Quick Guide to Identifying The Three Most Common Yugoslavian Mauser Variants in the U.S. 

I agree

Just some food for thought in a statement: cultural differences in exYU are very minimal. We hear the same music, food for the most part is the same, social activities were regional based with minimum oscillations etc. A typical European based culture in every day social asspect. Different religions were never really a problem as most of exYugos were culturally religious (tops 15%-20% of exYugos were religiously religious meaning, they practiced the religion based on its actual teaching). TRUE problem in exYU is and always was NATIONALISM and nothing else! Culture and religion were hijacked by nationalist as a tool, not as the reason for a conflict. Orthodox church is not propagating to blow up mosques or catholic churches, nationalist do. Raping, ethnic cleansing, plundering, war crimes are not teaching of any religion but nationalism and its apetite for domination.

Which model?

@@MrUhkb M-48 BO.

I love Yugoslavian weapons and equipment!

thanks for building my gun!

@@Crestfallen_Watcher. true - their 80ies Rock scene was amazing. But then again... turbo folk did neutralize a lot of the merits...

I was in Belgrade earlier this year but did not have time for a day trip to Kragujevac. Do you know if the factory does tours? Someone told me there is a museum on site.

Museum is closed for renovation, for indefinited period ..so You didn't lost anything...regards from Kragujevac/Srbia

It's actually just an M59.. Has a Serbian Army sticker on it, but it's an M59.

@@MikeB128 oh nice

Kinda ugly, the new one is much better

That's actually when you don't let on that you know more about that gun than he does. Thats how I got my Finn capture Mosin Dragoon.

@@michaelbenjmitchell1 yup I called and asked him about it but kept that info to myself. When I saw the listing and the crest I instantly knew what it was.

M98*

Hahaha, exactly.

You have an M48B then.

check gun shows thats where I found mine.

I had one for a long time and sold it not long ago to a friend, pretty awesome rifles though

Jebes Drazu ajmo na cevape

I have one and the barrel on mine is original to the receiver.

So, you sporterized it. 🤬 Just kidding. You're doing it right. 😅

Wait what? I have a mod 98 too that I picked up for about 600 and never really looked into the history. I was just always under the impression that it was a Yugoslavian model.

The receiver of a m48 is about a 1/4” shorter than a k98k.

Send me some and I'll review it. Not made of money.

@@MikeB128 I'm trying to get some too haven't been able to find some yet

Yeah, I usually do, but my supplier is backordered on them right now....be patient....

@@MikeB128 I noticed the red paint all over it, it doesn't happen to have the word 'ага' painted on the back, does it? If so, you've got yourself a famous helmet.

@@srddnrsmn7320 No, it just says "Popac" (Bosnian for Cricket). And other random shit. What's "Ara"?

@@MikeB128 It's kind of a weird word pronounced like 'Aha' (г being cyrillic 'h'/'g') that can kind of express a few things. It'd be a famous helmet though, because there's a war propaganda music video from the 90's that shows a serb soldier wearing the helmet I'm referring to, and it's kind of become iconic. Also, the fact that some people saw 'ага' as being 'allah' since g/h letter looks like upside down L, and incorrectly claim that it proves that "the serbs were the real muslims", just making it more of a 'meme' helmet. It was sloppily painted in the same red colour paint as the one you're wearing, which made me ask.

@@srddnrsmn7320 Word "aga" (Cyrillic spelling ага) is of Turkish origin, this is most likely why these children joke about Serbs "being the real Muslims". I do not understand why you say it is "kind of a weird word"

Whatever. The market is now a collectible market, and if you're going to be that rash and pay that much without doing research, that's on you, and my M48 just became more valuable, so thanks.

@@MikeB128 whatever it makes me happy

A little is it I minty condition

He drinks and smokes. Typically full flavored menthol 100s and Kentucky Deluxe. This is not a slight on the man.