for anyone confused, the numbers you're used to seeing on a day to day in the west are "western Arabic numerals" where as the numbers used on this rifle are an older, Indian style. typically known as "eastern Arabic numerals" both styles of numbers evolved from the same source. which is a base 10 number system created by the brahmi in india way back in the third century
The old Rose's and Woolworth's department stores sold Hakeem's, vz-52's, fn49s, Turkish Mausers and other assorted surplus rifles. I rember seeing the 7.62×45 ammunition there for the first time. The 1980s early 1990s was surely The Golden Age of surplus firearms.
@@David-hx8vb I got a nice Swedish 96 for $105 and they closed the firearms section two months later due to the Rodney Riots. They were no riots in that part of Las Vegas and I can't imagine rioters running off with old military bolt actions (and some really beat up Garands.). Maybe they thought there would a mass bayoneting. I think Woolworth was just looking for an excuse to shut their gun department. I still managed to get my hands on some decent old guns before the market prices went crazy.
The Egyptian army's marking resembles the crown of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. It's actually two crowns in one (the northern kingdom and southern kingdom), symbolizing the unification of ancient Egypt
@Juel92 I don't wanna piss on your parade, but I'm old and have a smal bladder. ruclips.net/video/gqWolBU-99M/видео.html Spoiler, it's a symbol for the three wise men in the bible, a popular symbol in the 1100-1300s, It's in a shitload of towns, regions, and noblemens shields, dating back to that timeperiode. Including early Swedish kings.
"Farouk was not a very popular king." I could be mistaking some details but I remember from a Mathew Santoro video that King Farouk was known for, among other things, owning the world's largest collection of pornography. So, unpopular is a massive understatement.
There's something that really draws me to the Hakim, Rashid, MAS 49, SKS, and similar. Even the M-14 has a kind of (mitigated) charm. I'm not entirely sure what it is, but the wood-stocked, stripper-clip-feedable battle rifle/not quite assault rifle has always been a favorite gun genre of mine.
Nice to see him doing a video on the Rasheed, but there's not many in the US and now I bet they'll go up in price, and I still ain't gotten around to getting one.
Legend has it King Farouk immediately regretted buying these rifles as the egyptian soldiers didn't understand the 300 page IKEA manual written in ancient norse runes, which would have been necessary to achieve the weapon's full potential. Legend also has it that this is a major headache for countries that buy any swedish weaponry. But if the soldier manages to build the rifle properly, according to the 300 page IKEA manual, he would gain godlike powers on the battlefield.
Ahh the ancients text the Valhallelujah speaks about : Hear my voice, this is Odin calling you Times have changed, I'm a Gentlegod No more war, just design of furniture Master of IKEA Just like Jesus I'm a carpenter Forging shelves with the hammer of Thor Gloria patri furnituribus In nomine IKEA
All to the Immigrant Song playing in the backround. Sometimes the Swedes come up with interesting names for weapons systems. Carl Gustav. They could always use Thor, Odin, Loki etc.
@@rdrrr People who literally can't figure out how to put batteries in a flash lite. Although I want one of the USB rechargeable ones. Just don't like the price point.
My source for my video was a phone interview with Miles Vining, and I had to recontact him due to the fact I couldn't wrap my head around the "why" of these existing since Maadi was already ramping up to make AKMs... from his research, this was pretty much a Nasser pet project. He wanted a domestically produced SKS and the Rasheed what what was presented to him. I need to buy that book you mentioned, especially if it has non-Fuddlore Rasheed info on paper. Right now, I only have my notes taken from talking to Mr. Vining.
A pet project of the country's leader - that does make sense out of the selection of this odd little rifle. It can also be considered a domestic design, sort of, since there were a couple of big changes. Idk why Egypt didn't get a license to build the AK-47 but they possibly didn't want to lay out the money to tool up a whole factory.
yeah, the firing pins were a nightmare for us when I worked at Century in Montreal. Had to check that they weren't broken. I'd say about 25% were put to the side to be sold as is with broken pins or used for parts.
I remember back in the 80's when all these neat battle rifles came into the US after 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act. FN, H&K rifles, Spanish Destroyer Carbines, Egyptian Rasheeds, Swedish Ljungmans, Egyptian Hakims, Russian Tokarev 38's and 40's as well as tons of surplus pistols from Chinese Broomhandles to Russian Capture P-38's and Lugers to Brazilian 1935s (technically Smith and Wesson 1917's). It was the heyday of the surplus market and many of these guns could be bought for anywhere from $85 for a WWII S&W Victory Revolver to a $110 for a Hakim to $190 for a Chinese Broomhandle in 45 ACP. I remember stacks of M1 Garands (some in really sad shape from the Philippines) to some decent Blue Sky M1 Carbines from South Korea. Plus, the ammo was real cheap and I could get cases of surplus for less than $50 for 880 rounds of decent Russian or Hungarian ammo for my Mosin-Nagants or $64 for a case of surplus 30-06 with Garand Clips. I miss those days.
