- Hakim Rifle
The Hakim Rifle is a gas operated
semi-automatic rifle . It was originally designed bySweden and produced as the AG-42 Ljungman for theSwedish Army . The tooling and design were later sold toEgypt , and the Hakim was produced there during the 1950s and 1960s. The gas operated system is adjustable by use of a special tool on a valve at the front of the gas tube. The gas system is very simpledirect impingement type whereby the flow of gas impacts directly on the front face of the bolt carrier, propelling it to the rear, which unlocks and moves the bolt as it does so. The U.S.M16 rifle utilizes a comparable system, except the flow of gas into the system is not adjustable and a self regulating device of the Johnson/Stoner type is built into the bolt carrier assembly.The Hakim features a Tokarev-pattern tipping bolt system as used in the FN49, Russian
SKS and French MAS56 rifles. The rifle is available in 8x57 mm (now known in Europe also as the 7.92x57mm IS or the 8x57mm IS and in the USA as the 8 mm Mauser or 8x57mm JS) caliber, 192 grain (12g) bullet only, and has a removable 10 round magazine intended to be reloaded with 5 round stripper clips. It was replaced in the 1960s by the SovietAK-47 but was kept in military reserve. In more recent years, it has been observed in the hands of some Egyptian police units.The Rasheed in
7.62 x 39 mm (also manufactured in Egypt) is a scaled down version of the Hakim. Only about 8,000 Rasheeds were produced, while about 70,000 Hakims were produced.External links
* [http://shooting.forsandiego.com/hakim/ Hakim Operation and Maintenance Manual]
* [http://www.freeexistence.org/images/guns/#Hakim_AG42_delta Design differences between the Ljungmann AG42 and the Hakim]
* [http://www.buymilsurp.com/zencart/images/HAKIM.jpgHakim Exploded Parts Diagram and Parts List]
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