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Rasheed Carbine
Type	Semi-automatic carbine
Nation	Egypt (designed in Sweden)
Era	Modern
History
Date of design
Production period
Service duration
Operators	Egypt
War service
Variants
Number built	appx. 8000
Specifications
Type
Calibre	7.62 x 39 mm Russian
Barrel length	520 mm (20.5 in)
Ammunition
Magazine	10-round removable box magazine, with latching magazine release catch
Action
Length	1035 mm (40.75 in)
Weight	4.19 kg (9 lb, 4 oz; unloaded)
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Effective range	{{{range}}}

The Rasheed (or Rashid) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim Rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only about 8000 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. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x886, 168 KB)Composite photo of Swedish AG42 Ljungman rifle, Egyptian Hakim rifle, and Egyptian Rasheed carbine. ... The word caliber (American English) or calibre (British English) comes from the Italian calibro, itself from the Arabic quâlib, meaning mould. ... A semi-automatic firearm requires a trigger pull for each round that is fired. ... Jump to: navigation, search A carbine is a firearm similar to, but generally shorter and less powerful than a rifle or musket of a given period. ... A AG-42B Ljungman rifle pictured on top, then a Hakim rifle, and a Rasheed carbine below The Hakim Rifle (70,000 produced) is an accurate, reliable, gas operated semi-automatic rifle. ...

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). A AG-42B Ljungman rifle pictured on top, then a Hakim rifle, and a Rasheed carbine below The Hakim Rifle (70,000 produced) is an accurate, reliable, gas operated semi-automatic rifle. ... A AG-42B Ljungman rifle pictured on top, then a Hakim rifle, and a Rasheed carbine below The Automatgevär m/42 (Ag m/42), commonly known as the AG42, the AG-42 or the Ljungman, is a Swedish semi-automatic rifle. ...

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. Jump to: navigation, search State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse... Jump to: navigation, search SKS The SKS is a Russian semi-automatic rifle, designed in 1945 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. ...

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. A gas-operated firearm that uses direct impingement is a firearm where gas from a fired catridge is routed directly to bolt carrier or slide assembly to cycle the action in the firearm. ...