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{{Infobox weapon
|name= FN Model 24
| image= M1924 Yugoslavian.JPG
| image_size = 300
|caption= Yugoslav Rifle Model 1924, from the collections of the [[Swedish Army Museum]].
|origin= [[Belgium]]
|type=[[Bolt-action]] [[rifle]]
|service= 1924–1986
|used_by= See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|manufacturer= [[FN Herstal]], [[Zastava Arms|Kragujevac Arsenal]]
|wars={{ubl|[[Chaco War]]|[[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]]|[[Chinese Civil War]]|[[Spanish Civil War]]|[[Second Sino-Japanese War]]|[[World War II]]|[[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]]|[[Greek Civil War]]|[[Korean War]]|[[Congo Crisis]]|[[Rhodesian Bush War]]|[[Papua conflict]]|[[Nicaraguan Revolution]]}}
|is_ranged=yes
|design_date=
|production_date=1924-1964
|number= 
|weight={{convert|3.6-3.85|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}
|length={{convert|955-1094|mm|in}}
|part_length={{convert|415-504|mm|in}}
|cartridge=[[7×57mm Mauser]]<br>[[7.62×51mm NATO]]<br>[[.30-06 Springfield]]<br>[[7.65×53mm Mauser]]<br>[[7.92×57mm Mauser]]
|action=[[Bolt-action]]
|velocity={{convert|760|m/s|0|abbr=on}}
|range={{convert|500|m|yd|abbr=on}} (with iron sights) <br /> >{{convert|800|m|yd|abbr=on}} (with optics)
|feed=5-round [[stripper clip]], internal [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]]
|sights= Iron sights or [[telescopic sight]]
}}

The '''FN Model 1924 series''' is a line of [[Mauser]] [[Gewehr 98]] pattern bolt-action rifles produced by the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[FN Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]]. They are similar to the Czech [[vz. 24]] rifle, however have an intermediate length (215mm/ 8.46 in.) action, featuring open sights, [[7.65×53mm Mauser|7.65×53mm]], [[7×57mm Mauser|7×57mm]] or [[7.92×57mm Mauser|8×57mm IS]] chambering, Long rifle, Short Rifle and carbine-length barrels, hardwood stocks, and straight or curved bolt handles. This pattern rifle was discontinued from production and was no longer offered after 1932 being totally replaced by the 1930 pattern.  

The '''FN Model 1930 series''' is also a line based on the [[Mauser]] [[Gewehr 98]] pattern rifles that have the standard length (223mm/ 8.8 in.) action. They feature open sights, [[7.65×53mm Mauser|7.65x53mm]], [[7×57mm Mauser|7x57mm]], [[7.92×57mm Mauser|8×57mm IS]], [[.30-06 Springfield|.30-06]] [[Springfield Armory|Springfield]] or [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62x51]] [[NATO]] chambering, Long rifle, Short Rifle and carbine-length barrels, hardwood stocks, and straight or curved bolt handles.

Although sometime referred to as the 24/30 model as a whole this is a misleading misnomer that shouldn't be used. <ref name=":0" />

==History==
After [[World War I]] and the [[Germany|German]] defeat, [[Belgium]] manufactured derivative of the Mauser 98, slightly modified.<ref>{{cite book|first1=W. H. B|last1= Smith |first2= Joseph E.|last2= Smith|title=The Book of Rifles|orig-year=1948|year=1963|publisher=[[National Rifle Association of America]]|pages=116–117}}</ref> The rifle series was modified depending on each customer's needs.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=43}} The designation Mle 24/30 is incorrect strictly speaking, since the Model 24 rifle is different from the Model 30. The confusion comes from the fact both versions were marketed at the same time in the 1930s.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Confusing Terminology: The 24/30 FN Mauser|first=Anthony |last=Vanderlinden |date=5 December 2015|url=https://www.fnbrowning.com/single-post/2015/12/04/Confusing-Terminology-The-2430-FN-Mauser}}</ref> The last Mauser pattern rifles were produced in 1964.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=212}}

