Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
Not quite sure what you're wanting specifically but, the FN M1924 series, including Yugoslav Manufacture are intermediate length bolts whereas their model 1930 is among the standard length bolts.
There are only a few other rifles that use the intermediate length bolts. There's a Turk but, I don't know which model or what the others are.

The Yugoslav M48 series use a shallow bend bolt arm with a smooth flat on the bottom of a solid ball. I am by no means sure but, I believe that is pretty specific to them. The shallow bend lets them avoid relieving the stock as is done on the German K98kicon.

That help?
Actually, yes. That does define one characteristic of one family of bolts that could help differentiate between those and some other country's. I thought I was pretty clear, but I guess not. Nothing ever reads the same as it is written! Anyway, I do know about short/ long/ intermediate length bolts. I do know about small ring and large ring. I do know what length bolt fits which receivers (or if I don't, I've got the book that does). I do know that if the numbers match it is an original bolt ( actually, not really always the case).
What I don't know is any way to tell if a non-matching bolt in a for instance K98 was a K98 bolt originally or came out of some other rifle type. Polish bolts fit German rifles and vice versa, but unless matching, how would one know that the bolt is the correct type or not? There must be some generic characteristics common to a given country's factories that would aid in identifying country of origin, at least.
Maybe it's a little anal, but even though a (non-matching) bolt fits and functions in a given rifle, and I realize that it isn't original to that specific gun, i'd like to know that the bolt at least came out of the same factory!
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