Czechoslovakia paratroopers STG44
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Nice find!!
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Awesome pics, thanks. By the way- correct me if I'm wrong but aren't some of them wearing loads of ex German equipment?
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I wasn't sure if that's MP44 as well
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Yugoslavian paratroopers (in use to 1983?)
These photos and also some other users can be viewed here:
http://www.odkrywca-online.com/pokaz_wa ... ?id=218057
These photos and also some other users can be viewed here:
http://www.odkrywca-online.com/pokaz_wa ... ?id=218057
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The last photo is of Canadian peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia.
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Thanks for clarification.mikerock wrote:The last photo is of Canadian peacekeepers in the former Yugoslavia.
Confiscated weapons at the photo?
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Probably - Yugoslav AK clone (M-70) & Scorpion (M-84), with & without silencer. All sides used HK-5 (ex-police SWAT armament of Yugoslav republics), but the UZI was characteristic for Croatians (SMG at the bottom left looks like KG-9).(That Thompson M.28 with drum is puzzling... Ex-Yu Army had a number of Thomsons in their storages (mainly M1 variant), but I thought the drums were discarded in late 1960s. :roll: )
So, weapons confiscated from Croat forces in Bosnia - my guess.
So, weapons confiscated from Croat forces in Bosnia - my guess.
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Edge,The Edge wrote:Probably - Yugoslav AK clone (M-70) & Scorpion (M-84), with & without silencer. All sides used HK-5 (ex-police SWAT armament of Yugoslav republics), but the UZI was characteristic for Croatians (SMG at the bottom left looks like KG-9).(That Thompson M.28 with drum is puzzling... Ex-Yu Army had a number of Thomsons in their storages (mainly M1 variant), but I thought the drums were discarded in late 1960s. :roll: )
So, weapons confiscated from Croat forces in Bosnia - my guess.
Are MP44s quite common among the collectors in former Yugoslavia? I reckon that this country got the most of them after the war, stored them in TRZs ('Tehnički Remontni Zavod', the city of Čačak for sure) and used extensively. Maybe you can contact theses guys here http://www.trzcacak.rs/en/contact.html and ask them about the MP44's they used to store.
Jacek
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I'm not sure for the rest of Yugoslavia, but Laws in Serbia are rather strict for "collecting" such items. Yugoslav Army used tens of thousands of MP-44 (mainly donated by USSR, 1946-47), until the 1970s. First placed in reserve, they were offered for sale later (Libya is often mentioned as prime purchaser), but not for civilan users. Some number lingered in storages, small number of them used during 1990s wars. MP-44s in Serbian inventory are collected and - according to my friend in the army - sent to furnace. (He haven't a guts to "acquire" one for himself; only took magazine bag & magazines, plus box of ammo - all later sold to local "collectors" and I got one round too.)dect wrote: Edge,
Are MP44s quite common among the collectors in former Yugoslavia? I reckon that this country got the most of them after the war, stored them in TRZs ('Tehnički Remontni Zavod', the city of Čačak for sure) and used extensively. Maybe you can contact theses guys here http://www.trzcacak.rs/en/contact.html and ask them about the MP44's they used to store.
It is not impossible that some of Serbian MP-44s are still alive & available for sale to collectors, but I believe you have the wrong contact - TRZ is not licensed for selling firearms.
Regards, Edge
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Thanks! I don't want to buy a live one, especially from abroad. Gun laws in Poland are pain in the a$$ so the only real option is a deactivated one.The Edge wrote:I'm not sure for the rest of Yugoslavia, but Laws in Serbia are rather strict for "collecting" such items. Yugoslav Army used tens of thousands of MP-44 (mainly donated by USSR, 1946-47), until the 1970s. First placed in reserve, they were offered for sale later (Libya is often mentioned as prime purchaser), but not for civilan users. Some number lingered in storages, small number of them used during 1990s wars. MP-44s in Serbian inventory are collected and - according to my friend in the army - sent to furnace. (He haven't a guts to "acquire" one for himself; only took magazine bag & magazines, plus box of ammo - all later sold to local "collectors" and I got one round too.)dect wrote: Edge,
Are MP44s quite common among the collectors in former Yugoslavia? I reckon that this country got the most of them after the war, stored them in TRZs ('Tehnički Remontni Zavod', the city of Čačak for sure) and used extensively. Maybe you can contact theses guys here http://www.trzcacak.rs/en/contact.html and ask them about the MP44's they used to store.
It is not impossible that some of Serbian MP-44s are still alive & available for sale to collectors, but I believe you have the wrong contact - TRZ is not licensed for selling firearms.
Regards, Edge
What I know about TRZ in Čačak is that MP44s were put there for a long term storage and marked with TRZ1 (1 was assigned to Čačak) on the buttstock.
Jacek
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Interesting info - thanks!dect wrote:What I know about TRZ in Čačak is that MP44s were put there for a long term storage and marked with TRZ1 (1 was assigned to Čačak) on the buttstock.
About the my example of MP-44 ammo (I got a PM regarding it), see photo below:
Up / Down: aux / 44
Left / Right: St / 30
(aux = Polte-Werk, Magdeburg) Unfortunately, not Yugo-made one.
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Thanks a lot for the info on the ammo used, guess I don't have to mention that you keep us informed if you find any other headstamp - specially Yugoslav manufactured ones from the time.
Erik
Erik
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It's a promise - I'm interesting in this subject too.MT-LB wrote:Thanks a lot for the info on the ammo used, guess I don't have to mention that you keep us informed if you find any other headstamp - specially Yugoslav manufactured ones from the time.
Erik
Regards, Edge