=== Belgium ===
The [[Belgian Armed Forces]] did not order the FN Mle 1924 or 1930 before the war. After the war, some training carbines Mle 24 in [[.22 Long Rifle]] were produced for the Belgian Army, the [[Belgian Navy]] and the colonial [[Force Publique]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=41}} The Belgian and Congolese forces also received some .30-06 new-production Mle 1930 (aka Mle 50) carbines.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=218}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=36&43}} These carbines could be still found in the hand of Belgian [[reservist]]s until 1986.<ref name="trainer"/>

=== Bolivia ===
[[Bolivia]] received some quantities of FN Model 24/30 rifles.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=219}} They were used during the [[Chaco War]]<ref name="Chaco"/><ref name="Huon">{{cite magazine|first=Jean|last=Huon|title=The Chaco War|magazine=Small Arms Review|volume=17|issue=3|date=September 2013|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1976|access-date=2019-01-22|archive-date=2019-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819120502/http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1976|url-status=dead}}</ref> and were still in service after the [[History of Bolivia (1920–64)#The Bolivian National Revolution, 1952|1952 Revolution]].<ref name="Bolivia"/>

=== China ===
The [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|Republic of China]] received 24,000 FN Model 24 and 30 from 1930 to 1934 and more than 165,000 Model 30 between 1937 and 1939.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=81}} The Model 30 was copied as the ''Type 21 rifle'' at the [[Guangdong|Kwantung]] Arsenal and ''Type 77 rifle'' (from 1937, year of the [[Marco Polo Bridge Incident]]) at the [[Zhejiang]] Iron Works.<ref name="Chinese">{{cite book|title=Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937–45|publisher=Helion & Company |isbn=9781910294420|date=July 2016|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZYQwDwAAQBAJ|first1=Leland|last1=Ness|first2=Bin|last2=Shih|page=262}}</ref> All these models were used during the [[Chinese Civil War]]{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=87}} and [[Second Sino-Japanese War]], being still in service at the end of [[World War II]]<ref>{{cite book|title=China's Wars: Rousing the Dragon 1894–1949|series=General Military|first= Philip|last= Jowett|date=20 Nov 2013 |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|isbn=9781782004073 |page=333}}</ref> and during the [[Korean War]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=87}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=248}} Ex-Lithuanian FN 1930 rifles captured by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] were even supplied post-war to the [[People's Liberation Army]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=248}}

=== Colombia ===
In the early 1940s, [[Colombia]] bought 1930 rifles designated the Model 1940 in [[7×57mm Mauser]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=106}} Many were later converted to [[.30-06 Springfield]] after 1950, serving alongside newly produced FN Model 1950 short rifles and carbines.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=107}}

=== Congo ===
[[File:Armée National Congolaise (ANC) in Léopoldville, 1960.jpg|thumb|A Congolese military policeman with a Mle 24/30 carbine in [[Kinshasa|Leopoldville]], 1960.]]
After the war, the [[Force Publique]] of the [[Belgian Congo]] received some thousands of newly manufactured Mle 1930 carbines.<ref name="trainer">{{cite magazine|title=Une carabine calibre d'entraînement belge Mauser, calibre .22LR|first=Luc|last=Guillou|magazine=Gazette des Armes|issue=391|date=October 2007|url=http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-391-octobre-2007/page-50-51-texte-integral|pages=50–53|access-date=2019-01-22|archive-date=2019-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620121432/http://fr.1001mags.com/parution/gazette-des-armes/numero-391-octobre-2007/page-50-51-texte-integral|url-status=dead}}</ref> Around 300 training rifles were also delivered.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=41}} After the independence as [[Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)|Republic of the Congo]], the [[Congo Crisis]] broke. The FN Mle 1930 were used during these conflicts, being seen in the hands of [[South Kasai]] secessionist gendarmes or of [[Simba rebellion|Simba rebels]].<ref name="Congo">{{cite book|title=Modern African Wars: The Congo 1960–2002|last=Abbot|first=Peter|location=Oxford|publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]|date=February 2014|isbn=978-1-78200-076-1|page=45}}</ref>

=== Ethiopia ===
The [[Ethiopian Empire]] bought 25,000 7.92×57mm Model 1930 short rifles and carbines in 1933–1935.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}}{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|pp=297-299}} They were fielded during the [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War|Italian invasion]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=131-132}}

