Maadi in Cairo.An AKM built on Soviet tooling.
1The Egyptian Kalashnikov
Egypt built the AKM as the Misr at the Maadi factory in Cairo, on equipment set up with Soviet help. Maadi rifles are stamped AKMs that come very close to the Russian pattern, with a black finish and laminated furniture.
Early Maadi rifles were imported to the United States in the early 1980s, and later semi-auto versions such as the Maadi ARM, MISR-10 and MISR-90 followed. Egypt also built the RPM light machine gun and the Rasheed carbine.
2Rifles in the Archive
From the original AK-47.us rifle pages, 2005 to 2008.
Maadi MISR
The MISR was a 16" barreled rifle that had the threads turned off the end of the barrel.
Maadi MISR-10
After the 1998 import ban on semi automatic rifles with large capacity magazines(over 10 rds) passed the MISR-10 was imported.
Maadi MISR-90
Maddi AKM
Semi automatic AKM rifles were/are imported from Egypt. The factory was shipped to Egypt lock,stock,and barrel from Russia.
Maddi ARM
of Louisville,KY The model ARM has a 16" barrel that is threaded with a muzzle nut spot welded on.
Maddi RML
of Louisville,KY The model RML came in 2 barrel lengths 16" and 20".
Maddi RPM
The post ban rifles were imported by ACC/INTRAC of Knoxville,TN The model RPM has a 20" barrel that is threaded with a muzzle nut spot welded on.
3Military Model List
Models listed on the 2014 AK-47.us Kalashnikovs by Country page.