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Small arms1960s–present
Assault rifle
Misr assault rifle is a assault rifle originating in Egypt. It was built by Factory 54, Maadi Company for Engineering Industries. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Egypt, Rwanda.
Misr assault rifle
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedAssault rifle
Egypt
1960s–present
War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Gulf war Sinai insurgency
1959–present
Factory 54, Maadi Company for Engineering Industries
50,000 (1985)
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
880 mm (34.6 in) wooden stock (ARM, and RML) 1,000 mm (39.4 in) wooden stock (RML only) 902 mm (35.5 in) metal stock extended / 655 mm (25.8 in) stock folded (AKMS)
415 mm (16.3 in)
7.62x39mm
Gas operated , rotating bolt
600 rounds/min
715 m/s (2,346 ft/s )
100–1,000 m sight adjustments
30-round box magazine , 60 round box magazine, 100 round drum
Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius Compatible with most NATO optical sights.
Afghanistan
Egypt
Rwanda
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.88 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.88 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Misr assault rifle equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.