=== France ===
Between July and December 1939, FN produced 6,500 Model 24/30 short rifles in 7.92×57mm Mauser.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=135}} They were probably used in the French colonies.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=48}}

=== Germany ===
After the [[German occupation of Belgium during World War II|German invasion of Belgium]], FN-made rifles were used by second-line German units.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=219}} The Belgian Mle 1935 (1930 pattern) rifles were designated ''Gewehr 220 (b)''{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=422}} and the Mle 1935 carbines ''Karabiner 420 (b)''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=423}} The Greek Model 30 was designated ''Gewehr 285 (b)''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=424}} The Yugoslav M24A was referred to as ''Gewehr 291/1 (j)'' and the M24B as ''Gewehr 291/2 (j)''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=426}}

=== Greece ===
Needing more rifles during the interwar period, [[Greece]] bought more than 75,000 FN Model 1930 short rifles between 1930 and 1939.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}} They were known as ''Model 1930''.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=451}} These rifles were used during the [[Greco-Italian War]], the [[Battle of Greece#German invasion|German invasion]], the [[Greek Resistance]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=237}}{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=308}}

=== Haiti ===
During the 1948{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=240}} [[Haiti]] ordered Model 1930 short rifles in .30-06 Springfield. They were used by the [[Tonton Macoute|Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale]] militia.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=240}} They were kept in reserve storage in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uphold Democracy 1994: WWII weapons encountered|date=9 June 2015|url= https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/uphold-democracy-1994-wwii-weapons-encountered/|website= wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com}}</ref>

=== Indonesia ===
[[File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Tijdens het werk op een onderneming van 1947-1950 is men dag en nacht gewapend tegen de aanvallen van de Peloppors (Indonesiche vrijheidstrijders) TMnr 60050318.jpg|thumb|A European man with an IOB Mle 30 carbine, [[West Java]], late 1940s.]]
Between 1948 and 1949, the [[Dutch East Indies]] association ''Indische Ondernemers Bond'' (IOB, "Indies Business Union"), bought 6,000 7.92×57mm Model 1930 carbines for private security tasks, such as on plantations, industries, or other business. The Royal Netherlands Indies Police also ordered 20,000 carbines in 1949, with roughly two-thirds of them already delivered before the Dutch recognized Indonesian independence in [[Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference|December 1949]]. The carbines would continue to saw service with [[Indonesia]].{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=348}} It is likely that Indonesian authorities also ordered a new batch of Model 1930 carbines chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO sometime between 1962–1975, as there were reports that Indonesia had at least 10,000 7.62×51mm FN carbines in the inventory by 1982.{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=365}}

Around 2,700 ex-[[National Police Corps (Netherlands)|Dutch National Police]] Model 30 carbines were converted to the 7.62×51mm NATO by the [[Artillerie-Inrichtingen]] in 1960 for use in [[Dutch New Guinea]]. 1,700 were given to the Dutch New Guinea police and 900 were issued to the [[Papuan Volunteer Corps]]. After the territory was integrated with Indonesia in 1963, the carbines were used by both Indonesian authorities and the [[Free Papua Movement]].{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=349}}

=== Israel ===
[[Israel]] bought in the early 1950s some FN Model 1930 short rifles originally in 7.92 Mauser. They were clones of the [[Karabiner 98k|Kar 98k]] and were later modified to fire 7.62 NATO.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=49}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=245}} This state also received some Mle 24 training rifles.<ref name="trainer"/> A few German captured Greek Mauser were also [[Arms shipments from Czechoslovakia to Israel 1947–49|supplied via Czechoslovakia]].{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=308}}

=== Liberia ===
From the early 1930s to the end of World War II, the Belgian-made Model 1930 short rifle was the standard rifle of [[Armed Forces of Liberia|Liberian Frontier Force]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=247}}

=== Lithuania ===
During the late-1930s, [[Lithuania]] bought more than 75,000 Fusil Mle 30, exactly similar to the [[Zbrojovka Brno|Brno]]-made [[vz. 24]] used by the Lithuanian Army.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}} Both were designated ''Model 24 L''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=249}}

=== Luxembourg ===
Luxembourg ordered some Model 1930 short rifles around 1930. They were later captured and used by the German Army after the [[German invasion of Luxembourg|invasion of Luxembourg]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=251}}

