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Serial number and maker code observations tend to support the theory that approximately 200,000 to 250,000 rifles were made serviceable, while the remainder were scrapped for spare parts. In fact, there were far more K98k rifles available than there were men in the Norwegian armed forces, so a number of rifles were broken down for spares. On the other hand, vast quantities of Wehrmacht equipment was readily available and Norway wisely chose to adopt most of it for its own use. When the war concluded, the Norwegian government had no organized armed forces to speak of, and even fewer arms than men, mostly outdated Krag Jorgensen rifles. It has been estimated that on the order of 300,000 to 350,000 K98k rifles were turned in to Norwegian authorities. When the surrender came there were no fewer than 400,000 German troops in Norway, which at that time had a population of barely 4 million. Norway was occupied by German forces throughout the bulk of the war and when the Reich surrendered to allied forces in 1945, General Franz Böhme announced the unconditional surrender of German troops in Norway on May 7, the same day as Jodl signed the unconditional surrender document on behalf of the Third Reich, Hitler having committed suicide several days earlier. The "k" is for Kurz, which means "short" in German. The K98k was the primary infantry rifle for the German Wehrmacht during World War II. Note: Pics of rifle provided courtesy of moderator Claven2. (26 picture virtual tour) Observations: (by "Claven2") Backbone of the Wehrmacht (The German K98k Rifle, 1934 - 1945) by Richard D Law" (1993) - ISBN: 0-88935-139-2 and Mauser Military Rifles of the World, 4th ed. 14,048,789 (Estimated 1934 - 1945 from Richard Law's calculations), though less than 250,000 are estimated to have been absorbed by Norway after 1945. The M48 were designed to remove the follower from stopping the bolt from closing when the magazine is empty.Caliber.The M48s buttstock which is a bit shorter and thicker with a stainless steel butt plate.

The top handguard, which extends behind the rear sight and ends just in front of the receiver ring.

The main distinguishing characteristic of the Yugoslavian Zastava M48 Mauser Rifles from the German K98 Mauser rifles are: The K98 Mauser rifles and the M48 rifles that were based on them do not have interchangeable parts although look very similar in design and operation. It was the standard service rifle of the Yugoslav People’s Army from the early 1950’s until its replacement by the Zastava M59/66, a licensed copy of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle carbine, in the early 1960s.Īfter WW2 hundreds of thousands of German weapons were seized by the Yugoslav Army and also as part of Germany’s post WW2 reparations, Yugoslavia received tooling and equipment to make the Mauser 98, some of which modified according to Yugoslavian specifications. The Zastava M48 rifle were a post World War II Yugoslavian version of the German Karabiner 98k designed by Mauser and the Belgian designed M24 rifle series. Magazine/Capacity: 5-round stripper clip, internal box magazine A few hundred now available for sale to importers and distributors only. Considered in the US as Curio & Relic firearms (C&R) hence easily importable to military surplus collectors. These Yugoslavian Zastava M48 rifles are in very good to excellent condition. From 1956 on, all M48 production was for export only. Trigger guard from stamped parts and not milled like previous models. It continued to be stamped with M48A on the receiver ring. M48B: 1956-1965- Additional sheet metal stampings incorporated. the M48A used sheet metal stampings for the magazine floor plate.

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M48: 1950-1952- The initial version of the M48, with full crest and all machined steel parts. These Zastava Arms rifles available are of M48, M48A and M48B models all mixed. Yugoslavian Zastava M48 rifles based on the German K98 Mauser rifles, available from military and police surplus now for sale.