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Mitrajez M53 (MG 42 Copy)

Mitrajez M53  (MG 42 Copy)

Description

Yugoslavian copy of German MG 42 (See FTA 276). More or less exact post-war copy of WW2 German weapon

Marks and Stamps: (Breech cover) Crest Cyrillic characters N442?3 (L side rear of receiver) 7.9 M53 N44273 Cyrillic characters 44

Specifications

Accession Number: 285 Period of Use: 1942 - present
Type: Machine gun War Zones: Second World War; Middle East; Africa; Balkans
Country of Origin: Yugoslavia Type Date: 1953
Manufacturer: Zavody Crvena Zastava, Kragujevac Serial Number: N 44273
Manufacture Date: Unknown Calibre/Ammunition: 7.92mm
Weight: 11500g Length Overall: 1219mm
Cyclic Rate: 1200rpm Length Barrel: 533mm
Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 1318

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