=== Mexico ===
In 1926 and 1927, [[Mexico]] ordered some 35,000 FN Mle 1924 short rifles and carbines, chambered in 7mm Mauser.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=261}}

=== Morocco ===
In the 1950s, [[Morocco]] bought Model 1950 carbines in [[.308 Winchester]] and .30-06.{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=263-264}}

=== Netherlands ===
In 1947, the [[National Police Corps (Netherlands)|Dutch National Police]] ordered 5,000 FN Model 1930 carbines in 7.92×57mm.{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=344}} In 1950, another 200 carbines were bought by the Amsterdam Municipal Police.{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=345}} Further 1,098 carbines were ordered for the municipal police departments throughout the countries between 1951 and 1956.{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=346}} The National Police retired their FN carbines in 1957, with the municipal police followed suit in 1965.{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=349}}

=== Paraguay ===
[[Paraguay]] ordered FN Mle 1930 short rifles during the late-1930s, designated them ''Model 1935''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=235}} Others sources state 7,000 were bought before 1932 and were used during the [[Chaco War]].<ref name ="Chaco">{{cite book|author=Alejandro de Quesada|title=The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's greatest modern conflict|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlXDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT72|date=20 November 2011|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-1-84908-901-2|page=23}}</ref><ref name="Bolivia">{{cite web|title=Rifles of Bolivia 1900-1990 |first=Dan|last=Reynolds|url=https://carbinesforcollectors.com/boliviapage1.html|website=carbinesforcollectors.com|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref> In the 1960s, many of these 7.65 Mauser guns were modified to [[7.62×51mm NATO]] in [[Brazil]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=52}}

=== Persia ===
The [[Pahlavi dynasty|Imperial Persian]] Army bought some FN Mle 1930 short rifles at the end of the 1920s.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=280}}

=== Peru ===
[[File:“NO EXAGERO EN DECIR QUE ESTAMOS ANTE EL EJÉRCITO MEJOR EQUIPADO DEL PERÚ EN LOS ÚLTIMOS TIEMPOS” (23343951300).jpg|thumb|Peruvian soldiers with Model 1935 rifles during a commemoration in 2015.]]
During the late 1930s, [[Peru]] ordered FN 1930. It had an inverted safety, which was activated by being turned to the left of the rifle. This 7.65mm Mauser version is known as ''Peruvian Model 1935 short rifle''.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=291}} They were used during the [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]] of 1941.<ref>{{cite book|title=Latin American Wars 1900–1941: "Banana Wars," Border Wars & Revolutions|series=Men-at-Arms 519|publisher=Osprey Publishing|first= Philip |last=Jowett|date= 28 Jun 2018|isbn=9781472826282 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LJeDwAAQBAJ|page=46}}</ref> From 1959 to 1960, they were reportedly modified to accept .30-06 ammunitions.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mauser Rifles of Peru |website=carbinesforcollectors.com|access-date=22 January 2019|url=https://carbinesforcollectors.com/riflesofperu1.html}}</ref>

=== Venezuela ===
[[Venezuela]] ordered 16,500 FN Mle 1930 short rifles and carbines in the mid-1930s, firing the 7mm Mauser cartridge.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=397}} A very small number had a {{convert|6|inch|meter}} longer barrel, being designed to train the [[Venezuela at the Olympics|Venezuelan Olympic team]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=399}} Many more standard FN Mle 1930 guns were delivered after the war.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}}

=== Arabian Peninsula ===
In the 1930s, both the [[Saudi Arabia|Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]]{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=306}} and the [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]] bought a substantial number of FN Mle 30 short rifles.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=399}} Saudi Arabia bought "substantial numbers" of FN rifles in 1945–1950.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=53}} Some of the Saudi rifles may have been sent to Yemen after the war.<ref>{{cite web|title=WWII weapons in Yemen's civil war|date=9 September 2018|url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2018/09/09/wwii-weapons-in-yemens-civil-war/|website=wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com}}</ref>

