Back تبوك (بندقية) Arabic تفەنگی قەناس بەدەستی تابوک CKB Tabuk/Tabuk Sniper French Tabuk ID Fucile di precisione Tabuk Italian タブク狙撃銃 Japanese Karabinek Tabuk Polish Табук (оружие) Russian 塔布克狙擊型步槍 Chinese
| Tabuk Sniper Rifle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Designated marksman rifle |
| Place of origin | Iraq |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1978–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War[citation needed] Gulf War Iraq War Syrian Civil War[1] War In Iraq[2] |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Zastava Arms |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Al-Qadissiya Establishments |
| Produced | 1978[3]–present[4] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.5 kg |
| Length | 1110 mm |
| Barrel length | 600 mm |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
| Action | Gas operated |
| Muzzle velocity | 740 m/s |
| Effective firing range | 300 - 600 m[5][6] |
| Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
| Sights | Telescopic sight and Iron sight |
The Tabuk Sniper Rifle is an Iraqi semi-automatic designated marksman rifle, made from a modified version of the Zastava M76 sniper rifle. The Tabuk Rifle was manufactured at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments in Iraq[7][8][9] using machinery sold to Iraq by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia when Saddam Hussein was president.
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