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Rasheed Carbine

Rasheed Carbine

Semi-automatic carbine

The Rasheed (or sometimes known as the Rashid[1]) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim Rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only around 8,000 were made.[2]

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The Rasheed was designed by the Swedish engineer Erik Eklund,[2] who based it on his previous Hakim Rifle, which was itself a slightly modified version of the Swedish Ag m/42 rifle.[3][4]

Design

The carbine resembles the Soviet SKS carbine, particularly in the permanently attached pivoting-blade bayonet, which appears identical to its Russian counterpart. The 12-inch (305 mm) blade bayonet pivots from a mount under the barrel, back into a recessed groove in the forend stock.

The carbine features a rear ladder sight, with a "battle" position for short-range fire as well as increments of 100 to 1000 metres, although the latter distance greatly exceeds the 300-metre effective range of the weapon.

The semi-automatic mechanism is gas-operated through the direct impingement system.[2] The Egyptian training manual had users use stripper clips to reload. However, the hot gas would heat up the receiver and cause burns when fingers would touch the receiver.[5]

The Rasheed has a 10-round magazine capacity.[2]

Variants

Baghdad Rifle

The Baghdad is a variant of the Rasheed, made from the same machinery from 1969 to 1977.[6]

Users

References

  1. [1]
    McCollum, Ian (2012-05-07). "Egyptian Rifle Overview". www.forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  2. [2]
    "Rasheed". World Guns. 28 October 2010. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "TFBTV: Swedish Roots, Egyptian Steel: The Rasheed -". The Firearm Blog. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. [4]
    "The Egyptian carbine Rasheed caliber 7.62×39 – LAI Publications". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. [5]
    Alex C. (18 March 2015). "Five Decent Rifles That Failed Commercially". The Firearm Blog. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "The Baghdad (Simonov-Iraqi): Iraq's First Mass-Produced Service Rifle?". silahreport.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  7. [7]
    An Official Journal Of The NRA | Video: Rasheed Carbine, retrieved 2023-12-21
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