A question came up on Gunboards regarding continued production of the Yugoslav rifles under German occupation after April 1941. These factories exchanged hands in the ebb and flow of battle, and with the growing ability of the Partisans to mount larger operations and hold ground against German and Italian forces as the war progressed.
Presumably, any rifles assembled after the seizure of the factories would probably not have been serialized, and some might not have been marked with the typical first letter of the last name of the inspector, as seen on some (but not all) small parts on Yugoslav rifles. By extension, it would be possible to have rifles in circulation that were effectively without serial numbers, or least some unnumbered major components.
Has anyone ever seen such a beast? Granted, these would be few in number and would have been reduced further by wartime losses and the Communist habit of removing or re-marking most pre-Communist markings. I'd imagine that if they are in circulation, they'd be on bring-backs using other marked components, or in some cases, none at all.
Pat
Presumably, any rifles assembled after the seizure of the factories would probably not have been serialized, and some might not have been marked with the typical first letter of the last name of the inspector, as seen on some (but not all) small parts on Yugoslav rifles. By extension, it would be possible to have rifles in circulation that were effectively without serial numbers, or least some unnumbered major components.
Has anyone ever seen such a beast? Granted, these would be few in number and would have been reduced further by wartime losses and the Communist habit of removing or re-marking most pre-Communist markings. I'd imagine that if they are in circulation, they'd be on bring-backs using other marked components, or in some cases, none at all.
Pat