@@austinm.9832 some were singles. its just the guns that were less than the auction company deemed worth less than the amount they need to justify the time taken to auction them, so they batch them up to streamline the whole thing (at least for them). otherwise the auction would take 2 weeks instead of 3-4 days. (I would be ok with that if it meant i could bid on some $300 guns)
Agreed. This is a really interesting approach to firearms history that I'd love to see more of. Hopefully Ian will have the opportunity again, either through Patreon donations or through sponsorship from an auction house again, to buy another lot and do another series like this.
I enjoyed this series on moderately priced available surplus which is a good balance to the more obscure rarities, which also frequently are expensive and unattainable. I have two Yugos, M48A and 24/47. Wish I'd bought a Yugos SKS when they were cheap. So this series is a good addition to your range of content Ian.
What is the difference between the M48 and 24/47 besides the bent bolt handle? I see that the M48 costs $50 more than the 24/47 on Classic Firearms and want to know what else is different or worth considering about them?
@@MPdude237 if I remember right the 24/47's were rifles confiscated by the ussr, restamped and cobbled back together and put in storage. The m48 was a purpose built rifle
Just keep your eye out, man! I bought a Yugo 59/66 with bayonet not but just a few months ago for $300. Great condition, pretty sure it was just an arsenal gun. If nothing else, just watch gunsamerica every week or so. You'll find a listing like mine eventually. Might just take a while ;(
@@MPdude237 Mostly it's in the stock - flat steel butt plate, possible cavalry vs infantry stocks/slings, and front sights - no hood or groove for the hood. I have a M24/47 that is built on an ex-cavalry stock with a brand new M47 barrel screwed into the M24 receiver. It's a pretty good shooter. And I personally prefer the straight bolt and far less clunky M24 Cavalry stock to the crude M47 elm stocks. Mine handles more like a good sporter than a former military rifle,
My dad was in the Yugoslav army from 1953-57, and trained as a MG-42 gunner. Probably used an M-48 as his basic training rifle. The M-48 was by no means a front-line rifle. It was more of a "people" rifle, to be used for basic defense of the country if needed. Remember that Yugoslavia was in a very precarious position in the late 40s and early 50s, as it was the borderlands between the East and West. Stalin hated Marshall Tito and threats of invasion were widespread. This was just a stop gap measure until more modern semi-auto rifles could be procured.
This is the most common gun that can be found in many households across Serbia and Montenegro,that and the M70 Zastava and another versions.And yes,Kragujevac,you've pronounced it quite decently i'm satisfied.If you need any help with Balkan fire arms,i'm the native from there,so you know,just offering if there's any information i could translate for you,or help you find something.
This was a really interesting little series. I think it would be nice to see this kind of stuff sprinkled in here and there, but I much prefer the proper overlook as a general base.
my yugo was one of the first guns i purchased, it was great when 8mm surplus was also common. a spam can was $35 (oh the days) i was fortunate enough to buy more ammo in bulk but once it's gone... i'm going to be hurting buying new 8mm. Great vid!!!
Wow, you are a lucky s.o.b. I found my M48 on sale at a sporting goods store years ago, the furniture was in fair/good condition what sold me was the bore was the cleanest I had ever seen (probably never fired). Then again the sheer amount of caked on cosmoline may have been an indicator of use 🤣🤣
@@chasegorillaz69 Cosmoline. One of my more vile swear words. Heh. I got luckier than you know - I found it at a well-known 'big box' sporting goods store. It was innocently sitting in the rack, looking innocuous alongside some gnarly CAI-type semi-auto imports. I don't know what this lovely lady was doing, hanging out with that crowd, so I took her home immediately and gave her a warm, safe home.
One of the on line retailers was offering unissued M48s to up to about a year ago, pricey but not prohibitive, they came with a ton neat accessories including bayonet, ammo pouches, sling, cleaning & accessory kits. Check to see if these are still available. Can't recall name of company, maybe 'Collector's Firearms' but I'm not sure.
@@lairdcummings9092 Cosmoline flees in terror from a paint stripper heat gun. LOL The very best weapon against grease or congealed oil of any kind, whether on metal or wood.
The first long gun that I did ever fire when I was 16. Back in the old days, we all need to do training with m48 in 4 grade of highschool :) Robust an precise rifle :)
I seriously like this format. Do some more when you can please. I bought 10 Mod 48s years ago at a gun show when they were first being imported. A dealer friend of mine had bought a lot of 50 rifles. I got them dirt cheap (less than $200 each) and they were all matching and in good shape. Some had been refurbished but the assembly numbers still matched. Three of them had questionable stocks and they are all three now custom hunting rifles in the hands of my nephews, two in original 8mm (actually a great handloading cartridge) and one rechambered and barreled in .30 '06. The rest were a great investment.
This has been a brilliant series! Really wish I could attend one of these gun auctions to get some of these beautiful old military rifles! Unfortunately I live in the UK so this is something I can’t do but it’s been brilliant watching you do this!
