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Zastava M70
Note: This pistol grip is not standard (looks like a M76 grip)
The Zastava M70 was the Yugoslavian variant of the Russian AKM, however, it utilized a strengthened lower receiver, more akin to the RPK than the AKM. It also has other design variations which make it immediately recognizable from it's Russian cousin. Some of the variants also have finned barrels to aid in heat dispersion. It was made by Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Banner Plant), now Zastava Oružje / Zastava Arms in a Yugoslavian (now Serbian) city of Kragujevac. It was most widely used and seen in the Wars in the 1990s of the former Yugoslavian republics - Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro (Slovenia and Macedonia were not a major combatants in the fighting). Yugoslavia also sold them to many countries such as Iraq (which produced a licensed copy) and Kuwait.
The Zastava M70 was produced in the following variants:
- M70 - First model
- M70B1 – with grenade launcher sights and solid stock
- M70B1N – with grenade launcher sights and solid stock and mount for night, or optical sights.
- M70AB2 – with grenade launcher sights and underfolding stock
- M70AB2N – with grenade launcher sights and underfolding stock and mount for night, or optical sights.
The Zastava M70 was seen in the following:
Film
- Serbian soldiers in Behind Enemy Lines
Television
- Terrorists and Third World military personnel in Ultimate Force