So learn to load properly and the bolt CAN'T hit your thumb. Hold the bolt with the heel of your hand while thumbing in the cartridges. No one I ever knew that used one, ever mentioned experiencing "M-1 thumb". It was mentioned as part of training, but what they DID complain about was having their thumb over the stock and getting hit in the mouth, "M-1 lip".
They're quite rare in Sweden today, the AG-42 that is! I had to visit a few museums before running into one, and i was always looking. Very cool weapon, in a very good caliber!
@@Tunkkis I've only had it for a few months. I intend to shoot it at some point, but haven't gotten around to it because of cost. I also pulled a few more practical rifles out of that wall.
Bought one in high school b/t Jr. and Sr. year after reading Guns & Ammo surplus mag in study hall. Had a great time with it, no water heater was safe.
Maadi AK's are interesting for a few reasons. The first being that it was one of the few places that AK's could be imported into western countries from (All the AKs seen in Red Dawn 1984 are Maadi AKs. The other thing is that the folding stock variant used by Paratroopers and vehicle crewmen is not an underfolder seen on Russian AKs and AKMs, but rather a side folding one much more like the East Germans and the Romanians had.
I remember when a bunch of Hakeem’s hit the Australian civilian market in the late 80’s. Being a lover of the Swede rifles I really wanted one, but by the time I was in a position to get my mitts on one access to semi auto’s had been restricted.
..back around 1995 or so I bought a nearly unused Vz 52..most likely a 'sneak' from Grenada.. that had Arabic markings on the stock...until now I had no idea where they originated..thank you
Awesome video, I just purchased one of these yesterday at an online auction house in Pennsylvania, mine appears to have been made in 1966, hoping to do a video of it on my channel as soon as I get it in...I've been wanting one for quite a while.
I got a Hakim recently and took it to a small indoor range. It was popular there before firing and much less so after firing. It is great for clearing your sinuses.
Yeaah but Hakim belongs outdoors, and should be checked by a gunsmith first ofcourse if its a ratty surplus buy . Hakim is better than the Rasheed imo. Hakim is accurate and I love the 8mm mauser cartridge
I bought one without the muzzle cover took a year to find one. I have no complaints about my 3 rifles. Ian thanks for all the info.😊 I did have a firing pin break took out a pin from a working rifle and made myself a couple of extra pins .😊
That looks a lot like an Egyptian Hakeem 8mm Mauser we had as a kid. Longer barrel, the bolt was round bar stock bent into a C and it ejected into the bolt and bent the brass, shot it 10ft and went TING every shot. Loved that heavy thing
I’ve owned one for a few years. I’ve only had one issue with mine. When I initially bristled at the price, the seller offered to throw in an extra magazine. I took the deal knowing that they frequently sell for $100. Imagine my surprise when on my first trip to range the extra mag didn’t feed. I’ve examined both closely and can’t see a bit of difference. I may take it to a gunsmith eventually.
A Yugo SKS was my first post WW2 firearm. The Rasheed is the second. Love both and are relatively economical to feed compared to other pre WW1 and up Milsurps.
Have one myself along with a FN49 and Hakim. I used to have two of these, both purchased from the same seller. The one I kept has nicer wood and bluing, except a more worn magazine. When I bought the other one it had more patina on the wood and metal, but a really nice magazine. Swapped that out and sold the other one two or three years ago. Knew production number were low, but wow, not like that.
@@nuttting it is hard to find, but enjoyed it a lot due to the huge amount of guns sadly the game actually just wants you to knock everyone out or atleast be stealthy so most are not really game play relevant
The trigger mechanism looks a whole lot nicer than the SKS trigger to me. Yeah it kinda looks the same, but the actual sear is much different. You can "improve" an SKS trigger depending on the quality and vintage, but you cannot make it "good." (Ask me how I know!) I'm sure it made sense to someone at the time, but whomever that was needs a size 12 steel toe to the groin.
@@bruceinoz8002 Ha! Probably not intended, but technically true. Not that anyone _needs_ a nice crisp 3 pound SKS trigger, with adjustable takeup and overtravel. It took me a lot of time and effort just to remove the "dragging a steel plate across a gravel road" feeling. It's pretty good now, but nothing like what I would call a "match trigger."
I remember seeing a hakim and rasheed for sale at a gun show when i was a kid, at the time AKs were about $350, and the egyptian rifles were price at about $800
Cool video. I bought an AG42 years ago when they were on the market, took it deer hunting after white tail that year and took 2 does with it. It was a fine rifle, sadly I sold it to a collector a few years later, being a Swede, I sort of loved Swedish firearms but it seems others in our area loved them even more. Being a gun dealer at the time, I found it difficult not to sell my wares even my favorites when an offer was made.
I would love to learn more about the true direct impingement arms, see them being fired, discuss their firing characteristics, and why the design concept didn't see increased use.
I had the same question. It looks as simple as a long stroke piston but with less parts to clean and has a simple gas valve adjustment. Stoner action is obviously superior but it requires some wizardry that most engineers seem to not understand, plus Stoner action has a lot more parts.