I'm like you, UK based... Too fat and old to join the army, too poor to travel to or attend gun auctions. The only way to see or handle a real gun is at some sort of show or exhibition, I usually end up at RIAT most years because I love the planes. Or Airsoft, I've had quite a few BB welts over the years 😏
You can own any rifle in the UK so long as it's not full or semi automatic. If you want a semi auto you can have one that is .22lr calibre And if you want to buy at auction check out Holts auctions or police auctions. Join a Full bore target club and after your probationary period they will sign for you on your licence and you can go buy an M48, k98k, lee enfield, mosin nagant. Or get into deer stalking and you could get one for field work
@@robertstewart1464 Well, I'm just asking, I'm not from UK. Jeezus, what should I give for chance, owning K 98k, Lee Enfield , for example.... In Central Europe we don't have this type of law. You can hold only Pistole. Just only for self defense, with license. Nothing more...
I love my M48A, it was the first gun I bought myself (not my first gun, I have been shooting since I was 8)a few years back when I turned 18. Low serial number and all matching with a near pristine bore. I have been waiting for this video for a while! Thanks Ian
@@reimumeiling I know exactly what you mean. I bought a M48A almost 20 years ago and it was soaked in cosmoline. To this day the wood feels a bit greasy and smells funny. I rarely shoot this rifle but every time I do and it gets hot, more cosmoline seeps out of the hand guard wood pores. I got used to it.
Thank you Ian - another great video. I have a pristine M48 which looks to be unfired - if that is possible. Really nice to learn its history. Ian - you rock!
You got the pronunciation right in the intro, the "c" at the end is a "ts" sound, not a "k". Also, "Zastava" has the emphasis on the first syllable, not the middle one, "ZAstava" not "zaSTAva". Kudos for trying your best in pronouncing foreign words, it shows respect.
Thank you. I love this segment as I have an M48 and M48 A and it certainly helped me understand the weapons that I have so much fun shooting. Both of mine are excellent and very accurate rifles.
I was fortunate to pick one up in 1993 at what would be a very inexpensive price. It was as yours in the video is an M48 in original as issued condition. All numbers matching, only the bayonet was not matching. I have never fired it. It is a beautiful example and I am proud to own it.
Watching this video 1km from where that gun was made in Kragujevac! hahahaha And I loved hearing you try to say my towns name! Thanks for the great video! Always great to hear what you think.
Great. Now I have to take apart my M48 and look for all those numbers. I never really gave the rifle much thought. Bought it almost 20 years ago just because it was cheap and I wanted to have some sort of Mauser 98. Wish I had bought a lot of other old service rifles back then. Enfields and Swedish Mausers were really cheap, even some American rifles were relatively easy to get. How the times have changed...
I've really enjoyed this series. It's something of a Genesis of collecting in modern milsurps, and it kinda helped me reconnect with the hobby, especially with all the upheaval we're experiencing today. Thanks very much for taking the time to delve into some as yet not-so-forgotten weapons. I found the K98az and this one to be particularly interesting. Thanks again for this series...looking forward to the next one.
I have enjoyed this little group of films, and nearly everything that Ian has presented thus far has been very interesting, his depth of knowledge is immense and yet he his happy to be corrected should be make an error. I have no idea why I find this channel so absorbing as I own no guns, and have never shot more than an air rifle at the fair! Keep up the good work.
Yep know the feeling i live on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia and don't have a gun licence but love watching his videos, I fired many BB and air rifles as kid in New Zealand but have done some shooting when i was a (Sunday Sailor) in the RNZNVR (Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve) as a sick bay tiffy (training medic) back in the 80's but still had to do the basic training i got to fire FAL (L1A1), Sterling sub machine gun (L3A3) and the Browning Hi Power and then got volunteered to do the weapons cleaning, all things Ian has talked about so it was sort of all remembered stuff. Here on the Gold Coast we have a couple of tourist shooting facilities where you can pay to shoot various pistols so my kids got me the expensive pistol package for my 60's - 50x .22, 24x 9mm, 14x .45, 6x .357, 6x .44 and was a bit of fun and the kids thought they would out shoot Dad but they failed. If you have somthing like that near you i would suggest you go try it even if its only for why the hell not factor.
I personally like this series, both the look at how the lots are put together and sold at the auction as well as the peek at each individual rifle. There is a lot of history about Mausers in general on the web so a look at what makes each gun unique of it's own accord is cool.
All across the Balkans,almost everyone,or their grandfather,has one of these stashed in the drawer under the thick winter blankets. Also,not far off with ''Kragujevac'' .
Nice work thanks, I have a PREDUZECE 44 that was sporterized when I got it. Lyman aperture and front blade, mag follower ground off and a timney trigger. It's my scout carry gun, I use binoculars and it's great.
There is a YT video explaining how you can date the M53 ''Sarac'' machine gun by the number of torches in the crest of yugoslavia. After 1963 Bosnia was added as a republic and they added a 6th torch, so 5 torches for 1946 to 1963. before 46 it sems there was a version without sun rays coming from the star. I loved these little series! please do more of them. they are very interesting and enjoyable to watch!
Can you start an "Adventures in Surplus" fund, we all donate cash to the fund, you buy batches of rifles as such and do a historical examination of them, keep the ones you like, sell the ones you don't and put the proceeds onto the fund. Cause this thing is fascinating
This should be a thing! This video was uploaded less than an hour ago and has almost 9000 views already. If everyone chips in 30 cents, he could do it again. Probably time to up my Patreon contribution . . .
