- Rasheed Carbine
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caption=Top to bottom: Swedish AG-42B Ljungman rifle, Egyptian Hakim rifle, Egyptian Rasheed carbine
name=Rasheed Carbine
type=Semi-automatic carbine
origin=Egypt (designed in Sweden)
era=Modern
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used_by=Egypt
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caliber=7.62 x 39 mm Russian
part_length=520 mm (20.5 in)
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feed=10-round removable box magazine, with latching magazine release catch
action=direct impingement, gas-operated
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weight=4.19 kg (9 lb, 4 oz; unloaded)
length=1035 mm (40.75 in)
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number=appx. 8000
effective range=300 metresThe Rasheed (or "Rashid") is a semi-automatic
carbine , derived from theHakim Rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only about 8,000 Rasheeds were produced, making it a very rare rifle. As of 2004 a carbine was valued at approximately USD 400 to 600, depending on condition.The Rasheed was designed by the Swedish engineer
Erik Eklund , who based it on his previousHakim Rifle (8 x 57 mm Mauser cartridge), which was itself a slightly modified version of the SwedishAG-42 Ljungman rifle (6.5 x 55 mm Swedish cartridge).The carbine resembles the Soviet
SKS carbine, particularly in the permanently-attached pivoting blade bayonet which appears identical to its Russian counterpart. The 12 in. (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.
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