Original Cold War Era Yugoslavian Mauser Zastava M48 Cleaning Kit Brass Oiler Bottle – Bottle Only New Made Items

Original Items: Very Few Available. This is a wonderful opportunity to add an original brass Yugoslavian Mauser Oil Bottle to your collection as either a replacement for your cleaning kit or to display. Each kit does appear to bear the correct “под” and “чиш” markings on each side. The overall condition of each bottle is good but they could use a good cleaning!

A great chance to add a genuine Yugoslav Mauser oiler bottle to your kits or display!

Zastava M48
The Zastava M48 is a post World War II Yugoslav version of the Belgian designed M24 series with some influence from German Karabiner 98k. It was the standard service rifle of the Yugoslav People’s Army from the early 1950s until its replacement by the Zastava M59/66, a licensed copy of the Soviet SKS semiautomatic carbine, in the early 1960s.

After World War II, Yugoslavia took the design of the M24 rifle series and restarted production with minor modifications based on the German Karabiner 98k. Although very similar in external appearance, many of the parts of the Yugoslav and German rifles are not interchangeable, 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.