[carbine85]

1st - Is the butt stock plate suppose to be blued or in the white?
2nd - Are the stocks finished in Linseed oil? Some Yugo SKS's don't have anything on them so it wouldn't surprise me that the Mauser are the same way.
3rd - Is there 1 correct sling? I see several styles. Mine looks like a belt for a 500lb man.

 

[painterjohn]

Buttplate..in the white

Oil finish..BLO likely

You got my belt?..Srry..you have the correct sling if its got 2 holes and a brass stud on one end and several holes and a brass stud on the other..no buckle

Pic of my blued bolt M24/47 rifles..The buttplates are still in the white on these

 

[carbine85]

Thank you sir. Let me know if you need your belt back

 

[nothernug]

The official finish for Yugoslav stocks was oil, most probably it was some variety of raw linseed oil but for our purposes, blo works just fine.

The "correct" sling for a 24/47 is a approx 8/9oz. leather strap, 1 1/4" wide, looped over and secured at both ends with brass buttons and with a single free moving leather loop keeper. There are usually about 3 holes in one end for adjustment with another about half way to fasten it up snug for rack storage.
The Yugoslavs lived by the motto of "keep it simple and waste nothing."

The rifle on the bottom has a correct sling excepting it is missing the keeper. Come to that, I don't think the keeper was Yugoslav issue after all. Not sure really.

 

[geladen]

I have several used and unused Yogo slings, both M48 and M24/47 types. None came with a keeper.

 

[nothernug]

Thanks for the clarification. That's what hit me. I didn't recall ever seeing one either. I make my own.

 

[painterjohn]

Yep..no keeper on any of mine..dont think I've seen any on any either

More Yugo pics..all in storage awaiting the vault rework..if I can ever get the honey-do list done..Got big plans and lots of collected materials..like to finaly see a collection rather than an accumulation

Here is a "BO W prefix mystery rifle" That is sporting an interesting Yugo sling that it was found with..I believe this is actualy an early SKS sling and that there may have been some overlap I.E..The M59 and its slings equipment entering service as the Bolt actions were leaving the training and rear eschelon??..or could have been placed there during the troubles in the 90's or maybe just here by the prev. owner.. anywhoo I left it as found...Note also the beautiful M48 sling with "piping" along the edge..You see the Yugoslavs did spare a bit of time for style : )..Note no keeper

Here is an incorrect mock up ..I saw this configuration online wayyyy back in the day and threw this together..it is actually an SKS oiler and pouch..the pouch actually can serve as a keeper..I learned better after I received Branko's fine book but left this as is thinking it could easily have been something seen during the 90's

Here is an M48BO with a good shot of the German style Frosch used to secure the end of the sling through the buttsock cutout..Note the oiler..same thing as above long time ago but left it incorrect anyway..I kind of like the look

 

[nothernug]

Actually, according to Branko and some others I've heard from that were in the old Yugoslav army, putting the oiler on the rifle sling was never done. That is entirely an American invention.

Branko said his soldiers (he was an officer) would put them on the cartridge box support strap or in an ammo pouch pocket. As far as lubrication the most commonly used was "automobile varnish," ie, used motor oil.