Bruh he has more than enough money to do this already. He gets over 30 000$ per month through his Patreon. There is literally no reason for people to pay for his private collection.
I've enjoyed this quite a bit. While it's fun to see videos about obscure, weird and strange guns this speaks to another side of me. The one that loves flee markets and thrift stores. The "Oh look what I found!" part of it. So if you ever have more adventures in surplus happen, then by all means, make more episodes! :)
I liked all of the videos you done this week, perhaps another one later or next year. It just shows how many different models of the same rifle is out there.
truth be told, one does not need that front leaf spring. BUT would heavily advise that you get that leaf spring as to not invite any dangerous variables
Thank You Ian, this is great to get deep in to individual rifle's history and provenance as well, as knowing common model history. Would be nice to see more videos of this kind.
hey ian i know this will get lost in the comments but in early so i hope you see this. thank you for your work it is incredible how much detail and effort you put in it. thank you
I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina (former republic in Yugoslavia), and here I could probably get 5 of these M48's in perfect condition for about 1200$. (Maybe not perfect, but almost new since they were used in the Bosnian/Yugoslav war as backup rifles while we mainly used M70's and other AK type rifles in the capital city Sarajevo )
In 1976 when I was in secondary scool, 14 years old, regular scool subject in former Yougoslavia was reassembling and assembling M48 and also we did shooting from M48 on targets on military shooting field.
@@metodius12 ok. so let's try with something harder. How can I spell it in Polish? Kragujewac (with simple "c") or Kragujewacz (it's something close to English "ch")?
Ian, Just a quick thank you for this very enjoyable series of videos. Your content is always hugely informative but this series on the rifles from the auction have been a lot of fun too. Congratulations on your purchases!!
Sir, no one ever was like "meh, not gonna watch this Forgotten Weapons video". You achieved a point where you could make videos on extractor claws and everyone who is following your channel will enjoy it. I dare say that your work is the gold standard of gun channels on youtube.
I recall thet he gave talks on Magazines / stripper clips and proofmarks. 4.5 hours in total, and I watched them both, although I will never need that sort of knowledge. But there was a lot of intresting history to be learned along the way. I'd be down for a two hour lecture on the evolution of extractors even though chances are good I'll never own a firearm. th-cam.com/video/HCJ4pLmOOjM/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/G3zQb3KZpNM/w-d-xo.html
My M48 SN is pretty close to that one. I'm cleaning it right now. Understanding the tiny details, markings, and stamps has given me much more appreciation for it too. Love mine and so glad I got it
Are you planning a round up video where you go back to review and revise your initial opinions from viewing the lot now you've had a chance to get more hands on and delve into the weapons life?
I got me one of these a couple of years ago. It's a real darling of a rifle- Probably my favorite of all the surplus rifles I've picked up to date, and that's around a dozen or so- once I sorted out the ejection issues.
Would the higher production standards translate in higher precision / smoother action? I cannot think of a surplus I would like to buy that I cannot shoot at milsurp competition ...
I first rifle was an M24/47 Yugo that I had bought "fresh" from a crate; it was still gunked in layers of cosmoline. I spent hours of love and care cleaning it up, and I still remember taking it out to the range for the first time. I handload ammo for it, and as long as I do my part I can still get 2" groups at 100 yards with the iron sights.
I snagged an M48B for myself earlier this year, and while it does have "IARMS STUART FL" import markings, the crown of the bore is still tight, all the visible serial numbers match, and it also indeed shows an armory refurb punch on the bolt handle. The stock has dings in various random places, and the rifle was racked as-is with neither bayonet nor sling, but thanks to Ian, DumDum Channel, Riflechair, Scootch, Mike B and many others, the fact that this rifle is a blood-and-guts shooter was what sold me. It'll take a deer, so long as I do my part XD
Please do more of these. While I love the strange and obscure rifles its wonderful to see rifles that I can actually afford. This is great for the beginning collectors but also for us old collectors. You got me to pull out my M48 and give it a better look and be more appreciative of it for its interesting history.
great little series that shows the human experience of buying these guns. With other videos you concentrate on the experience of the gun itself. Nice change. I would imagine that this is more like the average owner's experience, moreso than the some of the super rare guns featured on the channel. It's good to get both. Like how it's great watching reviews of ferraris, but you need the ford taurus reviews as well as that's the end of the market that most people will be shopping in.
Back 40-50 years ago or so InterArms had a line of sporting bolt rifles called Mark X (ten) made in Yugoslavia. Older gunsmith had one in his shop a few years ago, for firing pin issues, took him a while to realize it was 'small ring' shorter action you mentioned. I didn't buy it, but it did seem like a nicely made sporting rifle.
Excellent video. I had an unused M48A 20 years ago. It was fantastic. The quality was through the roof compared to todays rifles, even a SAKO, IMO. The bolt was forged one piece steel, very robust. I will add the gun weighed a tonne however. The Ordnance guy who sold it to me said it was made in about 1965. Never should have sold it, but I was forced too.
