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Zastava M70
The Zastava M70 (Serbian: Застава М70) was Yugoslavia's domestically designed variant of the Soviet AK-47, and was the primary standard service rifle of the Yugoslav People's Army and later the Serbian Army (until its replacement by the Zastava M21). Developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms, the M70 was developed by reverse engineering AKs that Yugoslavia received from unofficial sources, and was manufactured without license, as Yugoslavia was a neutral nation during the Cold War. Yugoslavia began developing its AK in 1959, and first began unlicensed production in 1964 with the Zastava M64, which was modified to produce the more widely adopted M70.
The Zastava AKs featured many differences compared to Soviet AKs designs, many of which are clearly visible and immediately recognizable. Their most distinctive features are their longer forearms with 3 cooling vents.
Zastava M70
The Zastava M70 is the standard variant of the Zastava AKs that saw the most use in the Yugoslavian military. It was most widely used and seen in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Yugoslavia also sold them to many countries such as Iraq (which produced a licensed copy known as the Tabuk, which lacked the grenade-launching sight) and Kuwait.
The M70 utilized a strengthened lower receiver, more akin to the RPK than the AK-47/AKM. It also has grenade launcher sights that when raised cut off gas flow to the piston allowing use of blanks for grenade launching; the rear trunion has a plunger to lock the receiver cover to prevent loss when used with a grenade launcher. Flip-up sights are standard equipment for optional night use: two dot rear and one dot front filled with phosphorescent material. M70 magazines are standard AK-47 type, but have a follower that blocks the bolt open when empty (much like the 30 round M1 Carbine magazine follower). Some of the variants also have finned barrels to aid in heat dispersion.
The Zastava M70 was produced in the following variants:
- M70 - milled receiver, fixed stock
- M70A – milled receiver, underfolding stock
- M70A1 – milled receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
- M70B1 – stamped receiver, fixed stock
- M70AB2 – stamped receiver, underfolding stock
- M70AB3 – stamped receiver, underfolding stock, rifle grenade sight removed and replaced with a GP-25 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher
- M70B1N – stamped receiver, fixed stock, mount for night or optical sights
- M70AB2N – stamped receiver, underfolding stock, mount for night or optical sights
- Variants M70B, M70AB and M70AB1 also exist, but they are rare and their specifications are unclear.
Specifications
(1970 - Present)
- Type: Carbine
- Caliber: 7.62x39mm
- Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg)
- Barrel Length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escape from Mogadishu | 2021 | |||
| Bad Boys for Life | gunman | 2020 | ||
| American Sniper | Iraqi insurgents | M70B1 and M70AB2 versions | 2014 | |
| Wicked Blood | Sean Bean | Frank Stinson | 2014 | |
| Guardian Angel (Schutzengel) | Assailant | M70AB2 version with synthetic hand guard | 2012 | |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Mercenaries | M70AB2 version | 2012 | |
| Chernobyl Diaries | Jonathan Sadowski | Paul | 2012 | |
| Machine Gun Preacher | LRA troops | 2011 | ||
| SPLA troops | ||||
| Ronnie Nyakale | AJ | |||
| Coriolanus | Gerard Butler | Tullus Aufidius | M70AB2 version | 2011 |
| The Guard | Don Cheadle | F.B.I. Special Agent Everett | M70B1 | 2011 |
| Fast Five | Gunmen | M70AB2 version | 2011 | |
| The A-Team | Iraqi guards | M70AB2 version | 2010 | |
| District 13: Ultimatum | Thugs | M70AB2 & M70B1 versions | 2009 | |
| A Dangerous Man | Jesse Hutch | Sergey | M70AB1 version | 2009 |
| Watchmen | Viet Cong fighter | 2009 | ||
| Punisher: War Zone | Russian mobsters | M70B1 and M70AB2 versions | 2009 | |
| The Brothers Bloom | Czech soldiers | 2008 | ||
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Rwandan soldiers and RPF rebels | M70AB2 version | 2007 | |
| Stealth | North Korean soldiers | M70AB2 version, with taped on flashlight | 2005 | |
| Strawberries in the Supermarket (Jagoda u supermarketu) | Srdjan Todorovic | Marko Kraljevic | 2003 | |
