CODE – 02-140-957

NAME – M49-57

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Yugoslavia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1957

CALIBER – 7.62x25mm Tokarev

OVERALL LENGTH – 84.7 cm (33.35 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 26.7 cm (10.51 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.90 mm (0.311 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 5.64 g (87 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 501 m/s (1645 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 709 j (523 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.80 kg (8 lb 5.9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.39 kg (9 lb 10.9 oz) loaded with 35 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Flip type with square notches, Leaf for 100 and 200 meters (109 and 219 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 meters (219 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi. 120 rpm Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 750 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 35 round box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.21 kg (7.4 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.59 kg (1 lb 4.8 oz) loaded with 35 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five 35-round magazines (175 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.95 kg (6 lb 8.1 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Crvena Zastava, Kragujavac, Yugoslavia

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – Yugoslavian military, still found in Serbian military hands