Forgotten Weapons
Egyptian Rifle Overview: Hakim, Rasheed, AKM
2012 • E31 Apr 8, 2012
After World War II, Egypt experimented with several types of new rifle as a series of leaders bought arms from both Western and Communist nations. They included FN49 rifles from Belgium and vz52 and vz52/57 rifles from Czechoslovakia before a deal was made to license production of a copy of the Swedish AG-42B Ljungman rifle in 8x57. This licensed copy had a few changes from the Swedish model, and was designated the Hakim. Later a smaller variant in 7.62x39 was made, under the name Rasheed (or Rashid), and finally the country adopted the AKM with tooling provided by the Soviet Union. We have examples of all of these rifles, and we're taking a look at them today.
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http://www.forgottenweapons.com/egyptian-rifle-overview
Contact:
Forgotten Weapons
6281 N Oracle #36270
Tucson, AZ 85704