The bottom of the bolt handle has a different number stamped on it (902o). This one doesn't look like BLO.Ģ) The bolt has the serial number on the top of the bolt handle (531) and it also appears to be etched / scratched in versus a clean stamp. Is this normal for an M48? Finally, my other stocks were much darker and had a BLO finish. It was my understanding the M48 had walnut stocks initially and beech was used later on as well as elm, is that right? What wood is this? Also, the serial number (531) isn't stamped in a typical fashion. The wood is very blonde and has lots of grain and even a few knots. I have a few questions related to things I haven't observed on any of the other variations I have owned. While the exact number of changes made to this model have not been specified, the impact on production in 1956 were. The Zastava M48 is a post World War II Yugoslavian version of the German Karabiner 98k designed by Mauser and. Apparently it came out of the crate just like this. I recently acquired this Yugoslavian M48 (it is stamped M48).
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