://www.surplusrifle.com/yugom48/index.asp
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"Production of the Model 1924 continued for about eight years after WWII ended. (incorrect since the factory was in ruins-mine) The first of these postwar versions, the Model 24/47, is almost identical to the Model 24 (it is identical since it is an M24-mine) except for the presence of the Yugoslav communist crest (a star atop two symmetrical curved sheaves of grain surrounding a row of six torches each representing the six Yugoslav "republics" - Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Macedonia), located above a scroll with the date 23.VI.1943 - June 23, 1943, when the structure of the postwar Tito government was first officially established in Jajce, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The left side of the receiver ring was marked M24/47 and the left receiver wall was marked in Serbian Cyrillic "Preduzece (Enterprise or Establishment) 44" (the old Military Technical Institute at Kragujevac) this model was still made with all milled parts. It featured the intermediate length Mauser actions of the FN and Kragujevac-made M24 pattern."
Not acknowledged in my notes.
"In the aftermath of World War II, there was a brief power struggle in Yugoslavia which was won by Tito's Communists. Starting in 1947, Tito's communists brought large numbers of M1924's (both Yugos and FN's) into refurbishing plants to refinish them. The Royal Crest was scrubbed and replaced with Tito's communist crest. The siderails were scrubbed and were marked with the arsenal where they were refurbed. "Preduzece 44" is the most common with "TR Z 5" rifles much less common. The TRZ 5 facility was located in Hadzici, just outside of Sarajevo. Among other facilities that refinished rifles are TR-136 and TR-69 (locations of these facilities are unknown at this time). Many of the scrubbings are very light and the original markings can be seen on the rails under the new stampings (especially in bright sunlight). These rifles were redesignated as Yugoslavian 24/47's"
Not acknowledged in my notes.
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