Yugo M48 Double Ammo Pouch

Yugoslav M48 Leather Pouch

This is the double ammunition pouch issued alongside the Yugoslav M48 Mauser rifle, made in tan leather with two separate compartments side by side. It rides on a belt to keep stripper clips (the thin metal strips that hold rounds together for fast loading into the rifle's magazine) close at hand. M48 owners use it to finish out a period-correct rifle setup, and collectors and reenactors pick it up for the same reason.

Features

• Genuine Serbian Army Issue — This is military-issued kit, not a later commercial copy made for the collector market.
• All-Leather Construction — The body, flaps and closures are cut from tan leather and joined with light-colored stitching along every seam.
• Twin Compartments — Two independent pockets sit side by side, so you can open one without exposing the contents of the other.
• Flap And Tab Closures — Each pocket has its own covering flap, held shut by a leather tab that tucks through a stitched loop on the front.
• Riveted Belt Loops — Two vertical leather loops on the back are stitched at the top and secured with a pair of metal rivets each, so the pouch slides onto a belt and stays put.
• Steel D-Ring — A metal D-ring mounted at the top center of the back gives a hook-up point for a suspender or strap.
• Built For The M48 Mauser — The pouch was made to carry ammunition for the Yugoslav M48, a bolt-action Mauser chambered in 8mm Mauser (7.92x57mm).

Serbian Army Issue

The M48 was the standard Yugoslav service rifle of the post-war era, and this pouch belongs to the field equipment issued with it. The design is simple: stitched leather, tuck-tab flaps and riveted loops, with no plastic hardware anywhere. If you own an M48, this is the pouch that was made for it.