Engineering:Zastava M93 Black Arrow

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Zastava M93 Black Arrow
M93 Black Arrow
TypeAnti-materiel rifle
Place of originFederal Republic of Yugoslavia - today ⦁ Serbia
Service history
In service1998–present
Used bySee Users
WarsSecond Liberian Civil War
Syrian Civil War
Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017)[1][2]
Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[3]
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen[4]
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Production history
Designed1993[citation needed]
ManufacturerZastava Arms
Produced1998–present
Specifications
Mass16 kg
Length1,670 mm
Barrel length1,000 mm
Calibre
ActionBolt action (rotating bolt; long action)
Muzzle velocity
  • 800 m/s (12.7x108mm)[5]
  • 888 m/s (.50 BMG)[5]
Effective firing range3,000 m<[5]
Feed system5-10-round magazine
SightsOptical sight (8×32)

The M93 Black Arrow (Serbian: М93 Црна стрела/M93 Crna strela) is a 12.7×108mm anti-materiel rifle developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms.

Overview

The rifle was designed in 1993 and entered production in 1998. The primary purpose of this rifle is long-range engagement and due to that, it is provided with an optical sight, which is included in the rifle set (8x magnification with the division up to 1,800 m) and a backup iron sight. Its mount can accept the sights of other manufacturers as well.

Design and features

The Zastava M93 Black Arrow rifle is available in both 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG. It is a bolt-action, air-cooled, magazine-fed firearm with a fixed stock.[6] The weapon is fed through a 5- or 10-round detachable, spring-loaded box magazine. The shoulder stock has a telescoping design, sitting aft of the ergonomic pistol grip unit. The bolt-action handle rests over the right side of the gun body. A carrying handle is affixed to the forend and the barrel is capped by a multi-baffled brake to assist in handling the massive recoil action. A folding bipod is also attached.[7]

Its overall design is a scale-up of the Mauser 98 system, similarly to the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr,[8] with some[9] influence from the French FR-F1[10] However the FR-F1 was built on basis of MAS-36 that was also influenced by Gewehr 98 (Mauser 98). Therefore the M93 and FR-F1 have some roots in Mauser 98. The M93 has a trigger block safety design similar to Russian SVT 40 rifle

Users

  •  Algeria[11]
  •  Armenia: Used by Army Marksman[12][13]
  •  Georgia
  •  Indonesia[14]
  •  Iraqi Kurdistan: Peshmerga
  •  Jordan[14]
  •  Liberia[15]
  •  Libya[16]
  •  North Macedonia[17]
  •  Philippines[18][19]
  •  Montenegro
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Serbia
  •  Sri Lanka[20]
  • YPG[21]

See also

Peshmerga with M93

References

  1. ↑ Gniew Eufratu (22 September 2017). Syria Combat Footage - Battle of Raqqa - Providing sniper fire on the western front. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Gniew Eufratu (27 June 2017). Sniper's day in battle of Raqqa - Syria Combat Footage. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Yemen Fights Back. "Yemeni fighters push back Saudi mercenaries from Midi shores". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVCt5ou763o. 
  4. ↑ "Serbian Weapons Used in Yemen Conflict Zone". 3 September 2018. https://balkaninsight.com/2018/09/03/serbian-made-weapons-used-in-yemen-09-02-2018/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "M93 Long Range". Zastava Arms. http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=182. 
  6. ↑ "AWT 12.7 mm M93 Black Arrow anti-matériel rifle". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2000-2001. 17 August 2000. pp. 2345–2346. https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n2345. 
  7. ↑ "Zastava M93 (Black Arrow) Anti-Material Rifle (AMR)" (in en-US). https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.asp?smallarms_id=1241. 
  8. ↑ Jane's IDR 2001.
  9. ↑ TFB TV (2 August 2017). Lets Talk Tokarev: The Soviet SVT 40. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Forgotten Weapons (20 August 2021). "Zastava M93 Black Arrow: Serbia's .50 Cal Anti-Material Rifle". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJGAgYbTO-M. 
  11. ↑ "Algerian Special forces". https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7dd3JyXwAAs_Ts.jpg. 
  12. ↑ Ռազմ Ինֆո (9 June 2013). Armenian Army Sniper Rifles. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "Azerbaijan reacts to French and British arms sales to Armenia". Azerbaijan Press Agency. 1 February 2016. http://en.apa.az/xeber_azerbaijan_reacts_to_french_and_british__238692.html. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kuljanin, B.; Radisic, N. (12 January 2011). "Snajperi iz Zastave za Jordan i Indoneziju" (in hr). Blic Online. http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Tema-Dana/228720/Snajperi-iz-Zastave-za-Jordan-i-Indoneziju. 
  15. ↑ United Nations Security Council (25 October 2002). Report of the Panel of Experts concerning Liberia (S/2002/1115). p. 18. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/D5FA5B63184345C5C1256C7E00456BF3-unsc-lib-25oct.pdf. 
  16. ↑ Jenzen-Jones, N.R.; McCollum, Ian (April 2017). Small Arms Survey. ed. Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya. Working Paper No. 26. p. 53. http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf. 
  17. ↑ "Frontline 50's". Tactical Life. 8 January 2010. http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-weapons/frontline-50s/?thisissue=features. 
  18. ↑ "MaxDefense Philippines". 18 January 2020. https://www.facebook.com/MaxDefense/posts/1162044983966157. 
  19. ↑ "MaxDefense Philippines". 28 March 2023. https://www.facebook.com/MaxDefense/posts/pfbid028ifd12Nxi9ih5BvDhFaHafh8c8n1x3DFyb5rZEVGXhZd9TKoMSzN5D964R4a1QEpl. 
  20. ↑ Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Economy and of Regional Development (24 September 2010). "Annual Report on the Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2008". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Belgrade. http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view. 
  21. ↑ McCollum, Ian (October 18, 2017). "Craft-produced anti-materiel rifles in service with Kurdish YPG". http://armamentresearch.com/craft-produced-anti-materiel-rifles-in-service-with-kurdish-ypg/. 

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