SOLD - Egyptian Maadi Hakim Rifle

Description

12/28/24 - This particular example is all original. The finish shows some thinning on the barrel/brake, and both sides of the receiver. The "numbers" on the butt plate match the receiver. We did not find any import marks. The stock shows handling wear and finish loss. Most of the thinning is up around the fore guard. There are no cracks. The initials "FF" have been etched in the stock just behind the safety lever. Bore has strong rifling with minor frost. Smooth operation and fully functional. The Hakim Rifle is a gas operated semi-automatic rifle. It was originally designed by Sweden and produced as the Ag m/42 for the Swedish Army. The tooling and design were later sold to Egypt, and the Hakim was produced there during the 1950s and early 1960s. It was replaced in the mid-1960s by the Maadi AK-47 (a licensed copy of the Soviet rifle) but was stored in military reserve arsenals. In more recent years, it has been observed in use by some Egyptian police units. Around 70,000 were made.