| Warriors (Guerreros) | Serbian and Albanian soldiers | 2002 | ||
| Eloy Azorín | Pvt. Vidal | |||
| Behind Enemy Lines | Serbian soldiers | 2001 | ||
| No Man's Land | Serbian and Bosnian forces | 2001 | ||
| Savior | Serbian and Bosnian forces | 1998 | ||
| Black Cat, White Cat (Crna macka, beli macor) | Train Guards, Dadan's henchman | 1998 | ||
| The Peacemaker | Terrorists, Russian soldiers and UN peacekeepers | 1997 | ||
| Pretty Village, Pretty Flame | Serbian soldiers | M70B1 and M70AB2 versions | 1996 | |
| Detonator II: Night Watch | Mao's henchmen | M70AB2 | 1995 | |
| Armour of God | Cultists | M70AB2 | 1987 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | Sgt. Henno Garvie | "Something to Do with Justice", M70B1 | 2002 - 2006 |
| Ultimate Force | Serbian rebels | "Something to Do with Justice", M70B1 | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Ultimate Force | Damian O'Hare | Sean Weir | "The Killing of a One-Eyed Bookie", M70B1 | 2002 - 2006 |
| Ultimate Force | Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers | "Weapon of Choice", M70B1 | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Ultimate Force | Al-Qaeda terrorists | "Deadlier Than the Male", M70AB2 | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Ultimate Force | SAS, Chechen rebels & Russian soldiers | "Weapon of Choice", M70AB2 | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Ultimate Force | Al-Qaeda terrorists | "Dividing Line", M70AB2 | 2002 - 2006 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Russian SG team | "Icon" | 1997 - 2007 | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Victor Favrin | Chalo | "Evolution", | 1997 - 2007 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Frank Roman | Rafael | "Evolution", M70AB2 | 1997 - 2007 |
| Stargate SG-1 | Honduran rebels | "Evolution" | 1997 - 2007 | |
| 24: Redemption | Child soldier | M70AB2 | 2008 | |
| Ultimate Weapons | "Close Quarter Battle", M70AB2 | 2009 - 2011 | ||
| Nikita | Bank robbers and Chilean rebels | M70AB2 | 2010 - Present | |
| Covert Affairs | A Taliban Terrorist | "Half a World Away" (S2E7) | 2011 | |
| Banshee - Season 1 | Ulrich Thomsen | Kai Proctor | Episode 10 / M70B1 | 2013 |
| The Walking Dead: Red Machete | Uncredited | Claimer | M70BA2; "What We Become" (S1E04) | 2018 |
| The Man in the High Castle | Alexa Davalos | Juliana Crain | 2019 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24: The Game | Z85 | 2006 |
Zastava M72
Specifications
(1973 - Present)
- Type: Light Machine Gun
- Caliber: 7.62×39mm M43
- Weight: 12.1 lbs (5.5 kg)
- Length: 40.4 in (102.5 cm)
- Barrel length: 21.3 in (54.2 cm)
- Feed System: 30, 40 round magazines or 75 round drum
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
The Zastava M72 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije) | SS soldiers, Ustasha | 1981 | ||
| Black Hawk Down | Somali militiaman | 2001 | ||
| No Man's Land | Serbian soldiers | 2001 | ||
| No Man's Land | Bosnian soldiers | 2001 | ||
| Coriolanus | soldier | Stock footage | 2011 | |
| The Hunting Party | 2007 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigor | "ZA M72" | 2018 |
Zastava M77 B1
The Zastava M77 B1 is a battle rifle developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms in Serbia. It was introduced in 1977. It is a derivative of the Zastava M70 and modified copy of the Soviet AKM chambered in 7.62×51mm with an enlarged receiver, and a Western-style flash suppressor. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire battle rifle with a fixed wooden stock. The M77 AB1 has a folding stock. Early versions had a milled receiver and an adjustable gas block with flip up rifle grenade sights.
Specifications
(1977–present)
- Type: Battle rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
- Weight: 4.35 kg
- Length: 1035 mm
- Barrel Length: 500 mm
- Feed System: 10 or 20 round box magazine
- Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto (620 rnd/min)
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call to Arms | 2021 |
Zastava M85
The Zastava M85 is a compact carbine manufactured by the Yugoslavian Zastava company, similar to the AKS-74U, albeit in 5.56x45mm NATO, with an underfolding stock instead of a side-folder, and a three-holed handguard.
