Hakim Project

[Singer B]

I was fortunate to recently obtain a Hakim with a Swedish bayonet. I believe it has matching numbers (they are in Arabic and per my son, who does read Arabic, they are all matching). The rifle had a red colored varnish finish that was heavily marked, gouged and scarred. My initial research revealed that this red varnish was not the original stock finish and had been added by the Egyptian military when the rifles were taken out of service. The original finish was oil based and actually enhanced the wood grain. I therefore decided to strip off the red varnish and take the rife back to its original condition.

Dismantling and reassembling this rifle was definitely a challenge due to the small retaining wires used with the receiver screws. The stock was stripped with Citristrip followed by a mineral spirits wipe down. I boned the wood using a paint brush handle. No sanding was done. The metal parts were cleaned and there was still some cosmoline found in the deeper recesses. Once the parts were cleaned, they were soaked in CLP. The metal parts were then oiled and reassembled.

The wood was allowed to fully dry and then RLO was hand rubbed into the wood (about 15 applications so far). The original scarring and gouging in the red varnish disappeared and the original wood was actually in very good condition. The rifle functions perfectly and is definitely fun to shoot.

Before pictures:

[Singer B]

After pictures:

[browningautorifle]

Looks much better after of course. Hakim...then 7.92×57mm?

[Lee Enfield]

The nice thing about Hakims' is the adjustible gas.

Friend of mine looked at that and figured out that you can do the same by adjusting screw length on Llungman rifles as well.

[browningautorifle]

adjusting screw length on Llungman

So his brass doesn't go off the range and isn't damaged. It would be easier on the rifle as well I'd guess.

[Singer B]

Yep....8mm....might be overgassed as it blows my hair back when it fires! Throws the brass into the next county!

[browningautorifle]

might be overgassed

Have a look and like he says, adjust a bit. It's about the four minute mark.

Hakim | Gun and Game Forum

[Singer B]

Have a look and like he says, adjust a bit. It's about the four minute mark.

Hakim | Gun and Game Forum

Thanks, that was a good video and the clue of the bolt locking back tells you it is set. I'm used to setting the gas on my AR platforms and for that you know you have it right when the brass drops at 3-4 o'clock. I have a Hakim key and will set it the next time I take it out (when it gets cooler here).

I noticed in that video that he has the same metallic bayonet that came with mine. I've seen another video when the Hakim bayonet had wooden handle panels. I wonder which one is correct or did they use both?

[browningautorifle]

the Hakim bayonet had wooden handle

That is correct. The one he showed looked like the Swede. Here's more. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=40799

[Singer B]

That is correct. The one he showed looked like the Swede. Here's more. https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=40799

Thank you!