=== Yugoslavia ===
{{more citations needed section|date=January 2013}}
The first [[Mauser]]-pattern rifle produced in [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] was the '''M24'''. Its predecessor, the '''FN Model 1924''' had been produced for the Yugoslav army by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|FN Herstal]] until the Ministry and FN signed a contract on the purchase of the licence for production of rifles  7.9&nbsp;mm M 24. Nearly all M24's were produced either before or during World War II, at the Kragujevac Arsenal plant. The M24 and Model 1924 are nearly identical. All M24 series weapons are designed to accept the '''M-24''' pattern bayonet.<ref name="CR" /><ref name="branko" />

The final additions to the M24 family were the '''M24/47''' rifle. These were produced by reworking existing prewar Serbian Model 24 Mausers and then refurbished with new parts at the [[Zastava Arms]] (formally Kragujevac Arsenal) plant, which was at that time under the control of the postwar communist government.  The "47" of the M-24/47 indicated the beginning of the rebuild program of 1947. The rebuild program lasted into the early 1950s alongside new production of M48 rifles.  M24 series rifles were used by the [[Royal Yugoslav Army]] and by nearly all sides during World War II in [[World War II in Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]].<ref name="CR" /><ref name="branko" />

=== Other users ===
[[Argentina]] bought many FN Model 24 rifles and Model 30 short rifles during the interwar period.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=9}} The FN Model 1930 in 7×57mm was also exported to [[Costa Rica]] around 1935.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=111}} [[Ecuador]] received [[7.65×53mm Mauser]] Model 30 short rifles.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=129}} [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] used some FN Mle 24 short rifles.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=304}} [[Uruguay]] bought approximately 5,000 Model 1930 short rifles in 7mm Mauser during the 1930s.{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=390-393}} [[Turkey]] is listed as one of the users.{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=219}}

During the [[Nicaraguan Revolution]], FN Mle 1930 short rifles were carried by [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinista rebels]].{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=267}}

==Variants==
[[File:Jugoslovenske puske М24.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Top to bottom: ''Sokol'' carbine M1924, Rifle M1924, Assault carbine M1924ČK]]

=== Belgium ===
* ''Mod. 1922'' long rifle - a full-length copy of the Gew. 98. Only sample rifles with [[Thailand|Siamese]] or Ethiopian markings are known.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=53}}
* ''Mod. 1922'' carbine, an older and shorter version of the FN Model 30, chambered in 7mm and featuring a straight stock.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=46}} More than 20,000 carbines were produced between 1922 and 1924{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}} to equip [[Brazil]]ian cavalry and artillery.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=68}}
*''Fusil Mle 1924''
*''Fusil Mle 1930''
*''Fusil Mle 1924 d’entrainement'' - [[.22 Long Rifle]] training rifle,{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=41}} manufactured 1948–1952.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=45}}
*''Fusil Mle 1950'' - Model 1930 export rifle modified to fire [[.30-06 Springfield]] cartridges.{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=36&43}}
*''Peruvian Model 1935 Short Rifle'' - Standard export model with an inverted safety.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=291}}
*''[[FN Model 30-11|FN Mle 30-11]]'' - 7.62 NATO sniper rifle based on the FN Mle 30, manufactured 1976–1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/sniper-rifles/standart-caliber-rifles/belgium-standart-caliber-rifles/fn-30-11-eng/|title=FN 30-11|website=modernfirearms.net|first=Maxim|last= Popenker |date=27 October 2010 }}</ref>

=== China ===
* ''Type 21'' rifle - copy of the FN Model 1924 short rifle in [[7.92×57mm Mauser]] produced in the [[Guangdong|Kwantung]] Arsenal in the early 1930s.{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=88}}
* ''Type 77'' rifle - copy of the FN Model 1930 produced in the [[Zhejiang]] Iron Works in the late 1930s. It was not compatible with other Mausers.<ref name="Chinese"/>

