Factory 54 Hakim Complete Specs and Full Gun Specifications

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 manufactured from 1955 to 1959 in Factory 54 that latter become Maadi Company for Engineering Industries. The Hakim rifle was used by Egyptians in the Suez Crisis (a.k.a. the Sinai War) of 1956-7. The Hakim features a 10-round magazine intended to be loaded from the top breech with 5 round stripper clips. The AG42 was generally made with more old-world craftsmanship and expertise than the Hakim. As a result, the action and trigger pull of the average AG42 is noticeably smoother than those of the average Hakim.