Deactivated M59/66 Rifle SN. 9691 ^

Deactivated Yugoslavian M59/66 7.62mm Rifle in very good deactivated condition, with leather sling. Latest EU Spec, with moving safety, flip up night sights, and grenade launcher sight. The M59/66  was the Yugoslavian version of the Soviet SKS.  The main difference was that the M59/66 was capable of firing rifle grenades, and was made to a much higher standard.  The SKS entered service in the Soviet Union in 1945, but was too late to take any real part in the war.  It fired the new Soviet 7.62x43mm rifle round and was much lighter and handier than the SVT40, which preceded it.  They were more accurate than the AK47 family, as they had longer barrels, and are very reliable weapons.  They can still be found in third world conflicts to this day.  All deactivated weapons sold by D and B Militaria are deactivated in the United Kingdom and hold London or Birmingham proof marks and a certificate stating that the weapon has been deactivated correctly.