It does have the disadvantage that it will blow spent gas into the receiver. It's going to make the action dirtier than it would if the gas was released outside the receiver like on an AK. It might also blow more gas in the shooter's face. The AR system is often criticize for this, but at least it has vent holes in the bolt carrier that direct most of the gas out the ejection port. This design just blows it right into the receiver.
@@dwaneanderson8039 But it looks like the gas would blow right out before cooling down. I guess it could go into shooter's face but it definitely does not in the impingement/internal piston situation. There's still plenty of relatively cool gas going into the receiver in a long stroke piston action. And pretty much none in the Stoner action, I think the blow holes are there to make the internal piston to work. So it would be interesting to see how the direct impingement works in real life and how hard it would be to clean.
Its funny seeing you talk about the muzzle cap and unknown accessories for this gun. Half the reason I looked this is up was Dead Air's Wolverine Suppressor has a Rasheed with one on, and was wondering what the treads actually were. Or if they were stable enough for a Suppressor in the first place.
If you could cover the Egyptian copy of the Thompson these smgs were produced in very small quantities and they can be distinguished by the cylinder shaped frame
Don't sleep on the Layman Collector's Guide Ian referenced. Ordered mine while I was watching the video and just got it today. It is a truly substantive tome and well worth the $49 price tag.
I believe that it was largely due to Egypts more modern rifles. That led to the adoption of the FAL L1A1 in British service. The reason was the complaints from British Paras and Commandos about Egypt having modern self loading rifles. While they had the Lee Enfield bolt action rifles. During the Suez Crisis.
I used to have an Egyptian Hakim in 8mm Mauser. I loved that thing but it was temperamental. It was the first semi-autonrifle I bought after I turned 18. I never should have sold that thing
Some amazing weapons were developed and fielded in the late 1940s and 1950s: The FN-49 is another fascinating right after WWII weapon. My LGS has (or had) one in 7.62 NATO. Just a cool looking weapon and closer to being a “forgotten weapon”. One in 8x57 Mauser is even cooler.
Like it..I have a Ljungman, Hakim & Rasheed..this one is the smallest..I have a Ljungman Custom Target someone built in the 1980s..it has a Custom thumbhole stock..shortened 5rd magazine..Custom barrel and has 1"rings on the dust cover..I put a older Redfeild 20×..has the legth and look of a Uberti..so..when I want to charge the rifle..I just grab the scope and move it ahead..it's well made..a thing of great beauty..the guy I bought it from..said his father built it..I know it's a shame to "bubba" these old guns..it wasn't Bubba though..this gun is beautiful..it is immaculate..and it cost me about the cost of an average untouched model..I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this thing..🇨🇦.
Just to be clear. The AR10 / AR15 system is as much as a “real direct gas impingment system” as this one. Only the point of application of the pressure of the gas changes (from the top of the bolt carrier to directly behind the chamber), not, in any way, the way the gas is used, pushing directly the bolt carrier. In the AR, like here, in the bolt carrier, there is a cup, a “blind hole” where the gas ends and the pressure applies. If you call the one of the AR “a cylinder”, then that “cup” of the Rasheed is a cylinder as well and, if you call the back of the bolt head of an AR a “piston” (that is not) then what you call in the Rasheed an “open gas tube” is a piston as well.
@@ForgottenWeapons No cylinder is completely sealed. Both the one of the AR and the one of the Rasheed are exactly as sealed as it's requred for the action to work. Had the diameter of the "open gas tube" of the Rasheed been a little more closely fit with the "cup", that would have made it a "not true gas impingement rifle"? Mind that many true gas piston actions had not that much sealing of the piston (IE the piston of the M1 Garand is a simple button), because all that sealing is not required for the action to work. And the AR15 works without gas rings either. The sealing is not required for the action to work. They are there only to mantain the action cleaner.
@@oldscratch3535 It doesn't matter what, or who, you believe either, for that matter. Physics doesn't work according to your wishes. According to Stoner, the AR action "is a true expanding gas system instead of the conventional impinging gas system". Unfortunately that's EXACTLY how the Rasheed, or the MAS 49, actions work. Thanks to gas expansion. Have you noticed how the "open gas tube" of the Rasheed, or of the MAS 49, enters INTO the bolt carrier, instead of simply resting against it's flat face? It's because, to work, EXACTLY like in the AR action, they need pressure build and gas expansion for a certain time. Not simply a supposed "kick" of the gas against the bolt carrier. So, or all of those system are direct gas impingement, or none of them is.
I wish I had bought one of these, back when they were cheap as dirt, instead of an SKS. It would have complemented its cousin the AG42B, which I have and enjoy shooting. I made up for this omission a tiny bit by investing in a Czech 52/57 in 7.62x39. The SKS is a 'beater," while the CZ is mint and unfired. *Someday.* Thanks for the video, Ian! Looking forward to your review on the Ljungman AG42!!
