The Kennblatter identifies these as the 'Gewehr 291/2(j).' According to Branko Bogdanovic, these were seized by German forces in 1941 and removed en masse from Yugoslavia to Germany. Unlike the majority of these, this one has a matching bolt. It's Gewehr 98 heritage is readily apparent, and it still bears the expected cartouches and features on both metal parts and the stock. This one is not depot marked, but the numbering on the bolt doesn't strike me as WWI vintage (although that's not my area of specialty), nor was it Yugoslav practice to number anything on the bolts except for the bolt body. Most are found very well worn and with beat-up stocks, so a 1924b in nice condition is indeed a good find. The received wisdom is that both Gewehr 98 and Mexican 1912 Mausers were used to construct these, but it appears that far more turn up with Gewehr 98 features than Mexican. The Yugoslavs built this variant using ex-German Gewehr 98 receivers and parts, and Yugoslav barrels and sights. It doesn't seem like there are that many of these floating around, and they're probably overlooked or assumed to be well-worn Model 1924 rifles with odd features.
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