Fn Belgian Mauser Serial Numbers

.Production historyManufacturer,Produced1924-1964SpecificationsLength110 centimetres (43 in)length50.4 centimetres (19.8 in)760 m/s (2,493 ft/s)Effective firing range500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights)800 m (870 yd) (with optics)Feed system5-round, internalSightsIron sights orThe FN Model 24 series is a line of pattern bolt-action produced by the. They are similar to the Czech rifle, featuring open sights, chambering, carbine-length barrels, hardwood stocks, and straight bolt handles. Contents.History After and the defeat, manufactured derivative of the Mauser 98, slightly modified. The rifle series was modified depending on each customer's needs. The designation Mle 24/30 is incorrect strictly speaking, since the Model 24 rifle is different from the Model 30. The confusion comes from the fact both versions were marketed at the same time in the 1930s. The last rifles were produced in 1964.

Belgium The did not order the FN Mle 24/30 before the war. After the war, some training carbines Mle 24 in were produced for the Belgian Army, the and the colonial. The Belgian and Congolese forces also received some.30-06 new-production Mle 24/30 (aka Mle 50) carbines. These carbines could be still found in the hand of Belgian until 1986. Bolivia received some quantities of FN Model 24/30 rifles. They were used during the and were still in service after the. China The received 24,000 FN Model 24 and 30 from 1930 to 1934 and more than 165,000 Model 30 between 1937 and 1939.

The Model 30 was copied as the Type 21 rifle at the Arsenal and Type 77 rifle (from 1937, year of the ) at the Iron Works. All these models were used during the and, being still in service at the end of and during the. Ex-Lithuanian FN 1930 rifles captured by the were even supplied post-war to the.

Colombia In the early 1930s, bought FN Model 24 and 30 rifles in. Many were later converted to after 1950, serving alongside newly produced FN Model 50 short rifles. A Congolese military policeman with a Mle 24/30 carbine in, 1960.After the war, the of the received some thousands of newly-manufactured Mle 24/30 carbines. Around 300 training rifles were also delivered.

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After the independence as, the broke. The FN Mle 24/30 were used during these conflicts, being seen in the hands of secessionnist gendarmes or of. Ethiopia The bought 25,000 7.92×57mm Model 24/30 short rifles and carbines in 1933-1935.

They were fielded during the. France Between July and December 1939, FN produced 6,500 Model 24/30 short rifles in 8mm. They were probably used in the French colonies. Germany After the, FN-made rifles were used by second-line German units. The Belgian Mle 24 rifles were designated Gewehr 220 (b) and the Mle 24 carbines Karabiner 420 (b). The Greek Model 30 was designated Gewehr 285 (b). The Yugoslav M24A was referred to as Gewehr 291/1 (j) and the M24B as Gewehr 291/2 (j).

Greece Needing more rifles during the interwar period, bought more than 75,000 FN Model 24/30 short rifles between 1930 and 1939. They were known as Model 1930. These rifles were used during the, the, the. Haiti During the 1930s or after the war, ordered Model 24/30 short rifles in.30-06 Springfield. They were used by the militia. They were kept in reserve storage in the 1990s.

Indonesia Between 1946 and 1950, the Dutch company Indische Ondernemers Bond (Indies Business Union), bought 2,700 Mle 24 carbines for private security tasks, modified in the to fire /. The Police reportedly also used some. Some were also kept in 7.92 Mauser. They have been later used by the independentist. Israel bought in the early 1950s some FN Model 30 short rifles originally in 7.92 Mauser.

They were clones of the and were later modified to fire 7.62 NATO. This state also received some Mle 24 training rifles. A few German captured Greek Mauser were also. Liberia From the early 1930s to the end of World War II, the Belgian-made Model 24 short rifle was the standard rifle of. Lithuania During the late-1930s, bought more than 75,000 Fusil Mle 30, exactly similar to the -made used by the Lithuanian Army. Both were designated Model 24 L. Luxembourg Luxembourg ordered some Model 24/30 short rifles around 1930.

