WW2 German / Yugoslavian – 7.92mm MG53 / M53 CHARGING HANDLE – VERY NICE!

Description

You are bidding on a SUPERB used example of a WW2 Yugoslavian 7.92mm M53 Charging Handle!

In Yugoslavia this MG42 variant was built at the state-owned Zavodi Crvena Zastava company as the Zastava M53 using original German machinery, retaining the 7.92×57mm Mauser chambering. By doing so, the Yugoslavs retained the original weapon’s design features, making the M53 a near exact copy of the German MG42. The only major differences were a slower 950 rounds per minute cyclic rate of fire and no anti-aircraft sight mount. The aiming range of the M53 is 2,000 m (2,187 yd), and the terminal range of the bullet is 5,000 m (5,468 yd), the same as the MG42. MG42s captured in Yugoslavia at the end of World War II were put into reserve of Yugoslav People’s Army as M53/42s. The last military use of M53s in Yugoslavia was in 1999. Some quantities of M53s were exported to Iraq in the 1980s and saw extensive action during both Gulf wars. The M53 was known under the nickname Шарац (Šarac).

Made of stamped steel, this item is in SUPERB used condition! Some slight marks, due to the age, but VERY solid otherwise! Features some VERY CLEAR manufacture info and inspection stamps. Would make a FANTASTIC addition for any collection or display