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The Zastava M65 was an experimental Yugoslav light machine gun developed in the 1960s alongside the M64 as part of the FAZ program. Influenced by the Soviet RPK, it featured fixed- and quick-change-barrel variants in 7.62x39mm. Though never adopted, the M65 played a key role in the development of the later Zastava M72.
Discover the origins of Yugoslavia’s Kalashnikov lineage—from captured AKs and Cold War politics to Zastava’s groundbreaking M64. Learn how this “AK improvement” shaped the iconic M70, plus common M64 vs M70A misidentification, key features, and a must-visit stop: the Zastava Old Gun Foundry Museum.
War hit Bosnia’s northwest on 22 April 1992. Bosanska Krupa was shelled and split, refugees flooded in, and the Bihać region was encircled—yet Bosniak forces held a fragile front.
