Yugoslav M90T short rifle
I’m pretty sure I posted this one before, but I think it was another victim of the Great Gunboards Photos Loss of several years ago.
This is a pre-war Yugoslav M90T short rifle. These were made in the 1930s using captured Turkish Model 1890 rifles as the base. Being another part of the 1930s standardization program to bring older rifles up to the Model 1924 standard, it received a Model 1924 profile barrel, and front and rear sights. The other components were all from the original Turkish rifles, including the now shortened stocks. I’ve never been able to locate photographic evidence of their use at any point, but it should probably be assumed that the Yugoslavs would not have gone to the time or expense to bring these up to date if they weren’t planning on assigning them for use.
This one has a bolt that matches the receiver number, and the original Turkish ‘toughra’ on the top of the receiver has been almost completely obliterated. The side rail markings have been completely erased. There are some original Turkish stamps on different components that still survive. The M.95M rifles seem to be on the ‘more commonly encountered’ end of the Model 1924 standardization program spectrum, but I’d guess these are certainly towards the opposite end.
Pat
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This is a pre-war Yugoslav M90T short rifle. These were made in the 1930s using captured Turkish Model 1890 rifles as the base. Being another part of the 1930s standardization program to bring older rifles up to the Model 1924 standard, it received a Model 1924 profile barrel, and front and rear sights. The other components were all from the original Turkish rifles, including the now shortened stocks. I’ve never been able to locate photographic evidence of their use at any point, but it should probably be assumed that the Yugoslavs would not have gone to the time or expense to bring these up to date if they weren’t planning on assigning them for use.
This one has a bolt that matches the receiver number, and the original Turkish ‘toughra’ on the top of the receiver has been almost completely obliterated. The side rail markings have been completely erased. There are some original Turkish stamps on different components that still survive. The M.95M rifles seem to be on the ‘more commonly encountered’ end of the Model 1924 standardization program spectrum, but I’d guess these are certainly towards the opposite end.
Pat