Apart from the rough machine work, it looks really good with some upgraded features over the SKS, but seein that it is actually later chronographically than AKMs, why did they even bother with it?
I love this thing visually. The rest is like extra cheese, really neat weapon. To me, it sort of looks like the result of an M1 carbine and an M/1942B gettin' frisky.
for anyone confused, the numbers you're used to seeing on a day to day in the west are "western Arabic numerals" where as the numbers used on this rifle are an older, Indian style. typically known as "eastern Arabic numerals" both styles of numbers evolved from the same source. which is a base 10 number system created by the brahmi in india way back in the third century
Thank you! That part of Ian's explanations did indeed confuse me a bit.
thank god. Thought i was losing my mind. thanks!
Comments deliver again, thanks! Kept going "but I thought we used Arabic numerals in the west already..."
The old Rose's and Woolworth's department stores sold Hakeem's, vz-52's, fn49s, Turkish Mausers and other assorted surplus rifles. I rember seeing the 7.62×45 ammunition there for the first time. The 1980s early 1990s was surely The Golden Age of surplus firearms.
I bought 2 Rasheed rifles at Roses for $69.00 .
Numerous SKS,AKMs ans British Infield rifles as well, every thing was so cheap back then.
thats insane
I bought more rifles from Woolworths than the gun shop down the street. Those were good times.
I dunno all the rifles mass produced since 2001 and now Ukraine someday somewhere some gun nerds will be very happy
@@David-hx8vb I got a nice Swedish 96 for $105 and they closed the firearms section two months later due to the Rodney Riots. They were no riots in that part of Las Vegas and I can't imagine rioters running off with old military bolt actions (and some really beat up Garands.). Maybe they thought there would a mass bayoneting. I think Woolworth was just looking for an excuse to shut their gun department. I still managed to get my hands on some decent old guns before the market prices went crazy.
The Egyptian army's marking resembles the crown of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. It's actually two crowns in one (the northern kingdom and southern kingdom), symbolizing the unification of ancient Egypt
Coincidentally Sweden is represented by 3 crowns, one for each of the historical lands that make up Sweden.
@@Juel92 : Very cool coincidence!
Wow, cool facts!
@Juel92 I don't wanna piss on your parade, but I'm old and have a smal bladder.
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Spoiler, it's a symbol for the three wise men in the bible, a popular symbol in the 1100-1300s, It's in a shitload of towns, regions, and noblemens shields, dating back to that timeperiode. Including early Swedish kings.
"Farouk was not a very popular king."
I could be mistaking some details but I remember from a Mathew Santoro video that King Farouk was known for, among other things, owning the world's largest collection of pornography.
So, unpopular is a massive understatement.
Why would his porno collection have _anything_ to do with what the people though of him?
@@Koushakurfr fr
...IIRC he was "cavorting wildly" with Rita Hayworth ...
I wonder how that type of material from that era looks like.
Massively overweight contributing to food shortages.
There's something that really draws me to the Hakim, Rashid, MAS 49, SKS, and similar. Even the M-14 has a kind of (mitigated) charm. I'm not entirely sure what it is, but the wood-stocked, stripper-clip-feedable battle rifle/not quite assault rifle has always been a favorite gun genre of mine.
Don't forget the FN-49.
Yea for me too, they’re conventional and pointable ,
@@RedXlV Certainly, also one of my favorites
@@RedXlV All tipping bolts 'cept for the M-14, known badgun.
@@Tunkkis The M14, the rifle that should never have existed. And which still gets limited use to this day solely because it's American.
Interesting how a Scandinavian design ended up in the Egyptian desert. Thanks, Ian!
And not the only one - they licensed the m/45 submachinegun as the Port Said, too!
@@awmperry It's actually pretty amazing how widespread Swedish weapon designs really are. Considering how small of a nation we are.
I learned alot on my lunch break today.
Does Cairo have an Ikea?
@@muhughu Yup! We make good stuff. :-)
As an Egyptian myself, I approve of Ian doing more episodes covering Egyptian and Arab small arms.
Nice to see him doing a video on the Rasheed, but there's not many in the US and now I bet they'll go up in price, and I still ain't gotten around to getting one.
@@WhiteHelljumper : That is the downside of him covering these beauties.
And as a Swede, i appreciate him covering our long history of military cooperation!
I recently got a swedish AG 42 out of a wall on an old farm. I had no idea those even existed.
Possibly but not certain as even with this, its still a niche gun that's not as popular as the SKS.@@WhiteHelljumper
Saw one at a gun store a few years back. Still regret not picking it up.
Doesn't get more manly than that. A woman might wish she ate healthier or did more charitable acts.
A man regrets all the good deals he passed up.
@@tylerwilliams6022or...shooting yourself in the foot
@@tylerwilliams6022This comment is so relatable.
I think I know a shop near where I live that still has one
@@tylerwilliams6022men should eat healthier lmao wtf
Legend has it King Farouk immediately regretted buying these rifles as the egyptian soldiers didn't understand the 300 page IKEA manual written in ancient norse runes, which would have been necessary to achieve the weapon's full potential.
