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EGYPT

Egypt: A Power to Be Reckoned With

The armed forces of Egypt are the largest on the African continent and one of the biggest in the world (ranked 11th), consisting of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Command. Egypt maintains a large paramilitary force under the control of the Ministry of Interior. They number around 250,000 strong and are known as the Central Security Forces. The government also has a relatively strong National Guard and Border Security Forces; however they, unlike the Central Security Forces, come under the control of the Ministry of Defence and are reported to number 60,000 and 20,000 respectively.

HANDGUNS

Helwan

Egyptian made copy of the Beretta Model 1951. Chambered for 9mm. 4.5" barrel. 8 round magazine. Fixed sights. Weight is about 31 oz. Many Helwans have been imported commercially to the U.S.

SUBMACHINE GUNS

Port Said

This is a copy of the Swedish K. Chambered for 9mm Parabellum. The barrel is 8.25 “ in length. Weight is about 8 lbs. Rate of fire is about 600 rounds per minute.

Pre-1968

Exc.	V.G.	Fair
12500	8000	5000

Pre-1986 manufacture with new receiver

Exc.	V.G.	Fair
7500	5000	3500

RIFLES

Remington Rolling Block Model 1870

Made by Remington for Egypt. 60,000 were purchased between 1870-1876. Chambered for 11.43x50Rmm. Identified by the Farsi markings on the barrel and rear sight. Many have been imported to the U.S. Some were used as training rifles and had the firing pins and extractors missing. Usually found in fair-poor condition.

Fabrique National Model 1949 or SAFN 49

A gas-operated semi-automatic rifle chambered for 7.92mm. It has a 23" barrel and military-type sights. The fixed magazine holds 10 rounds. Egyptian crest on top of receiver.

NOTE: Many Egyptian FN 1949s were restocked and reblued by Century Arms in the early 1990s. The new stock is a light colored wood that is stained to resemble walnut. Brass or plastic buttplate. Deduct 25 percent for a restocked rifle.

Bayonet for Egyptian FN 1949

FN made bayonet with Farsi numbers on the pommel. See listing in Belgium, Fabrique National for information and image. Price range 75 – 40.

Hakim

A semi-automatic rifle chambered in 8x57mm Mauser. It has a 24-inch barrel that ends with a large recoil compensator. 10-round detachable magazine. This is a copy of the Swedish AG-42b rifle and was designed with the help of Swedish engineers. Made at the Maadi factory. Many were imported in the late 1980s.

Hakim Training Rifle .22LR

A semi-automatic rifle chambered in .22LR that is patterned after the Hakim. Marked “Made in Italy.” A few came in with the regular Hakims.

Bayonet for Hakim

Wood handle. Muzzle ring. 8.25-inch double edge blade. A close copy of the Swedish 1896 Mauser bayonet except for the wood handle. Steel scabbard. Price range 80 – 40.

Bayonet for Hakim

Rashid

Rashid

This is a native Egyptian design; basically a scaled-down Hakim chambered in 7.62x39mm. It uses a 10-round detachable magazine. A folding bayonet is attached to the barrel, similar to the Soviet SKS. About 8000 were made in the 1960s. Some were imported to the U.S. in the 1990s.

AKM

Maadi semi-automatic, pre-1994

A close copy of the Soviet AKM series. Chambered in 7.62x39mm. Two semi-automatic versions have been imported to the U.S. One was the first semi-automatic Kalashnikov offered on the U.S. market. These appeared in the early 1980s and were imported by Steyr.

Maadi semi-automatic, sporter

The second was imported after passage of the 1994 “assault weapons” law and had a thumbhole sporter type stock installed to comply with the terms of that law. The importer called these the MISR. (Maadi Industries Sporting Rifle).