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Iraq, Military

Video: Rare Weapons of Saddam’s Iraq 1979 to 2003 by jmantime

Rare Weapons of Saddam's Iraq 1979-2003: Saddam Hussein holds rifle Tariq 7.65mm pistols made in Iraq, rare weapons from Saddam's era. Man in military uniform holding a golden AK-47 assault rifle Man in balaclava with AK-47, representing Saddam's Iraq weapons. Iraqi soldier in desert camouflage uniform aiming AK-47 rifle in desert Man with AK-47 in Iraq, part of Saddam's era weapons. Iraqi T-62 tank in desert conditions, featured in "Rare Weapons of Saddam's Iraq Saddam's Iraq: Rare self-propelled howitzer weapon.

I like jmantime’s videos – lots of photos, organized and set to music.  He assemble this video around the weapons found in Iraq during Saddam Hussein’s reign between 1979 and 2003.  The video ranges from Tariq handguns and Tabuk rifles all the way up through through tanks, the Babylon Gun, rocket launchers and so forth.  This video is only 14:39 video and worth the time given all that he has assembled.

I mainly focus on firearms:

  • Tariq 1, Semi-automatic pistol, 7.65x17mm
  • Tariq II, Semi-automatic pistol, 9x19mm
  • Tabuk, Assault RIfle, 7.62x39mm  [Their licensed version of the Yugo M70]
  • The Golden Tabuks they found in palaces
  • Tabuk, Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR), 7.62x39mm
  • Al-Kadesih, Semi-automatic Marksman Rifle, 7.62x54R [Their version of the Dragunov]
  • AI-Quds, Light Machine Gun, 7.62x39mm [Their licensed version of the Yugo M72B1]

From there it covers tanks, self-propelled guns and so forth.  All in all, it’s a neat video with lots of photos that jmantime collected.

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AK & Related Rifles, Military

Video: Troops training with the Zastava M76 and M91 Designated Marksman Rifles (DMRs)

This video from 2016 shows US, Latvian and other troops firing the Zastava M76 and M91 rifles.  Some may call them sniper rifles but they are more DMRs to me.  It’s always interesting to see rifles in practical use and hear some of the coaching going on.  Please note that these are like giant AK rifles that are over-sized to handle the larger rounds.  In contrast, the Dragunov is a different design including:  A short stroke piston that is separate from the bolt carrier, ,the bolt carrier does not have any provision for a piston so it has far less mass, the trigger is in a removable cartridge and the operating spring is mounted in a locking dust cover.

US military troops train with Zastava M76 and M91 DMRs
Soldier aiming Zastava M76 rifle in desert training

Here’s The Video

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AK & Related Rifles, Military

Video: Zastava Arms 160 Years Marketing Video, 2015

CRKT HalfAChance machete cutting through a tree branch
CRKT HalfAChance machete cutting through a tree branch
CRKT HalfAChance machete cutting through a tree branch
CRKT HalfAChance machete cutting through a tree branch

I like Zastava firearms – notably their rifles – M70, M72, M67, M77, and M92.  I’ve owned variants of all of those at one time or another and think highly of the designs and the quality of manufacturing.  I ran across this short 160 year commemorative video released in 2015 and thought I would share it:

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AK & Related Rifles, Military

Video: Inside the Kalashnikov Factory: Home of the World’s Most Reliable Weapon AK-47 – In Russian With Subtitles

There are some great scenes of machinery and firearms in the Kalashnikov factory by Russian Insider.  This was released in March 2017 and is pretty cool.  You’ll also see a lot of firearms we never get to see over here.  I’m fascinated about the evolution of the Russian arms industry.  Growing up we heard about how backwards they were in terms of processes and equipment but in these videos you see a fairly modern plant with well laid out work centers, clean, a lot of CNC equipment and so forth.

CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP machete cutting through tree branch in green forest

CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP machete cutting through tree branch in green forest

CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP machete cutting through tree branch in green forest

CRKT HalfAChance K920KKP machete cutting through tree branch in green forest

The Video

If you are interested in Kalashnikov firearms and manufacturing, then you’ll want to watch this video.

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