Ian, I enjoyed the series of you auction batch rifles. Then again, I enjoy all your videos because you delve into the history of the particular firearm. Keep up the good work!
loved Adventures in Surplus... As you point out each item has a history of how it is a part of history. Stories like that are worth telling. Thank you, i look forward to the next adventure
Just picked up a yugo m48a!! Not quite mint but not the worst I’ve seen. I also have a 1924 Czech vz24 at the gunsmith. Just gotta get the cosmo off the yugo and I can start going through all these bandoliers I bought! What started me on the old war guns was my 1953 Hungarian M44 mosin and I love it man. Just holding a piece of history like that is priceless to me. Thank you for the info!
My mosin is pretty much mint condition, all matching. My yugo m48a is all matching. The Czech is throwing me off. It looks like it’s seen some real war action. Bent bolt handle, stock is cut out for the bolt and everything as if it’s a German kar98? I’m 24 and don’t know a whole lot about this stuff I’m just getting into the old guns.
You should buy more packs of like 4 to 6 guns those "Adventures in Surplus" videos are great
If he keeps getting sponsorship!
The whole auction was like that, all the guns were sold in lots I think.
I second this. I quite enjoyed these.
@@austinm.9832 some were singles. its just the guns that were less than the auction company deemed worth less than the amount they need to justify the time taken to auction them, so they batch them up to streamline the whole thing (at least for them). otherwise the auction would take 2 weeks instead of 3-4 days. (I would be ok with that if it meant i could bid on some $300 guns)
Agreed. This is a really interesting approach to firearms history that I'd love to see more of. Hopefully Ian will have the opportunity again, either through Patreon donations or through sponsorship from an auction house again, to buy another lot and do another series like this.
I enjoyed this series on moderately priced available surplus which is a good balance to the more obscure rarities, which also frequently are expensive and unattainable. I have two Yugos, M48A and 24/47. Wish I'd bought a Yugos SKS when they were cheap.
So this series is a good addition to your range of content Ian.
What is the difference between the M48 and 24/47 besides the bent bolt handle? I see that the M48 costs $50 more than the 24/47 on Classic Firearms and want to know what else is different or worth considering about them?
Ditto. Please do more of these in the future!
@@MPdude237 if I remember right the 24/47's were rifles confiscated by the ussr, restamped and cobbled back together and put in storage. The m48 was a purpose built rifle
Just keep your eye out, man!
I bought a Yugo 59/66 with bayonet not but just a few months ago for $300.
Great condition, pretty sure it was just an arsenal gun.
If nothing else, just watch gunsamerica every week or so. You'll find a listing like mine eventually.
Might just take a while ;(
@@MPdude237 Mostly it's in the stock - flat steel butt plate, possible cavalry vs infantry stocks/slings, and front sights - no hood or groove for the hood. I have a M24/47 that is built on an ex-cavalry stock with a brand new M47 barrel screwed into the M24 receiver. It's a pretty good shooter. And I personally prefer the straight bolt and far less clunky M24 Cavalry stock to the crude M47 elm stocks. Mine handles more like a good sporter than a former military rifle,
My dad was in the Yugoslav army from 1953-57, and trained as a MG-42 gunner. Probably used an M-48 as his basic training rifle. The M-48 was by no means a front-line rifle. It was more of a "people" rifle, to be used for basic defense of the country if needed. Remember that Yugoslavia was in a very precarious position in the late 40s and early 50s, as it was the borderlands between the East and West. Stalin hated Marshall Tito and threats of invasion were widespread. This was just a stop gap measure until more modern semi-auto rifles could be procured.
I love the letter from Tito found among Stalin's things after he kicked the bucket.
@@hattorihanzo2275 Tito was scum. And he was hung publicly in 89'
This is the most common gun that can be found in many households across Serbia and Montenegro,that and the M70 Zastava and another versions.And yes,Kragujevac,you've pronounced it quite decently i'm satisfied.If you need any help with Balkan fire arms,i'm the native from there,so you know,just offering if there's any information i could translate for you,or help you find something.
yes we from balkans know a thing a two about firearms, dont know why;=))))))))))
@@juricadelalic912 You nearly made coffee come out of my nose.
i have a old Zastava M24 do you know anything about that? (still in kingdom of yugo markings.)
Jackson Barret that was the worst way to pronounce Kragujevac..
I have two of those m70's, one in .22 lr and another in .22 magnum
I've watched this video with my M48 sitting on my lap and that made me think this :
"This is my rifle, they are many like it but this one is mine..."
I just took mine out to shoot for the first time today. Gun Jesus is truly a devine being.
I did the same thing 😂
You should definitely make this “adventures in surplus” series a yearly thing.
"Institute 44"
Damn, these guys knew how to make cheesy movie titles.
Laugh all you want my Greek friend but the same rifles were sent by Tito to the communist side during Greek civil war
Well the serial number does end in 007...
@@modulo3664 The question is, where are all the gadgets? *stares off into nothingness*
@@axilleastsoulas1036 They are well hidden, not to arouse suspicion, you see.
@@mikeoxlong1395 Well something else is aroused.
This was a really interesting little series.
I think it would be nice to see this kind of stuff sprinkled in here and there, but I much prefer the proper overlook as a general base.
