Marstar Canada: The M-48BO Rifle - Yugoslavian Mauser Rifles Explained

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Marstar Canada: Yugo Mauser Rifles Explained

Yugoslavian Model M-48BO Mauser Rifle

These rifles, of which only a few thousand were produced, are a very obscure and interesting anecdote of history. 'BO' stands for 'bez oznake’, which means 'without markings' as these rifles have NONE save for a serial number!

The M-48BO is a true early example of a 'sanitized' weapon: there are no markings present anywhere on the rifle except a couple serial numbers. They are not even marked 'M-48'! Our sources from within the (former) Yugoslavian military state the 'BO' rifles were intended for sale to Egypt, but even the paltry few thousand which were at that point ready for initial delivery to that country could not be shipped due to the onset of the Suez Crisis of 1956. No more were produced for reasons outlined in the following paragraph.

Following the Suez Crisis, most of the world's armies (including Egypt and Yugoslavia) phased out bolt action rifles in favour of self-loading (semi-auto) or fully automatic infantry service rifles. The M-48BO was thus relegated to the storehouse and left in packing crates until we discovered them in a forgotten corner of a warehouse a couple years ago.

Marstar offers Yugo Mauser Rifles for sale. Our selection can be viewed here.