Legend also has it that this is a major headache for countries that buy any swedish weaponry. But if the soldier manages to build the rifle properly, according to the 300 page IKEA manual, he would gain godlike powers on the battlefield.
Ahh the ancients text the Valhallelujah speaks about : Hear my voice, this is Odin calling you
Times have changed, I'm a Gentlegod
No more war, just design of furniture
Master of IKEA
Just like Jesus I'm a carpenter
Forging shelves with the hammer of Thor
Gloria patri furnituribus
In nomine IKEA
All to the Immigrant Song playing in the backround. Sometimes the Swedes come up with interesting names for weapons systems. Carl Gustav. They could always use Thor, Odin, Loki etc.
@@rdrrr
People who literally can't figure out how to put batteries in a flash lite. Although I want one of the USB rechargeable ones. Just don't like the price point.
@@Elatenl A new multiverse version of the Flash, who can run only 50% as fast as the regular Flash, hence he’s only a Flash-lite?
Valhalleluja! ruclips.net/video/S9WWz95ripA/видео.html
My source for my video was a phone interview with Miles Vining, and I had to recontact him due to the fact I couldn't wrap my head around the "why" of these existing since Maadi was already ramping up to make AKMs... from his research, this was pretty much a Nasser pet project. He wanted a domestically produced SKS and the Rasheed what what was presented to him.
I need to buy that book you mentioned, especially if it has non-Fuddlore Rasheed info on paper. Right now, I only have my notes taken from talking to Mr. Vining.
Maadi referenced in comment is an Egyptian gun factory
A pet project of the country's leader - that does make sense out of the selection of this odd little rifle. It can also be considered a domestic design, sort of, since there were a couple of big changes. Idk why Egypt didn't get a license to build the AK-47 but they possibly didn't want to lay out the money to tool up a whole factory.
yeah, the firing pins were a nightmare for us when I worked at Century in Montreal. Had to check that they weren't broken. I'd say about 25% were put to the side to be sold as is with broken pins or used for parts.
If ya want to re experience that madness the Rasheed Carbine is available in world of guns;)😊
I remember back in the 80's when all these neat battle rifles came into the US after 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act. FN, H&K rifles, Spanish Destroyer Carbines, Egyptian Rasheeds, Swedish Ljungmans, Egyptian Hakims, Russian Tokarev 38's and 40's as well as tons of surplus pistols from Chinese Broomhandles to Russian Capture P-38's and Lugers to Brazilian 1935s (technically Smith and Wesson 1917's). It was the heyday of the surplus market and many of these guns could be bought for anywhere from $85 for a WWII S&W Victory Revolver to a $110 for a Hakim to $190 for a Chinese Broomhandle in 45 ACP. I remember stacks of M1 Garands (some in really sad shape from the Philippines) to some decent Blue Sky M1 Carbines from South Korea. Plus, the ammo was real cheap and I could get cases of surplus for less than $50 for 880 rounds of decent Russian or Hungarian ammo for my Mosin-Nagants or $64 for a case of surplus 30-06 with Garand Clips. I miss those days.
Wow… Sounds like a marksman-collector paradise!
@@samy7013 It was a great time for collectors of old (and so old) military surplus.
You don't want Garand Thumb...but you really REALLY don't want Hakim thumb. 😂
So learn to load properly and the bolt CAN'T hit your thumb. Hold the bolt with the heel of your hand while thumbing in the cartridges.
No one I ever knew that used one, ever mentioned experiencing "M-1 thumb".
It was mentioned as part of training, but what they DID complain about was having their thumb over the stock and getting hit in the mouth, "M-1 lip".
@tombogan03884 wow, you really can't take a joke, can you? RUclips comment section know-it-alls. 😬
They're quite rare in Sweden today, the AG-42 that is! I had to visit a few museums before running into one, and i was always looking. Very cool weapon, in a very good caliber!
I recently found one in a wall at an old farm. I had now idea they even existed. I really want to take it out, but the ammo is both pricey and rare.
@@danielkrohn4980 6,5×55? You don't use it to hunt, or anything?
@@Tunkkis I've only had it for a few months. I intend to shoot it at some point, but haven't gotten around to it because of cost. I also pulled a few more practical rifles out of that wall.
Bought one in high school b/t Jr. and Sr. year after reading Guns & Ammo surplus mag in study hall.
Had a great time with it, no water heater was safe.
Maadi AK's are interesting for a few reasons. The first being that it was one of the few places that AK's could be imported into western countries from (All the AKs seen in Red Dawn 1984 are Maadi AKs. The other thing is that the folding stock variant used by Paratroopers and vehicle crewmen is not an underfolder seen on Russian AKs and AKMs, but rather a side folding one much more like the East Germans and the Romanians had.
I suspect that a few Finn Valmets also found their way onto that movie shoot.
@@bruceinoz8002 The RPK stand-in was one, and I believe a JaTiMatic was used as a lookalike of one of the Combloc SMGs (PM-63 maybe).
