Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this incredible semi-automatic rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Zastava Arms Yugoslavian M59/66!
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This particular example is part of a two-piece consecutive serial set! This example sports the serial number (#G-223202), and the other auction bears the serial number (#G-223201)!
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Don't forget to bid on the consecutive serial-numbered sister for this set to stay together for future generations of collectors!!! Simply type item number 1042484482 into the search bar OR you can click "Seller's other items".
This particular example is part of a two-piece consecutive serial set! This example sports the serial number (#G-223202), and the other auction bears the serial number (#G-223201)!
YOU CAN FIND THE OTHER CONSECUTIVE SERIAL NUMBER EXAMPLE LIVE ON GUNBROKER NOW BY TYPING #1042484482 IN THE SEARCH BAR!
Click here to view our other Live Auctions!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Zastava Arms / Imported by P.W.Arms. Redmond, WA
Model: Yugoslavian M59/66
Serial: G-223202
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24" to end of the muzzle device
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front with Adjustable tangent rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Zastava M59/66 PAP, also known as papovka, is a Yugoslav-licensed version of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle. The nickname "papovka" is derived from PAP, the abbreviation for poluautomatska puška, Serbian for "semi-automatic rifle".
During the 1950s, Yugoslavia's defense industry made plans to develop and produce a new self-loading rifle design to replace the bolt-action Zastava M48, which was in service with the Yugoslav People's Army. In 1959, Yugoslavia acquired the rights to manufacture the Soviet SKS semi-automatic carbine under license. Limited production of the SKS began in 1961 at Preduzece 44 (Enterprise Facility 44), which was a successor to the former Yugoslav Military Technical Institute in Kragujevac. The facility had undergone an unprecedented expansion in 1953 to better accommodate the mass production of various weapons. However, aside from this preliminary production run, no SKS carbines were produced at the Kragujevac facility again until 1964 when the weapon type finally entered serialized mass production. The earliest examples of the SKS manufactured in Kragujevac under the auspices of Zastava received the designation M59 and initially resembled late Soviet pattern carbines, albeit without the chrome-lined barrels characteristic of the latter.
In 1966, the M59 rifle underwent a redesign that allowed it to fire 22mm rifle grenades by adding an integrated grenade launcher spigot. The updated model also featured a folding ladder sight that could be used with the rifle grenades, which also served as a gas shutoff to enable the rifle to cycle correctly. This new version was designated as the M59/66.
The Zastava M59/66 PAP is a rifle that functions and operates almost identically to the Soviet SKS. The only significant difference is that the M59/66 has the ability to launch 22mm rifle grenades from an integral grenade launcher spigot mounted at the front of the barrel. The rifle comes equipped with a folding ladder sight specifically designed for grenade launching. The sight is normally locked into a folded position atop the gas block. To use the sight for launching grenades, you must first unlock it by pressing a switch on the gas port. This action closes off the gas port in the barrel, preventing the rifle's semi-automatic action from cycling while a grenade is being launched. Once the sight ladder is raised and locked into the vertical position, you can launch the grenade. The M59/66 has an unusual bayonet mount that also doubles as the mount for the front sight and the folding grenade launcher sight. To accommodate this new mount placement, the original Soviet blade bayonet that comes standard with the SKS had to be replaced by a unique Yugoslav bayonet.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Yugoslavian M59/66
Serial: G-223202
Caliber: 7.62x39
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24" to end of the muzzle device
Optics/Sights: Hooded post front with Adjustable tangent rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth walnut
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Zastava M59/66 PAP, also known as papovka, is a Yugoslav-licensed version of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle. The nickname "papovka" is derived from PAP, the abbreviation for poluautomatska puška, Serbian for "semi-automatic rifle".
During the 1950s, Yugoslavia's defense industry made plans to develop and produce a new self-loading rifle design to replace the bolt-action Zastava M48, which was in service with the Yugoslav People's Army. In 1959, Yugoslavia acquired the rights to manufacture the Soviet SKS semi-automatic carbine under license. Limited production of the SKS began in 1961 at Preduzece 44 (Enterprise Facility 44), which was a successor to the former Yugoslav Military Technical Institute in Kragujevac. The facility had undergone an unprecedented expansion in 1953 to better accommodate the mass production of various weapons. However, aside from this preliminary production run, no SKS carbines were produced at the Kragujevac facility again until 1964 when the weapon type finally entered serialized mass production. The earliest examples of the SKS manufactured in Kragujevac under the auspices of Zastava received the designation M59 and initially resembled late Soviet pattern carbines, albeit without the chrome-lined barrels characteristic of the latter.
In 1966, the M59 rifle underwent a redesign that allowed it to fire 22mm rifle grenades by adding an integrated grenade launcher spigot. The updated model also featured a folding ladder sight that could be used with the rifle grenades, which also served as a gas shutoff to enable the rifle to cycle correctly. This new version was designated as the M59/66.
The Zastava M59/66 PAP is a rifle that functions and operates almost identically to the Soviet SKS. The only significant difference is that the M59/66 has the ability to launch 22mm rifle grenades from an integral grenade launcher spigot mounted at the front of the barrel. The rifle comes equipped with a folding ladder sight specifically designed for grenade launching. The sight is normally locked into a folded position atop the gas block. To use the sight for launching grenades, you must first unlock it by pressing a switch on the gas port. This action closes off the gas port in the barrel, preventing the rifle's semi-automatic action from cycling while a grenade is being launched. Once the sight ladder is raised and locked into the vertical position, you can launch the grenade. The M59/66 has an unusual bayonet mount that also doubles as the mount for the front sight and the folding grenade launcher sight. To accommodate this new mount placement, the original Soviet blade bayonet that comes standard with the SKS had to be replaced by a unique Yugoslav bayonet.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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