Hakim Rifle

History of the Hakim Rifle

The original Swedish Ljungman AG 42 semi-automatic rifle was a premium, powerful firearm designed in 1941, with 30,000 copies produced primarily for the Swedish Army. It is loaded with native 6.5x55mm cartridges and uses pneumatic action. While remaining neutral during World War II (1939-1945), the Swedes were keen to develop their military-industrial complex, with neighbouring Norway to the west being attacked by Germany and neighbouring Finland to the east being attacked by the Soviet Union.

Developments include main battle tanks and small arms such as the AG 42.

The Egyptian state discovered the value of Swedish design in the post-war years and stimulated the purchase of tools specifically for local manufacture of the AG 42. This move gave birth to the "Hakim Rifle", which retains almost all the form and function of its Swedish counterpart, except to accommodate the larger 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge (due to a larger stockpile of German ammunition during WWII). WWII legacy) and other minor modifications (adjustable direct shock gas action). The pneumatics remain intact and support a 10-round magazine feed.

The gun is loaded from the top of the breech via a 5-round magazine (like the US M1 Garand). Semi-automatic rifles proved to be the next logical evolution of service rifles from their earlier bolt-action forms, which in turn preceded today's automatic rifles.

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Hakim features a full-length wooden stock with metal parts embedded, including the internal action and cylinder system. The trigger hangs below the receiver as usual and has a curved trigger unit and an elongated trigger ring. The magazine is placed just in front of the trigger, with a noticeable gap between the two structures. As a long-handled rifle, the shoulder rest is incorporated into the design through an ergonomic grip structure.

The two-piece front end with straps wraps most of the barrel and the entire cylinder. Sights were assigned on the top of the receiver (in front of the action) and on the muzzle. The barrel protrudes a short distance from the wooden body and is locked with a muzzle brake to delay recoil. The wooden body also features finger grooves on the sides to support the hand for better grip.

Overall, the Hakim is very similar in design to the AG 42 - to be expected for such a locally produced replica of a firearm.

Although Hakim has wartime origins, it was introduced in the 1950s. The weapon is no longer in front-line service with the Egyptian Armed Forces, as locally produced copies of the Soviet Kalashnikov AK-47 were eventually adopted to replace the type.

The shorter "Rashid Carbine" was based on the Hakim rifle but was fitted for the Soviet 7.62x39mm cartridge and introduced in 1960.

Approximately 70,000 Hakim rifles were eventually produced.

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