{"id":102765,"date":"2026-10-02T02:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=102765"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:44:53","slug":"explaining-the-yugoslav-zastava-m70-series-of-rifles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/explaining-the-yugoslav-zastava-m70-series-of-rifles\/","title":{"rendered":"Explaining the Yugoslav \/ Zastava M70 Series of Rifles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xHuJu0c5n0k?si=QtmKloItmkNtahEl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 30 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Yugoslavia never received a technical data package or license for the AK; they reverse engineered the system themselves in the 1960s. In the process, they created a version of the AK noted for its ruggedness. In addition, they added a number of features to facilitate rifle grenade usage. Over the course of many iterations the rifle remained designated the M70, leading to a lot of confusion about what models are what. Today we are going through the whole series of changes.<\/p>\n<p>M70 &#8211; Original milled receiver, with bolt hold-open, fixed stock, and screwed-in barrel<br \/>\nM70A &#8211; Underfolder version of the M70<\/p>\n<p>M70B &#8211; Milled receiver, pinned-in barrel, standard magazines, fixed stock<br \/>\nM70AB &#8211; Underfolder version of M70B<\/p>\n<p>M70B1 &#8211; Stamped receiver (1.5mm), bulged trunnion, fixed stock<br \/>\nM70AB1 &#8211; Stamped receiver (0.9mm), flat trunnion, underfolder<br \/>\nM70AB2 &#8211; Stamped receiver (1.5mm), bulged trunnion, underfolder<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to Zastava USA for making this video possible!<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The best firearms reference books: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqazhBOHlielR3YzlHQkFvNUo5RnZua3paci00d3xBQ3Jtc0ttbEo3STV2ZXN2WHIxb2R3bUt6YWU2NG12Z2Vmdlc0Sk5reDZ0Y19oN2xsak9Jdi1aLW1KbDloQWExYnhsdV9xSXBjY0I5VXpoT2FHY18yUHVFdzhxazlkdlNCMlJwb20wT1VaVkJXN0JjanlXRWl2OA&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.floatplane.com%2Fchannel%2FForgottenWeapons&#038;v=xHuJu0c5n0k\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/For&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 30 May 2026 Yugoslavia never received a technical data package or license for the AK; they reverse engineered the system themselves in the 1960s. 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