Yugo rework crest date...

[surpman1911]

Is the date that is in the Yugoslavian crest on the yugo reworks the date that they reworked the rifle or is that the year that the rifle was made that they just put in the crest. Also, one serial number has been crossed out with individual x's and replaced with only a two number serial number. The bolt release only has a two numbered serial but nothing crossed out. Does this mean that it was a part that was reworked very early and is the bolt release also an early manufactured part?

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[Jim]

The date in the crest is represents the date Tito established his governance of Yugoslavia. The Yugoslavs did not date stamp their rifles.

They also did not put the serial #s on bolt releases so that is a reused part from somebody elses rifle. The 2 digits on a minor part like that was likely just the last two digits of a weapons serial #. The Yugoslavs wasted nothing and made due with parts from any source that would work. I have seen waffenamt marked extractors on Yugoslav 24/47s.

The firing pin was salvaged from another rifle as well. The 2 digits on this could be the actual serial number of the rifle the pin came from- I have seen 1 and two digit serialed Yugoslav Mausers- or again just the last two digits of a weapons serial #.

That help?

[surpman1911]

yes thank you. that helped a lot.