New Rashid (help!)

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Hello!
I just got a really nice Rashid last Friday.
All matching, with a mirror bore and chamber.

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Good blueing, not a single speck of corrosion BUT I feel sometime in the past, a moron at Parthenais screwed around with the trigger and disconnector function. The trigger extension which normally contacts the disconnector lever end IS MISSING! It looks like it's been cut away to try to get that firearm into full-auto firing :eek: Pretty dumb and dangerous thing. The only results could be a failure to fire the second shot or, worse, an out-of-battery fire!:mad:

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That firearm was checked at Parthenais many years ago and wasn't fired ever since.
Since I already had to repair some FNs and other semi-autos that had spent some "quality time" at that place, I'm pretty sure there was a gremlin at work in Parthenais. :mad:
Anyone has drawings or good close-up pics of the trigger assembly and disconnector relationship between the parts?
Is there a place where I could find a detailed drawing of the trigger block and the projection that meets the disconnector arm?
Thanks!
PP.:)
 
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I'm not sure if this will help or not, but here's a large 8" x 11 1/2" blow up of the Hakim with clear pics of the trigger assembly.

Warning: it's 1 megabyte in size if you click the thumbnail to enlarge and save it.


Click PIC to ENLARGE

Regards,
Badger
 
Drawing

Thanks Badger, I'm going to put this one in file for future reference but I fear the Rashid's trigger is a bit different in the placement of the disconnector and secondary sear parts.
Anyway, I'm sure I need the secondary sear because I'm pretty sure this one has been altered to try to get the rifle in full auto mode, which is pretty stupid and dangerous.
If I only could see who did that...:mad:
PP.
 
Instructions for the Rashid:

Take rashid, load on boat. Paddle to deep water. Hold Rashid gently over the side and ease into the lake. Let go carefully so as not to disturb the fish. Take out Rod and enjoy the day - your life is not a WHOLE lot easier ;)
 
Behold! The Rashid! (bottom rifle)

Combining the best of Swedish, Egyptian and Russian technology. Consider it a Ljungman cross-bred with an SKS.

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Make one

I have a pretty good understanding of what the missing part would look like.
I just need to be confirmed in my views.
If I can't find the part I need, I'm going to make one myself, it is not all that difficult, only time-consuming. It's amazing what you can fashion with a piece of steel, a press drill and a few handfiles.;)
But I would very much prefer to know that Rashid is 100% original...:rolleyes:
PP.
 
Stevo said:
Behold! The Rashid! (bottom rifle)

Combining the best of Swedish, Egyptian and Russian technology. Consider it a Ljungman cross-bred with an SKS.

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Great idea they had. Take a crappy rifle not tested in battle that is notorious for tearign the heads off brass, jamming, and giving you Lujungman Thumb (AG42b), scale it down to the size of an SKS and then mass produce it to Arab standards.

In other words, create a sh_t rifle that isn't nearly as dependable, reliable, simple or accurate as the SKS it's supposed to replace. :rolleyes:

And before you bash the SKS - I'm referring to real MILITARY SKS carbines, not crappy commercial chinese junk.

PS: The Hakim is just as bad, if not more so!
 
Claven2 said:
Great idea they had. Take a crappy rifle not tested in battle that is notorious for tearign the heads off brass, jamming, and giving you Lujungman Thumb (AG42b), scale it down to the size of an SKS and then mass produce it to Arab standards.

In other words, create a sh_t rifle that isn't nearly as dependable, reliable, simple or accurate as the SKS it's supposed to replace. :rolleyes:

And before you bash the SKS - I'm referring to real MILITARY SKS carbines, not crappy commercial chinese junk.

PS: The Hakim is just as bad, if not more so!
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There's the Egyptian firearms forum on GunBoards.com...Post your question there and you'll probably get more help:rolleyes: . There's a member there (jb573) who supplies alot of parts. Hey Stevo, nice rifles...Can't wait to find a Rashid myself:cool: .
 
sidvicious said:
There's the Egyptian firearms forum on GunBoards.com...Post your question there and you'll probably get more help:rolleyes: . There's a member there (jb573) who supplies alot of parts. Hey Stevo, nice rifles...Can't wait to find a Rashid myself:cool: .
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Not my rifles sid. Ripped from somewhere on the web via Google.;)

The Ljungman style has never done much for me. I have been tempted by a Hakim once or twice though. Mostly because I've got a good supply of 8x57.:)
 
The word is "adjustable"

Yes, one can learn how to tame a Hakim into throwing its empties less than half a mile. But first, you have to learn how to tune the gas valve.
No big deal, the FN-49 owners know how that rifle can mangle brass if not correctly set up, too.
The worst thing for a Hakim is the Turk 8mm. ammo. The powder used is waay too slow and coupled with the heavy bullet, this can mean trouble on the fast lane.
Do the same to an M-14 or M-305 with a steady diet of 180 grainers pushed by strong doses of H-4831 and you'll get problems. too.

The Rashid has two big qualities in my view: it is collectable and shoots well if properly tuned.
I have several SKSes (need an Alby and a Russian), two VZ-52/57, and that Rashid is one of those rare military carbines made in the proper time frame between the end of WWII and the seventies and making use of the 7,62x39 ammunition.
They were rapidly superseded by the ubiquitous Kalashnikov design, hence the rarity and interest.
BTW, Claven2, If you can give me the name of the lake and some GPS data, I'll try to rescue your Rashid for parts and even give you something for it!:p
Hey, mind you, even crap can be collectable if it's got a story...;)
PP.
 
Claven2 said:
Great idea they had. Take a crappy rifle not tested in battle that is notorious for tearign the heads off brass, jamming, and giving you Lujungman Thumb (AG42b), scale it down to the size of an SKS and then mass produce it to Arab standards.
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Oh please...:rolleyes: The Lujungman Thumb comes from people that do not know how to use them...The Swedes never had a problem with these rifles and in fact the 6.5x55 cartridge they came with performs brilliantly...unless of course some dip poop has played bubba with the gas valve.

Same with the SKS's, the majority of the problems are from operator error, and Bubbas in the back of some shop somewhere. :mad:

Also PerversPépère I'll keep my eyes open for Rashid parts for you.
BTW It was a Lujungman that I had to walk away from because it was missing it's bolt, not a Rashid.
 
Calum said:
Oh please...:rolleyes: The Lujungman Thumb comes from people that do not know how to use them...The Swedes never had a problem with these rifles and in fact the 6.5x55 cartridge they came with performs brilliantly...unless of course some dip poop has played bubba with the gas valve.
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I like the round - not the design. They didn't have problems aside from cartridge heads being torn off and jammed actions b/c it was never tested in battle. I find it telling the Swedes themselves sent these rifles to store and reverted back to the Mauser after pronouncing the Ljungman experiment a failure.

I know vets who shot M1's through the whole war and still got M1 thumb once in a while. I find it silly to think the Ljungman would give any different result ;)
 
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