The 8mm version has a great name. Hakim translates roughly as 'wise physician'. Dr. Killpatient?
It dispenses medicine that cures all ailments.
I have a full size Hakim that I inherited from my father and it's a strange design. The bolt slamming forward would make a Garand blush.
I remember when a bunch of Hakeem’s hit the Australian civilian market in the late 80’s. Being a lover of the Swede rifles I really wanted one, but by the time I was in a position to get my mitts on one access to semi auto’s had been restricted.
..back around 1995 or so I bought a nearly unused Vz 52..most likely a 'sneak' from Grenada.. that had Arabic markings on the stock...until now I had no idea where they originated..thank you
Libya maybe supplied them to Grenada, early 80s.
Awesome video, I just purchased one of these yesterday at an online auction house in Pennsylvania, mine appears to have been made in 1966, hoping to do a video of it on my channel as soon as I get it in...I've been wanting one for quite a while.
I think I have run across the Rasheed once or twice at local gun shows. I may have also seen the longer rifle variant as well.
Yet another rifle I wish I had bought when they were less than 300 bones. Same as the Hakim.
I got a Hakim recently and took it to a small indoor range. It was popular there before firing and much less so after firing. It is great for clearing your sinuses.
Yeaah but Hakim belongs outdoors, and should be checked by a gunsmith first ofcourse if its a ratty surplus buy . Hakim is better than the Rasheed imo. Hakim is accurate and I love the 8mm mauser cartridge
As a huge fan of the Vz.58, I may have to get one of these.
I instantly thought vz58 the second I looked at the receiver
I find it interesting that the upper receiver and charging handle reminds of of that on the Czech VZ-58.
I thought the same thing.
My dad used to have one of these but sold it back in the early 00s.
I've wondered about these ever since they were imported. Much more efficient than converting completely to SKS production. Thanks for the video.
I bought one without the muzzle cover took a year to find one. I have no complaints about my 3 rifles. Ian thanks for all the info.😊 I did have a firing pin break took out a pin from a working rifle and made myself a couple of extra pins .😊
I was able to pick up a Hakim at a gun show this past weekend for $600. Extremely happy!
That looks a lot like an Egyptian Hakeem 8mm Mauser we had as a kid.
Longer barrel, the bolt was round bar stock bent into a C and it ejected into the bolt and bent the brass, shot it 10ft and went TING every shot. Loved that heavy thing
Good to see you revisit these.
I’ve owned one for a few years. I’ve only had one issue with mine. When I initially bristled at the price, the seller offered to throw in an extra magazine. I took the deal knowing that they frequently sell for $100. Imagine my surprise when on my first trip to range the extra mag didn’t feed. I’ve examined both closely and can’t see a bit of difference. I may take it to a gunsmith eventually.
The seller stole the springs in the magazine because he is trying to invent the worlds smallest trampoline
@@anfrac3700ghaye
I remember the first time I closed the bolt on an old Hakim. I soon realized that you could get Garand thumb from a foreign design.
We all love the pop-up lap rifle! You never know when a different variation is in the waiting...😂
This and the Hakim are on my battle rifle wish list. I also happen to be wearing my Maadi Arsenal shirt as I type this!
Super interesting , I have a Ljungman AG42B and have been coveting a Rasheed for awhile , such a cool rifle :)
A Yugo SKS was my first post WW2 firearm. The Rasheed is the second. Love both and are relatively economical to feed compared to other pre WW1 and up Milsurps.
Have one myself along with a FN49 and Hakim. I used to have two of these, both purchased from the same seller. The one I kept has nicer wood and bluing, except a more worn magazine. When I bought the other one it had more patina on the wood and metal, but a really nice magazine. Swapped that out and sold the other one two or three years ago. Knew production number were low, but wow, not like that.
Egyptian FN49?
Yes, in 8mm Mauser.@@RedXlV
I would love for you to take another look at the Ljungman. It's actually quite an interesting weapon.
I was introduced to this gun by a Video Game called "Cold Zero".
I know this old game. And i know bug with free weapon and ammo in shooting gallery in city
Huh I have never heard of this game
Wow, you've unlocked a memory for me, holy craparoli
@@nuttting it is hard to find, but enjoyed it a lot due to the huge amount of guns
sadly the game actually just wants you to knock everyone out or atleast be stealthy so most are not really game play relevant
The trigger mechanism looks a whole lot nicer than the SKS trigger to me. Yeah it kinda looks the same, but the actual sear is much different. You can "improve" an SKS trigger depending on the quality and vintage, but you cannot make it "good." (Ask me how I know!) I'm sure it made sense to someone at the time, but whomever that was needs a size 12 steel toe to the groin.
Set up at the factory to be "peasant-proof"?
@@bruceinoz8002 Ha! Probably not intended, but technically true. Not that anyone _needs_ a nice crisp 3 pound SKS trigger, with adjustable takeup and overtravel. It took me a lot of time and effort just to remove the "dragging a steel plate across a gravel road" feeling. It's pretty good now, but nothing like what I would call a "match trigger."
