Karabiner 98k - Karabiner 98 Kurz Karabiner 98 kurz Type Bolt action rifle Place of origin … Wikipedia M48 - or M 48 may refer to:* Messier 48 (M48), an open star cluster in the constellation Hydra * M48 Patton, a United States main battle tank * M 48 (Michigan highway), a state highway in Michigan * M48 motorway, a motorway in Great Britain * M48… … Wikipedia Some BO rifles were delivered to Syria, and after arrival the Syrians stamped the receivers with their own crest. Some BO rifles have been found to incorporate salvaged, scrubbed, and remarked, captured German receivers from World War II. These were intended to be shipped to the Middle East, but the contract was never finalised. * M48BO: "Without Markings" these are otherwise similar to the M48A, but without the Yugoslavian crest on the receiver. * M48B: Additional sheet metal stampings incorporated. It is the most commonly encountered version of the M48. The critical bolt and receiver which contain the pressure of the burning propellant within the cartridge case retained the same material requirements and design tolerances (ie, were machined from forged steel) in the A and B variations. These changes sped production while lowering cost. * M48A: Essentially similar to the M48, the M48A used sheet metal stampings for the magazine floorplate.
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* M48: The initial version of the M48, with full crest and machined steel parts. There are three main versions of the M48. Often the M48 was used as the basis for a sniper rifle, drilled and tapped for the ZRAK 4x32 telescopic sight and mounts. The rifles are normally sold coated in the protective grease ' cosmoline' which needs to be cleaned out before the rifle is fired.Īs such, the M48 only saw limited use in the Yugoslav wars. Many rifles are sold with accessories, including bayonet, bayonet sheath, frog holder, cleaning rod, and field cleaning kit. Most M48's that are encountered in the United States and Australia today show only slight wear - usually from storage. Most M48's were put into government storage shortly after they were manufactured. M48's are regarded as a military surplus firearm and can be collected in the US at a generally cheap price due to the numbers recently imported from Europe. They are usually easily identified 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 main difference between the M48 and the K98k is that the M48 uses an intermediate-length receiver. Although similar in general appearance to that of the German rifle, many of the parts of these two rifles are not interchangeable, such as the bolt. The M48 Mauser is a post World War II Yugoslavian version of the German Mauser K98k. Sights= rear: standard V-notch, adjustable to 2,000 meters in 100 m increments Range= 500 m (547 yd) (with iron sights) 800+ m (875 yd) (with optics)įeed= 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine