October 22-23, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/22/2019
Externally very similar in outward appearance to the Russian PPSh-41 machine gun, this Yugoslavian Model 49/57, although it takes Russian PPSh magazines and drums, is actually quite different internally, and is unusual with a left side ejector port. An excellent informative video on this model gun is at https://www.forgottenweapons.com/yugoslavias-ppsh-lookalike-the-m49-57/. This Yugoslavian gun combines a lot of very good features from other guns and contains many milled steel parts as opposed to stampings. It features a quick release easily removable barrel, a bolt handle which is removed from the side incidental to withdrawing the bolt out of the rear of the receiver tube, and has a small diameter mainspring on a removable shaft at the rear of receiver cup. The selector within the trigger guard is similar to that of the PPSh, but the safety is a large button just forward of the trigger guard. One 35 round magazine is included. CONDITION: Overall appearance and finish is extremely fine to near excellent original matte finish with visible matching numbers on receiver and barrel, and attractive Yugoslavian crest at top of receiver. This is a registered receiver machine gun. Mechanics are crisp. Magazine extremely fine with some handling marks. Bore very fine, shiny and bright with some frosting in the grooves. Bolt very fine. This is a select-fire machine gun. Quite a rare model in the United States, and a very well-made machine gun. THIS IS A NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT ITEM AND REQUIRES BATF APPROVAL PRIOR TO TRANSFER. THIS ITEM IS TRANSFERABLE ONLY TO ACTIVE FFL/SOT DEALERS ON AN ATF FORM 3 BUT MAY BE RETAINED BY SOLE PROPRIETOR FFL/SOT HOLDERS WHEN THEY RELINQUISH THEIR LICENSES UPON BATF APPROVAL. JWK 2019-10-57
Caliber/Bore
7.62x25mm Tokarev