FN Model 24 and Model 30: Difference between revisions

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|origin= [[Belgium]]
|type=[[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]]
|service= 1924 — Present1924–1986
|used_by= See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|manufacturer= [[FN Herstal]], [[Zastava Arms|Kragujevac Arsenal]]
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==History==
After [[World War I]] and the [[Germany|German]] defeat, [[Belgium]] manufactured derivative of the Mauser 98, slightly modified.<ref>{{cite book|first1=W. H. B|last1= Smith |first2= Joseph E.|last2= Smith|title=The Book of Rifles|orig-year=1948|year=1963|publisher=[[National Rifle Association of America]]|pages=116–117}}</ref> The rifle series was modified depending on each customer's needs.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=43}} The designation Mle 24/30 is incorrect strictly speaking, since the Model 24 rifle is different from the Model 30. The confusion comes from the fact both versions were marketed at the same time in the 1930s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Confusing Terminology: The 24/30 FN Mauser|first=Anthony |last=Vanderlinden |date=5 December 2015|url=https://www.fnbrowning.com/single-post/2015/12/04/Confusing-Terminology-The-2430-FN-Mauser|access-date=23 January 2019|archive-date=20 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620095026/https://www.fnbrowning.com/single-post/2015/12/04/Confusing-Terminology-The-2430-FN-Mauser|url-status=dead}}</ref> The last Mauser pattern rifles were produced in 1964.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=212}}
 
=== Belgium ===
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=== Yugoslavia ===
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2013}}
The first [[Mauser]]-pattern rifle produced in [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] was the '''M24'''. Its predecessor, the '''FN Model 1924''' had been produced for the Yugoslav army by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|FN Herstal]] until the Ministry and FN signed a contract on the purchase of the licence for production of rifles 7.9&nbsp;mm M 24. Nearly all M24's were produced either before or during World War II, at the Kragujevac Arsenal plant. The M24 and Model 1924 are nearly identical. All M24 series weapons are designed to accept the '''M-24''' pattern bayonet.<ref name="CR" />{{cite<ref web|titlename=History"branko" Primer 202: Yugoslavian Mauser Model 1924 Documentary &#124; C&Rsenal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDU08BfNjGI|website=youtube.com|access-date=2025-05-21}}</ref>
 
The final additions to the M24 family were the '''M24/47''' rifle. These were produced by reworking existing prewar Serbian Model 24 Mausers and then refurbished with new parts at the [[Zastava Arms]] (formally Kragujevac Arsenal) plant, which was at that time under the control of the postwar communist government. The "47" of the M-24/47 indicated the beginning of the rebuild program of 1947. The rebuild program lasted into the early 1950s alongside new production of M48 rifles. M24 series rifles were used by the [[Royal Yugoslav Army]] and by nearly all sides during World War II in [[World War II in Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].<ref name="CR" /><ref name="branko" />
 
=== Other users ===
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===Yugoslavia===
*''Puška M.1924'' (Rifle M.1924) - Standard service rifle.<ref name="CR">{{cite web|title=History Primer 202: Yugoslavian Mauser Model 1924 Documentary &#124; C&Rsenal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDU08BfNjGI|website=youtube.com|access-date=2025-05-21}}</ref>
*''Sokolski karabin M.1924'' (''Sokol'' carbine M.1924) - at {{convert|94.5|cm|in}} was just slightly shorter and had a straight bolt handle. It was designed for youth firearms training and target practice.
*''Jurišna puška M.1924'' (''Assault'' rifle M.1924) - These can be identified by ''МОДЕЛ 1924 ЧК'' (MODEL 1924 ČK) written on the chamber, a bent bolt handle and an additional set of sling swivels on left side. It was designed after the Sokol carbine, Czecho-Slovak short gendarmerie rifle and Iranian Musketon, for use with assault units. The production started in May 1940, only about 5,000-6,000 were made. They were issued with a special combat knife that could be fitted on the rifle as a bayonet.<ref name="branko">{{cite book |last=Bogdanivić |first=Branko |title=Puške: dva veka pušaka na teritoriji Jugloslavije |date=1990 |publisher=SPORTINVEST, Belgrade |isbn=86-7597-001-3 |pages=110–123}}</ref>
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==See also==
*[[List of 7.65×53mm Mauser firearms]]
*[[vz. 24]]
*[[Belgian Mauser Model 1935]]
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* {{cite book|last=Ball|first=Robert W. D.|title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World|year=2011|___location=Iola|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=9781440228926}}
* {{cite book|last=Smith|first=Joseph E.|title=Small Arms of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/smallarmsofworld00smit|url-access=registration|edition =11|___location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|publisher= The Stackpole Company|year=1969|isbn=9780811715669 }}
* {{cite book|title= FN Mauser Rifles - Arming Belgium and the World |first=Anthony |last=Vanderlinden|isbn= 978-0-9981397-0-8|publisher=Wet Dog Publications|date=2016|url=https://www.fnbrowning.com/fn-mauser-rifles|archive-date=2024-08-10|access-date=2019-01-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810050940/https://www.fnbrowning.com/fn-mauser-rifles|url-status=dead}}
 
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