Egyptian Rasheed Rare Rashid Carbine Military Semi Automatic Rifle 7.62x39mm

The barrel has been back bored to about 2 inches from the muzzle. The bore is bright and the rifling is deep. There is no erosion.
This Egyptian Rasheed Carbine was made by the Egyptians sometime in the 1960’s but still has plenty of Egyptian markings on the metal. The barrel has been counter bored, but the bore is bight and the rifling is deep. The Egyptian Rasheed rifle is chambered in 7.62x39mm. It is the little brother of the Egyptian Hakim Rifle that is chambered in 8mm Mauser. The Hakim as derived from the Swedish AG-42 Ljungman which is chambered in 6.5x55mm. There weren’t many Rasheed rifles made (6,000 or 8,000 depending on the source) and fewer were imported to the U.S. for sale, so it is rare. The rifle is marked “MADE IN U.A.R.”. This mark as well as other Arabic markings add to the history of the rifle.