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Bolt-action rifle
Zastava M48 is a bolt-action rifle. Its reported origin is SFR Yugoslavia.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Bolt-action rifle
SFR Yugoslavia
1950–1964 (as the standard Yugoslav service rifle)
See Users
Albanian–Yugoslav border conflict (1948–1954) Lebanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars North Kosovo crisis (2022–2026)
1948
1950–1965
1,224,000+
M48, M48A, M48B, M48BO
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
1105 mm (43.5 in)
597 mm (23.25 in)
7.92×57 mm IS (8 mm Mauser)
Bolt action
760 m/s (2,493 ft/s)
500 m (547 yd) (with iron sights) 800+ m (875 yd) (with optics)
5-round stripper clip , internal box magazine
rear: standard V-notch, adjustable to 2,000 meters in 100 m increments front: hooded, inverted V
Algeria
Ba'athist Iraq
Ba'athist Syria
Burma
Chad
Egypt
Ethiopia
Indonesia : M48/63 variant used by Indonesian National Police . Currently used in limited service and training purpose.
Various Lebanese militias .
Poland
Yugoslavia
Currently used in limited service and training purpose.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zastava M48 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria, Ba'athist Iraq, Ba'athist Syria, Burma, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Lebanese militias, Poland, Yugoslavia
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