FN Model 24 and Model 30: Difference between revisions

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===Yugoslavia===

*''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>

*''M.24/47 Rifle'' - M24 Rifles and Carbines of Belgian and Yugoslavian manufacture brought up to a common standard beginning in 1947 and continuing into the early 1950s. Most received new M48 barrels with 98k type front sight hoods not found on Model 1924's. Carbine features deleted rear swivel removed and plugged with dowel front carbine sling points ground off and polished.