Some of these rifles were used in a sniper rifle role during the Yugoslav Wars of 1990s. These rifles were never used extensively until they were warehoused, in 1948, as the newer Yugoslav-made Zastava M48 came into being. Yugo Mausers (captured) were noted for their reliability, great accuracy, effective range and would not require a new mass production plant - thanks to the fact that all the components of the rifles were already available. Yugoslavia being a country that originally was a producer of Mauser rifles prior to WWI and WWII, skilled workers existed already. They Yugoslav factory was known to put out higher quality shooters versus then Soviets. The project only took a few years and by 1947 most of the war rifles had been inspected, repaired and turned over to the JNA. A temporary solution was found in refurbishing the rifles that where ether captured by the Partisans or arrived from Western Europe. The new post war socialist government agreed to put aside some of the claims for German damages, instead receiving from the Western Allies captured parts, incomplete rifles, captured rifles and machinery still intact for production of Mauser arms. The main problem that the Yugoslav government had to face was the lack of funds and the fear of an imminent conflict with the Soviet Union. Soon after World War II, the new formed Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was trying to re-arm its military forces. The picture shows the front sight ring, a feature that was mainly absent on the original Mauser K98k rifles. This design was a refurbished Mauser Kar98k rifle that had been left-over by Germans or captured by partisans during World War II. 98/48, Yugo K98k) was a refurbished bolt-action rifle, chambered for the 7.92Г—57mm Mauser, a cartridge that was temporary adopted in the years after World War II by the Yugoslav People's Army. The Zastava M98/48 (often called Mod.98/48, Model. 1000 + m (1093.6 + yd) with telescopic sight

Yugo mauser rifles