===Yugoslavia===
*''Puška M.1924'' (Rifle M.1924) - Standard service rifle.<ref name="CR">{{cite web|title=History Primer 202: Yugoslavian Mauser Model 1924 Documentary &#124; C&Rsenal |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDU08BfNjGI|website=youtube.com|access-date=2025-05-21}}</ref>
*''Sokolski karabin M.1924'' (''Sokol'' carbine M.1924) - at {{convert|94.5|cm|in}} was just slightly shorter and had a straight bolt handle. It was designed for youth firearms training and target practice.
*''Jurišna puška M.1924'' (''Assault'' rifle M.1924) -  These can be identified by ''МОДЕЛ 1924 ЧК'' (MODEL 1924 ČK) written on the chamber, a bent bolt handle and an additional set of sling swivels on left side. It was designed after the Sokol carbine, Czecho-Slovak short gendarmerie rifle and Iranian Musketon, for use with assault units. The production started in May 1940, only about 5,000-6,000 were made. They were issued with a special combat knife that could be fitted on the rifle as a bayonet.<ref name="branko">{{cite book |last=Bogdanivić |first=Branko |title=Puške: dva veka pušaka na teritoriji Jugloslavije |date=1990 |publisher=SPORTINVEST, Belgrade |isbn=86-7597-001-3 |pages=110–123}}</ref>
*''M.24/47 Rifle'' - M24 Rifles and Carbines of Belgian and Yugoslavian manufacture brought up to a common standard beginning in 1947 and continuing into the early 1950s. Most received new M48 barrels with 98k type front sight hoods not found on Model 1924's. Carbine features deleted rear swivel removed and plugged with dowel front carbine sling points ground off and polished.

== Users ==
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}
* {{flag|Bolivia}}{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=219}}
* {{flag|Brazil|1889}} (M1922){{sfn|Ball|2011|p=68}}
* {{flagcountry|Republic of China (1912-1949)}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=81}}
* {{PRC}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=87}}
* {{flag|Colombia}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=106}}
* {{flag|Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)}}<ref name="Congo"/>
* {{flag|Costa Rica}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=111}}
* {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=49}}
* {{flag|Ecuador}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=129}}
* {{flag|Ethiopian Empire}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=131-132}}
* {{flag|France}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=135}}
* {{flag|Nazi Germany}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=219}}
* {{flag|Kingdom of Greece}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=237}}
* {{flag|Haiti}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=240}}
* {{flag|Indonesia}}{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=355}}
* {{flagcountry|Pahlavi dynasty}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=280}}
* {{flag|Israel}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=245}}
* {{flag|Liberia}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=247}}
* {{flag|Lithuania}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=42}}
* {{flag|Luxembourg}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=251}}
* {{flag|Mexico}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=261}}
* {{flag|Morocco}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=263-264}}
* {{flag|Netherlands}}{{sfn|Vanderlinden|2016|p=344-349}}
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the FSLN.svg}} [[Nicaragua]]n [[Sandinista National Liberation Front]]{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=267}}
* {{flag|Free Papua}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=49}}
* {{flag|Paraguay}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=235}} 
* {{flag|Peru}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=291}} 
* {{flag|Kingdom of Romania}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=304}}
* {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=306}}
* {{flag|Uruguay}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|pp=390-393}}
* {{flag|Venezuela}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=397}}
* {{flagicon|Yemen|1927}} [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen|Kingdom of Yemen]]{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=399}} 
* {{flagcountry|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}{{sfn|Ball|2011|p=307}}
{{div col end}}

==See also==
*[[List of 7.65×53mm Mauser firearms]]
*[[vz. 24]]
*[[Belgian Mauser Model 1935]]
*[[Belgian Mauser]]s
*[[M48 Mauser]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
* {{cite book|last=Ball|first=Robert W. D.|title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World|year=2011|location=Iola|publisher=Gun Digest Books|isbn=9781440228926}}
* {{cite book|last=Smith|first=Joseph E.|title=Small Arms of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/smallarmsofworld00smit|url-access=registration|edition =11|location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|publisher= The Stackpole Company|year=1969|isbn=9780811715669 }}
* {{cite book|title= FN Mauser Rifles - Arming Belgium and the World |first=Anthony |last=Vanderlinden|isbn= 978-0-9981397-0-8|publisher=Wet Dog Publications|date=2016|url=https://www.fnbrowning.com/fn-mauser-rifles}}

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[[Category:World War II infantry weapons of China]]
[[Category:World War II military equipment of Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Mauser rifles]]
[[Category:7×57mm Mauser rifles]]
[[Category:.30-06 Springfield rifles]]
[[Category:7.62×51mm NATO rifles]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1920s]]
[[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1924]]