The Hakim Rifle,In the 1950’s Egypt bought a license to produce a semi-automatic rifle from Sw
The Hakim Rifle,In the 1950’s Egypt bought a license to produce a semi-automatic rifle from Sweden called the AG-42 Ljungman. The Egyptians planned the rifle to be the new weapon of their young new army, a semi-auto to replace their dated bolt action Mausers. It was a pretty good design, it was accurate, well made, and reliable. It used a gas operating system and was fed from a ten round magazine, loaded with stripper clips. However, the Egyptians made some modifications to their rifle. First, the caliber was changed to 8X57 Mauser, as the Egyptian military had large stocks of 8X57 ammo on hand. The Ljungman rifle used a 6.5mm prorietary cartridge, so a muzzle brake was added to lessen the recoil of it 8X57 cartridge. Finally the Hakim used a direct impingement system with an adjustable gas system, while the Ljungman was non-adjustable.Designated the Hakim, the Hakim rifle would be issued to the Egyptian Army and used in its many wars with Israel during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Only around 70,000 were produced, and it is a rare rifle today. In the 1960’s the Hakim would be replaced with the Maadi, and Egyptian copy of the AKM/AK-47 rifle. -- source link
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