This has been a great series; the core of what Ian does best; bringing us the history and obscure details of firearms.
my yugo was one of the first guns i purchased, it was great when 8mm surplus was also common. a spam can was $35 (oh the days) i was fortunate enough to buy more ammo in bulk but once it's gone... i'm going to be hurting buying new 8mm. Great vid!!!
Learn to reload- I did, and it keeps the hunting Mausers happy ;)😺
I own a particularly nice, probably never-issued, M-48. Blonde stock, bright clean finish. Easily the best condition Mauser I own.
Wow, you are a lucky s.o.b. I found my M48 on sale at a sporting goods store years ago, the furniture was in fair/good condition what sold me was the bore was the cleanest I had ever seen (probably never fired). Then again the sheer amount of caked on cosmoline may have been an indicator of use 🤣🤣
@@chasegorillaz69 Cosmoline. One of my more vile swear words.
Heh.
I got luckier than you know - I found it at a well-known 'big box' sporting goods store. It was innocently sitting in the rack, looking innocuous alongside some gnarly CAI-type semi-auto imports. I don't know what this lovely lady was doing, hanging out with that crowd, so I took her home immediately and gave her a warm, safe home.
One of the on line retailers was offering unissued M48s to up to about a year ago, pricey but not prohibitive, they came with a ton neat accessories including bayonet, ammo pouches, sling, cleaning & accessory kits. Check to see if these are still available. Can't recall name of company, maybe 'Collector's Firearms' but I'm not sure.
Cool! I've only ever seen worn M48's. Seen a number of new M48A rifles.
@@lairdcummings9092 Cosmoline flees in terror from a paint stripper heat gun. LOL The very best weapon against grease or congealed oil of any kind, whether on metal or wood.
Keep them all 4 - this was a good buy!
The first long gun that I did ever fire when I was 16. Back in the old days, we all need to do training with m48 in 4 grade of highschool :) Robust an precise rifle :)
And kick like a mule :-)
lulz. i missed the "highschool" bit on 1st read through and thought you guys had 9 and 10 year olds out there running around shooting these.
@@ejjaquez9849 maybe there are kids in the villages and forests shooting for fun
@@drazenradosevic7467 8mm kicked that hard for you? 30-06 doesn’t kick too bad, I wouldn’t imagine 8mm to kick too bad either.
M 48 was the first gun I used to learn in high school in 1974. Lesson Obrana i zaštita. With good optic really good gun. Very good to 400 meter
I seriously like this format. Do some more when you can please.
I bought 10 Mod 48s years ago at a gun show when they were first being imported. A dealer friend of mine had bought a lot of 50 rifles. I got them dirt cheap (less than $200 each) and they were all matching and in good shape. Some had been refurbished but the assembly numbers still matched.
Three of them had questionable stocks and they are all three now custom hunting rifles in the hands of my nephews, two in original 8mm (actually a great handloading cartridge) and one rechambered and barreled in .30 '06.
The rest were a great investment.
Great buy!
You hit the mother lode.
This has been a brilliant series! Really wish I could attend one of these gun auctions to get some of these beautiful old military rifles! Unfortunately I live in the UK so this is something I can’t do but it’s been brilliant watching you do this!
I'm like you, UK based... Too fat and old to join the army, too poor to travel to or attend gun auctions. The only way to see or handle a real gun is at some sort of show or exhibition, I usually end up at RIAT most years because I love the planes. Or Airsoft, I've had quite a few BB welts over the years 😏
You'd be surprised what you can actually own in the uk.
@@CAMSLAYER13 what do you mean?
You can own any rifle in the UK so long as it's not full or semi automatic. If you want a semi auto you can have one that is .22lr calibre And if you want to buy at auction check out Holts auctions or police auctions. Join a Full bore target club and after your probationary period they will sign for you on your licence and you can go buy an M48, k98k, lee enfield, mosin nagant. Or get into deer stalking and you could get one for field work
@@robertstewart1464 Well, I'm just asking, I'm not from UK.
Jeezus, what should I give for chance, owning K 98k, Lee Enfield , for example....
In Central Europe we don't have this type of law. You can hold only Pistole. Just only for self defense, with license. Nothing more...
I love my M48A, it was the first gun I bought myself (not my first gun, I have been shooting since I was 8)a few years back when I turned 18. Low serial number and all matching with a near pristine bore. I have been waiting for this video for a while! Thanks Ian
My father server in the 80s in an engineer battalion. He told me he got a factory new one and that he had to clean it for 3 days from all the oil lol
Cosmoline is a dirty word, not fit for polite company.
I got an M48 a few years back that was still coated in cosmoline to a disgusting degree. It did take a lot of effort to clean.
Laird Cummings and oriscus, stop swearing and wash your mouths out with Ballistol. 😉
@@reimumeiling I know exactly what you mean. I bought a M48A almost 20 years ago and it was soaked in cosmoline. To this day the wood feels a bit greasy and smells funny. I rarely shoot this rifle but every time I do and it gets hot, more cosmoline seeps out of the hand guard wood pores. I got used to it.
Nicely said, Ian. Spend two minutes at the beginning of the video describing almost every kind of collectible or hobby situation.
well done. i was really impressed with your pronunciation of the word "kragujevac" at the beginning. Greetings from Serbia. Keep up the good work
I hope you bring back this series. My favorite so far.
