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The VHS-2 In Iraq
The VHS-2 bullpup manufactured by Croatia's HS Produkt became one of the most frequently seen rifles during the Iraqi counter-offensives against ISIS during 2015-17. The rifle regularly appeared in news reports and social media posts and became somewhat synonymous with the fighting for Fallujah a...
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GULF WAR Original British Army Recognition Guide for Iraqi Weapons
This month marks the 30th anniversary of what the British Army called Operation Granby, better known as Desert Storm or the Gulf War. So I thought taking a look at a Recognition Guide to Iraqi Ground Forces that was produced by the Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (JARIC) and issued d...
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Iraqi Tabuk Sniper to 800yds: Practical Accuracy (Two Rivers Arms repro)
Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The Iraqi Tabuk Sniper rifle is based on the famous Yugoslavian M70 type Kalashnikov rifles. Boasting a 23in barrel and manufactured on Yugoslavian/S...
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"Dragunov" Sniper Rifles (we have at home) - 🇷🇴 PSL 🇷🇸 M76 🇮🇶 Iraqi Tabuk
Watch latest videos, sometimes even early releases! Sign up for the newsletter 🗞️ https://tinyurl.com/9HoleReviews or https://tinyurl.com/SlateBlack The Soviet Union under Russian leadership had developed one of the world’s most efficient sniper doctrines using the SVD, Dragunov Sniper Rifle… and...
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Baghdad Carbine: Iraq's Super-Rare Copy of the Rasheed
In 1974, Iraq and Egypt were still on good relations, and Egypt sold Iraq a batch of 300 Rasheed carbines and the production tooling to manufacture them. Iraq quickly set up production and began making their own copy of the Rasheed in 1974 or 1975, named the "Baghdad". Production ran until 1978, ...
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Iraqi Tariq Pistol
The official issue sidearm for the Iraqi Army (and many of its police agencies) is the Tariq, a domestically-manufactured copy of the Beretta M1951 pistol. The Beretta is a pretty decent pistol, mechanically fine and comfortable to shoot but hampered by an awkwardly-placed magazine release and sa...
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Al Kadesih: Iraq's Exceptionally Rare Dragunov Copy
The Al Kadesih (also sometimes spelled Al Kadesiah or Al Qadisiyah) is an Iraqi copy of the SVD Dragunov DMR/sniper rifle. It is not an exact copy, though, as it uses an AK-style stamped receiver and trunnions in combination with the fire control system and short-stroke gas piston of the SVD.
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The Enigmatic Iraqi Tabuk AKs w/ Miles Vining
Today I am joined by Miles Vining from Silah Report to take a look at a selection of Tabuk pattern AKs. Tabuk was the name given to the whole family of domestically-produced Iraqi Kalashnikovs, which harbor a lot more mysteries than one might expect. The basic pattern was licensed from Yugoslavia...
