Zastava M59/66
| Zastava M59/66 PAP | |
|---|---|
Zastava M59/66A1 | |
| Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
| Place of origin | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1961–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | See Conflicts |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Milan Ćirić (M59) Božidar Blagojević, Miloš Ostojić, and Milan Vasiljević (M59/66) |
| Designed | 1957–1959 |
| Produced | 1961–1986 |
| No. built | 234,060 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) |
| Length | 1.12 m (44 in) (with bayonet folded) |
| Barrel length | 550 mm (22 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Action | Gas-operated (tilting bolt) |
| Rate of fire | 35–40 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 735 m/s (2,410 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd) |
| Feed system | 10-round fixed magazine fed by stripper clip |
| Sights | Iron sights graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters |
The Zastava M59/66 PAP is a Yugoslavian licensed derivative of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle. In Yugoslavia, it received the popular nickname "papovka" derived from PAP, the abbreviation for poluautomatska puška, or Serbo-Croatian for "semi-automatic rifle". The M59/66 functions identically to the SKS, but has a permanently attached grenade launcher spigot that also serves as a muzzle brake. The weapon was also produced with a folding grenade launcher sight which is normally folded flat behind the front sight.