Thank you Ian - another great video. I have a pristine M48 which looks to be unfired - if that is possible. Really nice to learn its history. Ian - you rock!
You got the pronunciation right in the intro, the "c" at the end is a "ts" sound, not a "k". Also, "Zastava" has the emphasis on the first syllable, not the middle one, "ZAstava" not "zaSTAva".
Kudos for trying your best in pronouncing foreign words, it shows respect.
Thank you. I love this segment as I have an M48 and M48 A and it certainly helped me understand the weapons that I have so much fun shooting. Both of mine are excellent and very accurate rifles.
the true forgotten weapon: from a country that no longer exists in name.
Ah yes.
That being said, has Ian did something from East Germany?
@@thesturm8686 yes. Look up Karabiner s
It exsists in every Yugoslavian heart. The modern Generation is getting closet and closer, maybe we gonna be back in game
I was fortunate to pick one up in 1993 at what would be a very inexpensive price. It was as yours in the video is an M48 in original as issued condition. All numbers matching, only the bayonet was not matching. I have never fired it. It is a beautiful example and I am proud to own it.
I've really enjoyed this series, I hope it continues.
Watching this video 1km from where that gun was made in Kragujevac! hahahaha
And I loved hearing you try to say my towns name! Thanks for the great video! Always great to hear what you think.
Great. Now I have to take apart my M48 and look for all those numbers. I never really gave the rifle much thought. Bought it almost 20 years ago just because it was cheap and I wanted to have some sort of Mauser 98. Wish I had bought a lot of other old service rifles back then. Enfields and Swedish Mausers were really cheap, even some American rifles were relatively easy to get. How the times have changed...
I just bought a M48 recently, how much did you pay for yours way back when?
@@Captain-Jinn I believe it was around 350 Deutsche Mark (I am German), shortly after that the Euro was introduced. That was roughly 160 US $ in 2001.
I've really enjoyed this series. It's something of a Genesis of collecting in modern milsurps, and it kinda helped me reconnect with the hobby, especially with all the upheaval we're experiencing today. Thanks very much for taking the time to delve into some as yet not-so-forgotten weapons. I found the K98az and this one to be particularly interesting. Thanks again for this series...looking forward to the next one.
I have enjoyed this little group of films, and nearly everything that Ian has presented thus far has been very interesting, his depth of knowledge is immense and yet he his happy to be corrected should be make an error. I have no idea why I find this channel so absorbing as I own no guns, and have never shot more than an air rifle at the fair! Keep up the good work.
Yep know the feeling i live on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia and don't have a gun licence but love watching his videos,
I fired many BB and air rifles as kid in New Zealand but have done some shooting when i was a (Sunday Sailor) in the RNZNVR (Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve) as a sick bay tiffy (training medic) back in the 80's but still had to do the basic training i got to fire FAL (L1A1), Sterling sub machine gun (L3A3) and the Browning Hi Power and then got volunteered to do the weapons cleaning, all things Ian has talked about so it was sort of all remembered stuff.
Here on the Gold Coast we have a couple of tourist shooting facilities where you can pay to shoot various pistols so my kids got me the expensive pistol package for my 60's - 50x .22, 24x 9mm, 14x .45, 6x .357, 6x .44 and was a bit of fun and the kids thought they would out shoot Dad but they failed.
If you have somthing like that near you i would suggest you go try it even if its only for why the hell not factor.
I personally like this series, both the look at how the lots are put together and sold at the auction as well as the peek at each individual rifle. There is a lot of history about Mausers in general on the web so a look at what makes each gun unique of it's own accord is cool.
All across the Balkans,almost everyone,or their grandfather,has one of these stashed in the drawer under the thick winter blankets.
Also,not far off with ''Kragujevac'' .
Nice work thanks, I have a PREDUZECE 44 that was sporterized when I got it. Lyman aperture and front blade, mag follower ground off and a timney trigger. It's my scout carry gun, I use binoculars and it's great.
Would love a shooting video and your thoughts on each rifle!
A shoot-out comparison of all four would be fun.
I left the same comment after the 1st video. Ian responded that he has a backlog of other videos to record first but that he intents to do just that.
There is a YT video explaining how you can date the M53 ''Sarac'' machine gun by the number of torches in the crest of yugoslavia. After 1963 Bosnia was added as a republic and they added a 6th torch, so 5 torches for 1946 to 1963. before 46 it sems there was a version without sun rays coming from the star.
I loved these little series! please do more of them. they are very interesting and enjoyable to watch!
Can you start an "Adventures in Surplus" fund, we all donate cash to the fund, you buy batches of rifles as such and do a historical examination of them, keep the ones you like, sell the ones you don't and put the proceeds onto the fund. Cause this thing is fascinating
This should be a thing!
This video was uploaded less than an hour ago and has almost 9000 views already. If everyone chips in 30 cents, he could do it again. Probably time to up my Patreon contribution . . .
I like this!
I would sink a dollar or more into this every month
Yup; good idea. I'm in...
Bruh he has more than enough money to do this already. He gets over 30 000$ per month through his Patreon.
There is literally no reason for people to pay for his private collection.
