Yugo M1924 Cavalry Carbine....

I had spotted this for sale on another forum, for what I thought was a pretty decent price, so I passed it by Pat to see what he thought...his guidance helped me to decide to pull the trigger.

Pictures weren't great, but the guy said it was all matching but the bolt, I noticed the bolt was blued, so German re-work popped in my head. Of course since the bolt was mismatched, it didn't necessarily have anything to do with the base rifle. Still, for the price I figured roll the dice.

Got it in hand, and I think it is a really nice rifle. It is a straight up bolt mismatch, and as it stands is a Type II Cavalry Carbine, but of course if the matching bolt was bent, it would be a Type I from what I understand in my research.

Has a very nice stamp on the right side of the butt, but just Yugo stamps on the keel, no depot marks...this is the third type from the receiver side maker mark, so I believe it was manufactured between 1937 and 40 (?).

The stock has a nice orange hue to it when out in the light. Here are some quick pics...

Did the Yugo's use a sight protector like the VZ-24's? And what cleaning rod would fit? Would it be the same as a VZ-24 rod? I know its longer than a German 12.5" since it bottoms out and doesn't hit the securing nut...

While it would have been a nice bonus to have depot marks on it, it still fits in the Beuttewaffe category, so I am happy to have it!

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Nice M1924 the carbine version do not show up nearly as much as the short rifle version.

Your M1924 appears to be a type II carbine regardless of current bolt. The type I carbine also had a cutout in the stock so the dog leg bent bolt could close. Your stock does not appear to have this feature.

I would still suspect that the Germans had this in their possession given the blued bolt.

Nice find! The Yugo M1924's did not use a sight protector. The cleaning rods are the same dimension as the VZ24 rods.

Thanks for the info guys, I appreciate it...I will get a cleaning rod from Liberty Tree...

Oh, did forget to mention there is no import mark anywhere on it, so its either a pre 68 import, or a bringback…

Its a good looking, well made rifle, looks good next to the German used Romanian VZ-24, the crests are cool...

Repeating myself, but nice snag! It looks good. Love the nice Petar II stamp on the stock, it's in great shape. Does the bolt close on an empty magazine?

Pat, the bolt does close on an empty mag...

Thanks for your help too, I appreciate it, and am happy to have pulled the trigger...

Forgot to mention, but Branko's book lists your s/n in the range for 1937 production.

pzjgr said:

Pat, the bolt does close on an empty mag...

Thanks for your help too, I appreciate it, and am happy to have pulled the trigger...

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Anytime, I'm glad I could help in a small way.
I asked about the bolt closing as modified magazine followers are frequently overlooked or not recognized as German alterations in rifles like that.