Rasheed Carbine
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Top to bottom: Swedish AG-42B Ljungman rifle, Egyptian Hakim rifle, Egyptian Rasheed carbine | |
| Type | Semi-automatic carbine |
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| Service history | |
| Used by | Egypt |
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| Number built | appx. 8000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 4.19 kg (9 lb, 4 oz; unloaded) |
| Length | 1035 mm (40.75 in) |
| Barrel length | 520 mm (20.5 in) |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Action | direct impingement, gas-operated |
| Feed system | 10-round removable box magazine, with latching magazine release catch |
The Rasheed (or Rashid) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim Rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only about 8,000 Rasheeds were produced, making it a very rare rifle. As of 2014 a carbine was valued at approximately US$700 to 1,000, depending on condition.[1]
The Rasheed was designed by the Swedish engineer Erik Eklund, who based it on his previous Hakim Rifle (8 x 57 mm Mauser cartridge), which was itself a slightly modified version of the Swedish AG-42 Ljungman rifle (6.5 x 55 mm Swedish cartridge).
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.