| Puška M.48 7,9 mm (Rifle M.48 7.9 mm) | |
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| Type | Bolt-action rifle |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1950–1964(as the standard Yugoslav service rifle) |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War Yugoslav Wars |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1948 |
| Produced | 1950–1965 |
| No. built | 1,224,000+ |
| Variants | M48, M48A, M48B, M48BO |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.9 kg (8.6 lb) |
| Length | 1105 mm (43.5 in) |
| Barrel length | 597 mm (23.25 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.92×57 mm IS (8 mm Mauser) |
| Action | Bolt action |
| Muzzle velocity | 760 m/s (2,493 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (547 yd) (with iron sights) 800+ m (875 yd) (with optics) |
| Feed system | 5-round stripper clip, internal box magazine |
| Sights | rear: standard V-notch, adjustable to 2,000 meters in 100 m increments front: hooded, inverted V |
The Zastava M48 (Serbo-Croatian: Puška M.48 7,9 mm / Пушка M.48 7,9 mm, "Rifle M.48 7.9 mm") is a post World War II Yugoslav version of the Belgian designed M24 series with some influence from German Karabiner 98k. It was the standard service rifle of the Yugoslav People's Army from the early 1950s until its replacement by the Zastava M59/66, a licensed copy of the Soviet SKS semiautomatic carbine, in the early 1960s.