This is a German K98k that was used by a Tito Partisan in WWII Yugoslavia. The Partisans at heart were Communist, but bore a facade of "anti-fascist" struggle against the German and Italian invaders. Thus, they drew all the local nationalities into their ranks. Their local opponents included the Serbian nationalist Chetniks, who like the Balli Kombetar in Albania, eventually aligned with the invaders - while having the exiled King's support; the Fascist NDH or Croatian Free State, which mainly enacted genocide on Serbians, and did not fight well; and Domobranci or Home Guard in Slovenia.
The hallmark of a Titoist Partisan rifle is the star carved on the buttstock; a number of rifles show this same style. The Military Museum in Belgrade showcases a number of different arms with Partisan stars, which can be found here under "Related Topics." This rifle has stars on both sides of the buttstock. There are 4 holes by the sling hole where the sling was likely nailed in place. In addition, as would be expected, the bore is totally shot out, the numbers are a complete mismatch.
Unusually, this rifle has a CAI import mark on the barrel. Normally the expectation is that Tito rifles were imported pre-1968. This rifle may have been imported with the similarly imported Gew98m on this site, and probably came from Albania. If it had come from Romania, the Nazi eagles would have been peened away; from Yugoslavia, it would have been refurbished, or imported as-is pre-'68; from Greece, been imported pre-'68.
The hallmark of a Titoist Partisan rifle is the star carved on the buttstock; a number of rifles show this same style. The Military Museum in Belgrade showcases a number of different arms with Partisan stars, which can be found here under "Related Topics." This rifle has stars on both sides of the buttstock. There are 4 holes by the sling hole where the sling was likely nailed in place. In addition, as would be expected, the bore is totally shot out, the numbers are a complete mismatch.
Unusually, this rifle has a CAI import mark on the barrel. Normally the expectation is that Tito rifles were imported pre-1968. This rifle may have been imported with the similarly imported Gew98m on this site, and probably came from Albania. If it had come from Romania, the Nazi eagles would have been peened away; from Yugoslavia, it would have been refurbished, or imported as-is pre-'68; from Greece, been imported pre-'68.