30-06 Springfield after 1950, serving alongside newly produced FN Model 50 short rifles. In the early 1930s, Colombia bought FN Model 24 and 30 rifles in 7×57mm Mauser. Ex-Lithuanian FN 1930 rifles captured by the Soviets were even supplied post-war to the People's Liberation Army. All these models were used during the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War, being still in service at the end of World War II and during the Korean War. The Model 30 was copied as the Type 21 rifle at the Kwantung Arsenal and Type 77 rifle (from 1937, year of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident) at the Zhejiang Iron Works. The Republic of China received 24,000 FN Model 24 and 30 from 1930 to 1934 and more than 165,000 Model 30 between 19. They were used during the Chaco War and were still in service after the 1952 Revolution. Bolivia īolivia received some quantities of FN Model 24/30 rifles. These carbines could be still found in the hand of Belgian reservists until 1986. 30-06 new-production Mle 24/30 (aka Mle 50) carbines. The Belgian and Congolese forces also received some. 22 Long Rifle were produced for the Belgian Army, the Belgian Navy and the colonial Force Publique. After the war, some training carbines Mle 24 in. The Belgian Armed Forces did not order the FN Mle 24/30 before the war. The confusion comes from the fact both versions were marketed at the same time in the 1930s. The designation Mle 24/30 is incorrect strictly speaking, since the Model 24 rifle is different from the Model 30.
YUGO MAUSER DISASSEMBLY SERIES
The rifle series was modified depending on each customer's needs. 24 rifle, featuring open sights, 8×57mm IS chambering, carbine-length barrels, hardwood stocks, and straight bolt handles.Īfter World War I and the German defeat, Belgium manufactured derivative of the Mauser 98, slightly modified. The FN Model 24 series is a line of Mauser Gewehr 98 pattern bolt-action battle rifles produced by the Belgian Fabrique Nationale.