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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==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}}

{{FN Herstal firearms}}