Rasheed carbine

The Rasheed (or sometimes known as the Rashid<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only around 8,000 were made.<ref name="ru">Template:Cite web</ref>

The Rasheed was designed by the Swedish engineer Erik Eklund,<ref name="ru"/> who based it on his previous Hakim rifle, which was itself a slightly modified version of the Swedish Ag m/42 rifle. The Rasheed was scaled down to accept much less powerful 7,62×39 Soviet ammunition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="ru"/> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Rasheed has a 10-round magazine capacity.<ref name="ru"/>

Variants

Baghdad Rifle

The Baghdad is a variant of the Rasheed, made from the same machinery from 1969 to 1977.<ref name="SILAH">Template:Cite web</ref>

Users

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