I ran into this one while collating the March GB sales lists (click on image to enlarge):
S/N C41207 @ http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=549139880:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41207_receiver.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41207_right_front.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41207_left_front.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41207_right_whole.jpg)
Clearly that gun is an M59/66A1 with a square backed GL rear ring and a non ported GL. WTF is it doing on an early C block gun like that?!?! It should be an M59 by everything I've ever seen...
Note the M59s in the similar S/N neighborhood.
S/N C40045:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C40045_receiver.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C40045_left_whole.jpg)
S/N C41341:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41341_receiver.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C41341_import_stamp.jpg)
S/N C42557:
(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C42557_receiver.jpg)(http://i1352.photobucket.com/albums/q647/jelucer/Yugo/C42557_left_whole.jpg)
Anyone ever seen clear signs that early C block rifles were converted to M59/66A1a like this and not reserialized? This is a totally new one for me! thumb1
Researching the LBs, I have seen old oddball mentions of 59s being converted to 59/66 models. I fail to see why it would need to be reserialized.