They were later captured and used by the German Army after the. Mexico In 1926 and 1927, ordered some 35,000 FN Mle 24 short rifles and carbines, chambered in 7mm Mauser. Morocco In the 1950s, bought Model 1950 carbines in and.30-06. Paraguay ordered FN Mle 24/30 short rifles during the late-1930s, designated them Model 1935. Others sources state 7,000 were bought before 1932 and were used during the.

In the 1960s, many of these 7.65 Mauser guns were modified to in. Persia The Army bought some FN Mle 24 short rifles at the end of the 1920s. Peruvian soldiers with Model 1935 rifles during a commemoration in 2015.During the late 1930s, ordered FN 24/30. It had an inverted safety, which was activate by being turned to the left of the rifle. This 7.65mm Mauser version is known as Peruvian Model 1935 short rifle. They were used during the of 1941. From 1959-1960, they were reportedly modified to accept.30-06 ammunitions.

Venezuela ordered 16,500 FN Mle 30 short rifles and carbines in the mid-1930s, firing the 7mm Mauser cartridge. A very small number had a 6 inches (0.15 m) longer barrel, being designed to train the. Many more standard FN Mle 30 guns were delivered after the war. Arabian Peninsula In the 1930s, both the and the bought a substantial number of FN Mle 30 short rifles. Saudi Arabia bought 'substantial numbers' of FN rifles in 1945-1950. Some of the Saudi rifles may have been sent to Yemen after the war. Yugoslavia.

This section needs additional citations for. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: – ( January 2013) The first -pattern rifle produced in was the M24. Its predecessor, the FN Model 1924 had been produced for the Yugoslav army by until the Ministry and FN signed a contract on the purchase of the licence for production of rifles 7.9 mm M 24. Nearly all M24's were produced either before or during World War II, at the Kragujevac Arsenal plant. The M24 and Model 1924 are nearly identical.

All M24 series weapons are designed to accept the M-24/48 pattern bayonet.The final additions to the M24 family were the M24/47 and M24/52 rifles. Both were produced by reworking existing prewar Serbian Model 24 Mausers and then refurbished with newer Belgian parts during World War II at the (formally Kragujevac Arsenal) plant, which was at that time under the control of the postwar communist government. '47' and '52' indicate the beginning of the rebuild program for each respective model: 1947 for the M24/47 and 1952 for the M24/52.

One common misconception is that the M24/47 rifles were produced only in 1947; actually, the rebuild program lasted into the early 1950s alongside new production of M48 rifles. Minor cosmetic differences exist between the M24/47 and M24/52, but the rifles are nearly identical to one another and to their predecessors, the Model 1924 and M24. M24 series rifles were used by the and by nearly all sides during World War II in.Other users bought many FN Model 24 rifles and Model 30 short rifles during the interwar period.

The FN Model 24 in 7×57mm was also exported to around 1935. Received Model 30 short rifles.

Used some FN Mle 24 short rifles. Bought approximately 5,000 Model 24 short rifles in 7mm Mauser during the 1930s. Is listed as one of the users.During the, FN Mle 24 short rifles were carried. Variants.

HiI came across a FN Mauser configured in 25-06 that was in excellent condition and it is now part of my collection. This was my first Mauser type rifle.On the side of the rifle is The Fabrique Nationale d'Armes de Guerre and underneath is Herstal.

Fn Belgian Mauser Serial Numbers Diagram

On that same side there are some symbols with PV and an arrow pointing away from the PV. On the other side is a number stamped 7900. Hi JimThanks for the information. I realize it has no collector value from a military standpoint. I have a friend who only collects military firearms and cringes everytime he sees one that has been sportorized. This particular rifle was in great shape with some really nice walnut wood, the rifling is bright and clean and the blueing is 98/99 percent.I received a reply from FN Herstal and they have it being manufactured in 1934, which is during the period you mentioned for those carbine type rifles.Robert.The Firearms Forum is on online community for all gun enthusiasts.

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