Love it! I've got a Hakim and an SVT-40, those old battle rifles are just so beautiful.
My Hakim came covered in congealed grease and full of Sinai desert sand. I reckon it was a battlefield pickup from one of the wars.
Ha mine did too too bad i lost mine to the ATF.
I remember seeing a hakim and rasheed for sale at a gun show when i was a kid, at the time AKs were about $350, and the egyptian rifles were price at about $800
Cool video. I bought an AG42 years ago when they were on the market, took it deer hunting after white tail that year and took 2 does with it. It was a fine rifle, sadly I sold it to a collector a few years later, being a Swede, I sort of loved Swedish firearms but it seems others in our area loved them even more. Being a gun dealer at the time, I found it difficult not to sell my wares even my favorites when an offer was made.
Ah reminds me of my old Automatgevar m/42. A delightful piece that would tend to walk off target if you got carried away 🙄
YES!
Looks kinda like a Gehrwere 43.. but also Rat-sheed in finish.
Another Forgotten Weapon I'd never heard of.
That's one hell of an evolution.
I would love to learn more about the true direct impingement arms, see them being fired, discuss their firing characteristics, and why the design concept didn't see increased use.
I had the same question. It looks as simple as a long stroke piston but with less parts to clean and has a simple gas valve adjustment. Stoner action is obviously superior but it requires some wizardry that most engineers seem to not understand, plus Stoner action has a lot more parts.
It does have the disadvantage that it will blow spent gas into the receiver. It's going to make the action dirtier than it would if the gas was released outside the receiver like on an AK. It might also blow more gas in the shooter's face.
The AR system is often criticize for this, but at least it has vent holes in the bolt carrier that direct most of the gas out the ejection port. This design just blows it right into the receiver.
@@dwaneanderson8039 But it looks like the gas would blow right out before cooling down. I guess it could go into shooter's face but it definitely does not in the impingement/internal piston situation. There's still plenty of relatively cool gas going into the receiver in a long stroke piston action. And pretty much none in the Stoner action, I think the blow holes are there to make the internal piston to work. So it would be interesting to see how the direct impingement works in real life and how hard it would be to clean.
I have a Hakim so similar. Cool family of guns.
Its funny seeing you talk about the muzzle cap and unknown accessories for this gun. Half the reason I looked this is up was Dead Air's Wolverine Suppressor has a Rasheed with one on, and was wondering what the treads actually were. Or if they were stable enough for a Suppressor in the first place.
Rasheed Thumb is a thing.
Looked like a Gewer 43 of SVT or something from the thumbnail
I have a globe that has Egypt named the United Arabic Republic. It's interesting how different it is to our modern maps.
The one that included Syria and Iraq?
If it has the version that includes Syria I would expect that globe to be pretty rare.
Fascinating rifle.
Saw one of these in a gun shop a couple weeks ago. Thought it was cool and unique
The Rasheed and Hakim are two of my "must get" C&R guns.
Putting my baby back to sleep with your soothing voice Ian. Pachabel's Canon wasn't working
Very good episode. Thank you.
Excellent, the history was done factually and fairly.
Rasheed? Fairly sure that guy sold me a dodgy camel once
I have been waiting for this one!
If you could cover the Egyptian copy of the Thompson these smgs were produced in very small quantities and they can be distinguished by the cylinder shaped frame
I always wanted to know more about the Rasheed. Thanks for the info Ian.
Missed out on one last year. Would have went great with the hakim, Egyptian fn49 and ljungman 42.
Don't sleep on the Layman Collector's Guide Ian referenced. Ordered mine while I was watching the video and just got it today. It is a truly substantive tome and well worth the $49 price tag.
Maybe worth mentioning that the bolt handle does not reciprocate during firing.
Thanks for mentioning, I was wondering about that.
I’ve been waiting so long for you to do a video on this or the Ljungman.
13:28 "Our numerals" are, in fact, Arabic numerals. We, in the West have been using Arabic numerals for centuries.
Atleast a few of these made there way to Canada I just found a couple forsale for $2200-$2700
The rashid is a rifle ive wanted for a bit. Always nice to get more info.
"-Enjoy this video-"???? Now I NEED to see the Iraqi version!! Damn addiction to Forgotten Weapons. Greetings from Argentine Patagonia.
That video is coming in just a few days :)
I believe that it was largely due to Egypts more modern rifles. That led to the adoption of the FAL L1A1 in British service. The reason was the complaints from British Paras and Commandos about Egypt having modern self loading rifles. While they had the Lee Enfield bolt action rifles. During the Suez Crisis.
A really interesting combat rifle, VZ 52, SKS, m/42 maybe even G 43 and 98 handguard or safety lever. Thank you, that was super interesting!
Thanks Ian.
I like how modifiable everything is.
Hakim is my favorite rifle in my small collection. Absolutely great to shoot
I used to have an Egyptian Hakim in 8mm Mauser. I loved that thing but it was temperamental. It was the first semi-autonrifle I bought after I turned 18. I never should have sold that thing
What a beautiful rifle.
