Product Details
A RARE .22 HAKIM UNDER-LEVER SPRING-PISTON AIR-RIFLE, MODEL 'MILITARY TRAINER', no visible serial number,
made in 1955 by Anschutz for the Egyptian Government and based on their 1954 model, with a 19 1/2in. barrel, raised fore-sight with tunnel protector, micro-adjustable fore-sight, lever-operated loading tap, the front of air-chamber stamped with a skull & crossbones device and Arabic markings for the National Union Youth Movement, larger 'U' shaped battle-sight midway along air chamber, further Arabic inscriptions to trigger-unit translating as 'Training Airgun Anschutz, Germany 1955', military style three-quarter wood stock, concealed under-lever (retaining catch loose) and fittings for sling
Provenance: This rifle is one of a handful of Hakim Trainers that found their way into the hands of Lebanese Freedom Fighters in the 1970s. They were used to train children during the civil war of 1975-1990
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Estimate £200-300