Rasheed carbine
| Rasheed carbine | |
|---|---|
Top to bottom: Swedish Ag m/42B rifle, Egyptian Hakim rifle, Egyptian Rasheed carbine | |
| Type | Semi-automatic carbine |
| Place of origin | Egypt |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1960 – Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Erik Eklund |
| Manufacturer | Ministry of Military Production, Factory 54 |
| No. built | c. 8000 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.19 kg (9.2 lb) (unloaded) |
| Length | 1,035 mm (40.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 520 mm (20 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Action | direct impingement, gas-operated |
| Effective firing range | 300 m (330 yd) |
| Feed system | 10-round removable box magazine, with latching magazine release catch |
The Rasheed (or sometimes known as the Rashid) is a semi-automatic carbine, derived from the Hakim rifle and used by the Egyptian military. Only around 8,000 were made.
The Rasheed was designed by the Swedish engineer Erik Eklund, 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.