Finally the M48! First rifle I ever bought. It's dead accurate and a joy to shoot. Glad to see you finally doing an episode on this rifle.
I've enjoyed this quite a bit. While it's fun to see videos about obscure, weird and strange guns this speaks to another side of me. The one that loves flee markets and thrift stores. The "Oh look what I found!" part of it.
So if you ever have more adventures in surplus happen, then by all means, make more episodes! :)
You realy learn history on Yugoslavia. I knew it was FNRJ but I never remembered untill what year. And I lived in Yugoslavia until it broke apart.
Kragujevac, yes Ian.
Svaka čast!
Just got my M48 the other day, absolutely love it.
I liked all of the videos you done this week, perhaps another one later or next year. It just shows how many different models of the same rifle is out there.
I bought a M48A in cosmoline. Completely un-issued just like yours. Like a little time capsule, amazing.
Really!? The "c" word again? I'm getting disgusted with all the profanity in this comment section.
Last time I was this early, Yugoslavia was still a country.
Indeed.
@@lairdcummings9092 dude low blow.
its still a country ... in our hearts
Eh, this did hurt.
It still is!
I picked one of these up from Mitchell’s mausers about 12 years ago. Fun gun to learn to shoot with
truth be told, one does not need that front leaf spring.
BUT
would heavily advise that you get that leaf spring as to not invite any dangerous variables
Would love to hear about Mitchell’s Mausers and their shenanigans. Love this surplus video
What did they do?
I'm going to always regret selling my consecutive serial number unissued M48A rifles.. Such beautiful Mausers.
I'll bet no one regrets buying one from you. Your clientele appreciate that you offer desirable firearms at reasonable prices.
Thank You Ian, this is great to get deep in to individual rifle's history and provenance as well, as knowing common model history. Would be nice to see more videos of this kind.
hey ian i know this will get lost in the comments but in early so i hope you see this. thank you for your work it is incredible how much detail and effort you put in it. thank you
Thia has been a great series. Thank you.
I'm from Bosnia and Herzegovina (former republic in Yugoslavia), and here I could probably get 5 of these M48's in perfect condition for about 1200$.
(Maybe not perfect, but almost new since they were used in the Bosnian/Yugoslav war as backup rifles while we mainly used M70's and other AK type rifles in the capital city Sarajevo )
More like 120 USD lol
I have about 3 M70 parts kits I need to build.. I'll get around to it one day
I got my m48 a while back for 700$, best purchase I've ever made. Such a fun gun
It's like 4 am, but thanks for uploading.
Right? I was getting home from work and knew I was late as hell after seeing his upload pop up on my phone.
In 1976 when I was in secondary scool, 14 years old, regular scool subject in former Yougoslavia was reassembling and assembling M48 and also we did shooting from M48 on targets on military shooting field.
Five years from now:
"Yugoslav M48 Mauser for sale, contact Ian for more information or watch this video."
I don't understand why people dislike these rifles. I own two and both are very nice. An M48BO and an M24/47. Very pleasant shooting.
It's easy - Крагујевац :D
Krah-goo-yea-vatz
Why is there a g sound without a G?! Where does the V sound come from?! *Confused American Sounds*
@@blindman8390 But they're both there.... 🤔
@@blindman8390 р = r, г = g, в = v, ц = c
All in there brother 👊
@@metodius12 ok. so let's try with something harder. How can I spell it in Polish? Kragujewac (with simple "c") or Kragujewacz (it's something close to English "ch")?
@@blindman8390 It's a г not an r. г makes a G sound
Ian, Just a quick thank you for this very enjoyable series of videos. Your content is always hugely informative but this series on the rifles from the auction have been a lot of fun too. Congratulations on your purchases!!
0:00 when foreigners try to say my name
Likewise..
xenos, man
My favorite part of this channel are the series. So much info, yet properly broken up and watchable.
Can you do more if you get another batch lot?
Sir, no one ever was like "meh, not gonna watch this Forgotten Weapons video". You achieved a point where you could make videos on extractor claws and everyone who is following your channel will enjoy it. I dare say that your work is the gold standard of gun channels on youtube.
I recall thet he gave talks on Magazines / stripper clips and proofmarks. 4.5 hours in total, and I watched them both, although I will never need that sort of knowledge. But there was a lot of intresting history to be learned along the way. I'd be down for a two hour lecture on the evolution of extractors even though chances are good I'll never own a firearm.
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Great series. So many interesting comments here. Especially people from the region with personal stories, naming etc.
That's James Bond's rifle serial number!
Yes! Maybe use it next time you do a James Bond themed 2-gun match? After all, you did say “Ian McCollum will return”, eh?
He must stole it from Yugoslav war navy in From Russia with love. ;)
From Ian Fleming estate!
My M48 SN is pretty close to that one. I'm cleaning it right now. Understanding the tiny details, markings, and stamps has given me much more appreciation for it too. Love mine and so glad I got it
Are you planning a round up video where you go back to review and revise your initial opinions from viewing the lot now you've had a chance to get more hands on and delve into the weapons life?
I got me one of these a couple of years ago. It's a real darling of a rifle- Probably my favorite of all the surplus rifles I've picked up to date, and that's around a dozen or so- once I sorted out the ejection issues.
