M93 Black Arrow

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Zastava M93 Crna strela ("Black Arrow")
Zastava M93 Black Arrow
Type	Sniper rifle
Place of origin	Serbia
Service history
In service	1998 to present
Wars	Kosovo War, 2001 Macedonia conflict
Production history
Designer	Zastava Arms ("Zastava oružje")
Designed	1993
Manufacturer	Zastava Arms
Number built	N/A
Variants	DSHK, BROWNING
Specifications
Weight	16 kg for DSHK variant, 14.5 kg for Browning variant
Length	1670 mm for DSHK variant, 1510 mm for Browning variant
Barrel length	1000 mm for DSHK variant, 840 mm for Browning variant

Cartridge	12.7 × 107 mm DSHK, 12.7 × 99 mm BROWNING
Action	Bolt action (rotating bolt - long action)
Rate of fire	user dependent
Muzzle velocity	820 m/s for DSHK variant, 888 m/s for Browning variant
Effective range	1600 m
Feed system	5 rounds
Sights	Provided only with optical sight 8x32 (8x magnification with the division up to 1800m), weight of sights - 0.73 kg;Its mount can accept the sights of other manufacturers as well.

The M-93 Crna Strela ("Black Arrow") .50 caliber (12.7 mm) sniper rifle had been developed by the Zastava Arms factory in Kragujevac during the 1990s. Since then, it has been used by Yugoslav and Serbian armed forces. It has been, and still is, used by Ministry of the Interior and special forces, notably the Special Operations Unit (Jedinica za Specijalne Operacije) It is also exported to various countries, including the USA and the Republic of Macedonia, where it has seen service in the 2001 Macedonian Conflict.

The current manufacturer, Zastava arms also manufactures a variety of other weapons. They range from AK-47 clones and variants to automatic grenade launchers.

Full name: Long-Range Rifle M93 Black Arrow (Dalekometna puška M93 Crna Strela)