Light MGs
Yugoslav M72: The Early Balkan RPK
When the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army began AK development, they produced the M64 infantry rifle and the M65 support weapon. The M65 had a longer and heavier profile barrel and a bipod – and in its […]
Yugoslavia
Machine pistol
Marko Vukovik’s Prototype Machine Pistol: the V.M.18
Today we continue our series on the development of Croatian pistols towards the XD line. Last week we saw Marko Vukovic’s first design, and today we are looking at his second. This was the V.M.18, […]
Prototype
Kordun 7.62: A Double-Stack Tokarev Pistol from Yugoslavia
The “Kordun” (named after a region in Croatia) was the first pistol design from Marko Vukovic, lead designer for IM Metal and later HS Produkt. It was made in 1985 for the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army, […]
Select-fire Rifles
Yugoslav M70A: The AK With a Real Magazine Holdopen
Yugoslavia began development of a Kalashnikov pattern rifle in 1959. The Yugoslav rifle would be distinct from the standard Soviet model, as evidenced by features like the gas cutoff for grenade launching and the early […]
Slow motion
Nicer Than It Looks: Yugoslav M56 at the Range
The Yugoslav M56 is a hybrid of the MP40 general design with the Soviet 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge, and a gun whose practical shootability is surprisingly better than its looks would lead one to expect. This […]
Semiauto pistol
Serbian/Yugoslav Ruby Pistol
The Serbian Army was essentially destroyed in 1915, and lost a massive amount of equipment. It was rebuilt with French assistance and reequipped with French arms in 1917, including about 5,000 Ruby pistols. These were […]
Semiauto Rifles
Zastava’s M90: The Serbian M70 Updated to 5.56mm
Zastava has been making AK rifles in Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia) since the 1960s, and today has a number of offerings made for the commercial market. One of the recent ones is the M90 (or more […]
Bolt Action Rifles
Adventures in Surplus: Yugoslav M48 Mauser
Today is a look at a Yugoslav M48 Mauser. This was the standardized model that Yugoslavia adopted to replace its assortment of repaired and rebuild older Mauser rifles in the aftermath of World War Two. […]
Semiauto Rifles
Zastava DMR Showdown: M76 vs M91 at the Range
Time to compare the Zastava over-sized AKs! Today I’m out at the range for a comparison shutoff between a Yugoslav M76 and a Serbian M91, both Kalashnikov-based DMRs made by the Zastava factory. The M76 […]
Semiauto Rifles
An AK in 8x57mm: The Yugoslav M76 at the Range
Yesterday we looked at the history and mechanics of this Yugoslav M76; today we are taking it out to the range…