Thank you for interesting data regarding my M48. It carries an 'A' prefix serial. I am enjoying this series.
I can't say the name myself, but I admire anyone at least making an attempt on its pronunciation
I've really enjoyed this "Adventures in Surplus". I would be happy to see more of it.
Greetings from Serbia!
Btw the pronunciation was the best XD...
Very nice 'series', be nice to see more about specific history/information for a particular rifle in the future. Now I want to buy one of these.
Would the higher production standards translate in higher precision / smoother action? I cannot think of a surplus I would like to buy that I cannot shoot at milsurp competition ...
I have to agree this series was fun, informative and had an element of randomness. Great work.
I have greatly enjoyed this series. I find it fascinating to go into the individual rifles and look at all the eccentricities.
I first rifle was an M24/47 Yugo that I had bought "fresh" from a crate; it was still gunked in layers of cosmoline. I spent hours of love and care cleaning it up, and I still remember taking it out to the range for the first time.
I handload ammo for it, and as long as I do my part I can still get 2" groups at 100 yards with the iron sights.
I alwasy liked them, but damm I hated that crest. I still do. Germans arms after may 45... yeah germans were in a hurry to get home.
I very much enjoyed watching this series, you need to do this again .
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My first surplus rifle was one of the Yugo refinished Kar98ks. Love that rifle.
Krah-GOO-yea-vatz accent on goo
another well known company there is "Poo she me gah".
Is that factory located near the Push my Kara?
I like both the video and the series! :) History and surplus weapons are cool!
Last time I was this early
Hillary Clinton was dodging sniper fire
I hate to one up you, but last time I was this early, Trump still had bone spurs. ;-)
@@machintelligence ;-)
I snagged an M48B for myself earlier this year, and while it does have "IARMS STUART FL" import markings, the crown of the bore is still tight, all the visible serial numbers match, and it also indeed shows an armory refurb punch on the bolt handle.
The stock has dings in various random places, and the rifle was racked as-is with neither bayonet nor sling, but thanks to Ian, DumDum Channel, Riflechair, Scootch, Mike B and many others, the fact that this rifle is a blood-and-guts shooter was what sold me.
It'll take a deer, so long as I do my part XD
Got one of those original M48’s. Not a, b, c. Love it. shoots well. Nice review on your part.
Thanks to this video I just picked up a m48a for $400. Now I got take it apart and check those numbers. Thanks for the video Ian!
Thanks for the great vids sir. I thought the auction series was great and loved the individual peek at each rifle.
You are great.. Ian.. Very cool too having acquired an M48 Mauser having no. of '007'👍
Please do more of these. While I love the strange and obscure rifles its wonderful to see rifles that I can actually afford. This is great for the beginning collectors but also for us old collectors. You got me to pull out my M48 and give it a better look and be more appreciative of it for its interesting history.
great little series that shows the human experience of buying these guns. With other videos you concentrate on the experience of the gun itself. Nice change. I would imagine that this is more like the average owner's experience, moreso than the some of the super rare guns featured on the channel. It's good to get both. Like how it's great watching reviews of ferraris, but you need the ford taurus reviews as well as that's the end of the market that most people will be shopping in.
Back 40-50 years ago or so InterArms had a line of sporting bolt rifles called Mark X (ten) made in Yugoslavia. Older gunsmith had one in his shop a few years ago, for firing pin issues, took him a while to realize it was 'small ring' shorter action you mentioned. I didn't buy it, but it did seem like a nicely made sporting rifle.
Very cool reading the history of a specific gun is what I do with the lots I get at auction.
Outstanding video and a superb example of the M48. I have a similar one although the crest seems to be a bit smaller and it is from the "H" batch.
For what it's worth I have found this little series very interesting. I am particularly taken with the Yugoslav rifle
Excellent video. I had an unused M48A 20 years ago. It was fantastic. The quality was through the roof compared to todays rifles, even a SAKO, IMO. The bolt was forged one piece steel, very robust. I will add the gun weighed a tonne however. The Ordnance guy who sold it to me said it was made in about 1965. Never should have sold it, but I was forced too.
Ian, I enjoyed the series of you auction batch rifles. Then again, I enjoy all your videos because you delve into the history of the particular firearm. Keep up the good work!
loved Adventures in Surplus... As you point out each item has a history of how it is a part of history. Stories like that are worth telling. Thank you, i look forward to the next adventure
Just picked up a yugo m48a!! Not quite mint but not the worst I’ve seen. I also have a 1924 Czech vz24 at the gunsmith. Just gotta get the cosmo off the yugo and I can start going through all these bandoliers I bought! What started me on the old war guns was my 1953 Hungarian M44 mosin and I love it man. Just holding a piece of history like that is priceless to me. Thank you for the info!
My mosin is pretty much mint condition, all matching. My yugo m48a is all matching. The Czech is throwing me off. It looks like it’s seen some real war action. Bent bolt handle, stock is cut out for the bolt and everything as if it’s a German kar98? I’m 24 and don’t know a whole lot about this stuff I’m just getting into the old guns.
Enjoyed this little series. A slight change in perspective.
I really enjoyed this series. The wildcard aspect of it was great.