Yovanovitch M30 M31

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Yovanovitch M1931 9 mm (.380) calibre pistol. (above) and 9mm (.380) M1930 (below).
1930 .9MM
1931 .380 ACP

25/32 22 LR
1931 9mm
M1930 Pistol
Designed: 1930
Designer: Lazar Yovanovitch
Manufacturer: L. Yovanovitch in Military-Technical Institute Kragujevac
Number built: 1
Type: Semiautomatic pistol
Action: Blowback
Cartridge: 9×17 mm Browning .380ACP
Total length: 8 inches (203 mm)
Barrel length: 4.25 inches (108 mm)
Rifling: six grooves with the right-hand twist of one turn in 9.4 inches (240 mm).
Land Width: .045” (1 mm)
Bore Diameter: .3504” (8.9 mm)
Groove diameter: .358” (9.1 mm)
Feed system: 8-round, detachable box magazine
Height: 4 3/5” (117 mm)
Weight unloaded: 20.8 oz (590 g)
Sights: Front blade, rear notch

M1931 Pistol
Designed: 1931
Designer: Lazar Yovanovitch
Manufacturer: L. Yovanovitch in Military-Technical Institute Kragujevac and in his own workshop in Longueuil, Canada.
Number built: 2
Type: Semiautomatic pistol
Action: Blowback
Cartridge: 9×17 mm Browning .380ACP
Total length: 7 ¼” (184 mm)
Barrel length: 4 ¼” mm (108 mm)
Rifling: six grooves with the right-hand twist of one turn in 9.4” (240 mm)
Land Width: .045” (1 mm)
Bore Diameter: .3504” (8.9 mm)
Groove diameter: .358” (9.1 mm)
Feed system: 8-round, detachable box magazine
Height: 4 5/8” (117 mm)
Weight unloaded: 19.3 oz (520 g)
Sights: Front blade, rear notch

Built by a Yugoslavian gunsmith in the 1930 only 3 were made of both weapons one decades later by the creator as a personal firearm. Lazar Yovanovitch early had some success designing a 22 caliber target pistol before the design was stolen because he only filed his patent in his home country. He latter tried twice to sell a 380 acp design to his home countries military and failed both time.

he then signed up for the military as war was approaching and was captured by the Italians. he latter escaped to Switzerland and then even latter immigrated to Canada where he passed on. The gun was first developed as a tube fed magazine under the barrel before being modified to fire from a standard magazine. i would lobe top see it in the game as event or battle pass weapon or even part of a Yugoslavian squad pared with another Yugoslavian weapon.

What is an equivalent to the Astra 300-400?
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