Specifications
- Type: Carbine
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
- Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
- Length: 31.5 in (80 cm), 21.3 in (54 cm) (stock folded)
- Barrel Length: 10 in (25.4 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain | "Stava M85" | 2004 | ||
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | "Vamazast" | 2010 |
Zastava M92
Very similar to the Zastava M85 but chambers 7.62x39mm instead of 5.56x45mm. Note the curved magazine.
Specifications
- Type: Carbine
- Caliber: 7.62x39mm
- Weight: 7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
- Length: 31.5 in (80 cm), 21.3 in (54 cm) (stock folded)
- Barrel Length: 10 in (25.4 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zero Dark Thirty | Terrorist | 2012 | ||
| The Equalizer | Andri's henchman | 2014 | ||
| The Fate of the Furious | Russian separatists | with Magpul MOE handguard and Magpul Zhukov buttstock | 2017 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America's Army | Seen in crates with other AK-series weapons, unusable | 2002 |
Zastava M21
The Zastava M21 is a family of modern 5.56x45mm firearms developed by Zastava Arms as a replacement for the older M70 series of rifles. The M21 is currently the standard service rifle of the Serbian military, and is also used by security services in Bosnia-Herzgovina, Iraq and Cameroon.
The Zastava M21 is produced in the following variants:
- M21A - standard full-length rifle (M21ABS includes picatinny rail system for the mounting of attachments).
- M21S - compact short-barrelled variant of the M21 (M21SBS includes picatinny rail system for the mounting of attachments).
- M21C - carbine variant of the M21.
Specifications
(2004 - ?)
- Type: Rifle, Carbine
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm
- Weight: 9.1 lbs (4.2 kg)
- Length: 39.4 in (100 cm), 29.5 in (75 cm) (stock folded)(M21 A), 36 in (91.5 cm), 26.2 in (66.6 cm) (stock folded) (M21 S), 32.5 in (82.5 cm), 22.6 in (57.5 cm) (stock folded) (M21 C)
- Barrel Length: 10 in (25.4 cm) (M21 A), 14.8 in (37.5 cm) (M21 S), 12.8 in (32.5 cm) (M21 C)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Back - Season 5 | Philip Winchester | Sgt. Michael Stonebridge | M21 C / S05E09 | 2015 |
| Russian and North Korean operatives | ||||
| Strike Back - Season 6 | Warren Brown | Sergeant Thomas "Mac" McAllister | S06E09 | 2017 |
| Whiskey Cavalier | Fascia Rossa guards | "When in Rome" / S01E03 | 2019 | |
| Human trafficker | M21 S / S01E06 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call to Arms | Zastava M21BS | 2018 |
Zastava LKP PAP
The Zastava LKP PAP (Serbian: Polu-automatska puška, "Semi-automatic rifle") is a series of sporting rifles manufactured by the Yugoslavian Zastava company, which designed to comply with US firearms import laws.
Specifications
- Type: Semi-automatic rifles
- Caliber: 7.62x39mm (PAP M70), 7.62x51mm (PAP M77), 5.56x45mm (PAP M85)
- Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)
- Length: 37 in (94 cm)
- Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
- Feed System: 10-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Fire | "Zastava M21" | 2007 |
Tabuk Sniper Rifle
The Tabuk sniper rifle is an Iraqi-designed semi-automatic sniper rifle. Largely based on the Zastava M72 light machine gun, the Tabuk is built on a RPK-style receiver that utilizes the long-stroke piston action of the AK-47 and has many parts in common with the Zastava M70 family of rifles. Chambered in 7.62x39mm, the Tabuk can also utilize magazines from other Kalashnikov variants. The Tabuk has been produced by the Al-Qadissiya Establishments from the 1980s to present, even after the American invasion and is widely using as a designated marksman's rifle by Iraqi soldiers, insurgents and militiamen throughout the various wars in Iraq.
Specifications
(1978-present)
- Type: Sniper Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x39mm M43
- Weight: 9.9 lbs (4.5 kg)
- Length: 43.3 in (110 cm)
- Barrel length: 23.6 in (60 cm)
- Capacity: 10-rounds, 20-rounds, 30-rounds
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Sniper | Seen in weapons cache | 2014 |
See Also
- Zastava M76
- Zastava Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Zastava.