Takes a real pro to correct himself 4 times in one video. Thats one reason why I like Ians videos. Its called trust.
Interesting to see that the army stamp is the two-kingdom crown.
Some amazing weapons were developed and fielded in the late 1940s and 1950s: The FN-49 is another fascinating right after WWII weapon. My LGS has (or had) one in 7.62 NATO. Just a cool looking weapon and closer to being a “forgotten weapon”.
One in 8x57 Mauser is even cooler.
Like it..I have a Ljungman, Hakim & Rasheed..this one is the smallest..I have a Ljungman Custom Target someone built in the 1980s..it has a Custom thumbhole stock..shortened 5rd magazine..Custom barrel and has 1"rings on the dust cover..I put a older Redfeild 20×..has the legth and look of a Uberti..so..when I want to charge the rifle..I just grab the scope and move it ahead..it's well made..a thing of great beauty..the guy I bought it from..said his father built it..I know it's a shame to "bubba" these old guns..it wasn't Bubba though..this gun is beautiful..it is immaculate..and it cost me about the cost of an average untouched model..I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this thing..🇨🇦.
I had an early import ( barrel was NOT counterbored ) It could shoot around two inches at 100 yards. not bad at all.
Just to be clear.
The AR10 / AR15 system is as much as a “real direct gas impingment system” as this one. Only the point of application of the pressure of the gas changes (from the top of the bolt carrier to directly behind the chamber), not, in any way, the way the gas is used, pushing directly the bolt carrier.
In the AR, like here, in the bolt carrier, there is a cup, a “blind hole” where the gas ends and the pressure applies. If you call the one of the AR “a cylinder”, then that “cup” of the Rasheed is a cylinder as well and, if you call the back of the bolt head of an AR a “piston” (that is not) then what you call in the Rasheed an “open gas tube” is a piston as well.
The difference is that the AR contains gas in a sealed cylinder where true DI does not.
@@ForgottenWeapons No cylinder is completely sealed. Both the one of the AR and the one of the Rasheed are exactly as sealed as it's requred for the action to work.
Had the diameter of the "open gas tube" of the Rasheed been a little more closely fit with the "cup", that would have made it a "not true gas impingement rifle"?
Mind that many true gas piston actions had not that much sealing of the piston (IE the piston of the M1 Garand is a simple button), because all that sealing is not required for the action to work. And the AR15 works without gas rings either. The sealing is not required for the action to work. They are there only to mantain the action cleaner.
It doesn't matter what you think. Eugene Stoner and the patents call the AR-15 an internal gas piston design. I'll take Stoner's word over yours.
@@oldscratch3535 It doesn't matter what, or who, you believe either, for that matter. Physics doesn't work according to your wishes.
According to Stoner, the AR action "is a true expanding gas system instead of the conventional impinging gas system". Unfortunately that's EXACTLY how the Rasheed, or the MAS 49, actions work. Thanks to gas expansion. Have you noticed how the "open gas tube" of the Rasheed, or of the MAS 49, enters INTO the bolt carrier, instead of simply resting against it's flat face? It's because, to work, EXACTLY like in the AR action, they need pressure build and gas expansion for a certain time. Not simply a supposed "kick" of the gas against the bolt carrier. So, or all of those system are direct gas impingement, or none of them is.
Still want a Hakim. I got a thing for full caliber battle rifles.
I used to have a beautiful great condition Rasheed. Sold it years ago. I don't want to even look what they go for today.
From the footage I’ve seen I think the Hakim doubled as a smoke generator, maybe part of the reason they scaled down to 7.62x39
I wish I had bought one of these, back when they were cheap as dirt, instead of an SKS. It would have complemented its cousin the AG42B, which I have and enjoy shooting. I made up for this omission a tiny bit by investing in a Czech 52/57 in 7.62x39. The SKS is a 'beater," while the CZ is mint and unfired. *Someday.* Thanks for the video, Ian! Looking forward to your review on the Ljungman AG42!!
Bank in the 80's one could buy this weapon at Woolworths for around 100 bucks in "once dropped condition."
I never thought I wanted to know about Egyptian firearms. The more you learn.
Cool piece!
Dammit, Ian! Another gun to add to my watchlist.
It's like a peek into what could have been world if the USSR won the Cold War, where everything is in 7.62x54R, 7.62x39 mm and 9 mm Makarov.
7.62x54R would be replaced with 6x49 (USSR had intention to move to this cartridge in late 80s - early 90s) and 7.62x39 - with 5.45x39.
I owned one a while back, the sear broke and the rifle would not reset the trigger. Sold it.
Still have my Soviet SKS.
Apart from the rough machine work, it looks really good with some upgraded features over the SKS, but seein that it is actually later chronographically than AKMs, why did they even bother with it?
Chronologically, but yeah, I agree.
I love this thing visually. The rest is like extra cheese, really neat weapon.
To me, it sort of looks like the result of an M1 carbine and an M/1942B gettin' frisky.