Rashid Carbine
- Category
- Carbine
- Barrel
- 520 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.20 kg
- Introduced
- 1960
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Rashid (also spelled Rasheed) is an Egyptian semi-automatic carbine developed in the late 1950s as a scaled-down derivative of the Hakim rifle, re-engineered to fire the lighter Soviet 7.62x39mm M43 cartridge that was becoming standard across Warsaw Pact and non-aligned Arab armies. Like the Hakim, it uses a direct-impingement gas system with a tilting bolt, but features a folding bayonet patterned after the Soviet SKS and a 10-round detachable box magazine that can be topped off with stripper clips. It served as a transitional rifle in Egyptian service before the wholesale adoption of the AKM-pattern Maadi.
The Rashid is essentially what would happen if you scaled the Swedish Ljungman down to fire AK ammunition and bolted on an SKS bayonet - a Frankenstein of Cold War-era influences that became one of the rarest production carbines of the period.
Only about 8,000 Rashid carbines were produced - making them one of the rarer Cold War-era service rifles. Most surplus examples were eventually exported as collectors' pieces.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries)
- Category
- Carbine
- Country
- Egypt
- Status
- Out of production
- Produced
- 1960 to 1968
- Variant of
- Scaled down
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 520 mm
- Overall length
- 1035 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.20 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Gas operated long stroke
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Capacity
- 10
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 690 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 1900 J
- Effective range
- 400 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Folding bayonet
Stripper clip loading
Tilting bolt
Direct impingement gas system
Non reciprocating charging handle
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 409 carbines | 4.20 kg | 3.00 kg | Heavier than about 90% |
| Overall lengthAmong 407 carbines | 1035 mm | 895 mm | Longer than about 90% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 423 carbines | 520 mm | 406 mm | Longer than about 80% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 423 carbines | 10 | 21 | Holds fewer rounds than about 70% |
Answers
Questions about the Rashid Carbine
How much does the Rashid Carbine weigh?
The Rashid Carbine weighs 4.20 kg (9.26 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Rashid Carbine?
The Rashid Carbine is chambered in 7.62x39mm.
How many rounds does the Rashid Carbine hold?
The Rashid Carbine holds 10 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the Rashid Carbine?
The Rashid Carbine is 1035 mm (40.7 in) long overall, with a 520 mm (20.5 in) barrel.
Who makes the Rashid Carbine?
The Rashid Carbine is made by Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries) (Egypt).
When was the Rashid Carbine introduced?
The Rashid Carbine was introduced in 1960 and discontinued in 1968.
How does the Rashid Carbine operate?
The Rashid Carbine uses a gas operated long stroke action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
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- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Egyptian Army
- 1960
Provenance
Confidence in this record
74%
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/rashid-rifle' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "rashid-rifle", "name": "Rashid Carbine", "manufacturer": { "id": "factory-54", "name": "Factory 54 (Maadi Company for Engineering Industries)", "countryCode": "EG", "foundedYear": 1954, "website": null, "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-05-04 12:38:54", "updatedAt": "2026-05-04 12:38:54", "version": "ad404316ffc2b281a1f18c2a67057f3e329ca70a28007a0f17e1db7f9ffbe736" }, "category": { "id": "carbine", "name": "Carbine", "description": "Shortened rifles for close-quarters use" }, "country_of_origin": "EG", "year_introduced": 1960, "barrel_length_mm": 520, "weight_empty_g": 4200, "action_type": "gas_operated_long_stroke"}