The M93 Black Arrow ( sr, 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 (firearms), magazine-fed firearm with a fixed stock. 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. Its overall design is a scale-up of the Gewehr 98, Mauser 98 system, similarly to the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, with some influence from the French FR-F1 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

* * : Used by Army Marksman * * *: Peshmerga * * * * *: Used by Philippine Marines * * * * * People's Protection Units, YPG

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* * {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 Sniper rifles of Serbia, M93 12.7 mm sniper rifles .50 BMG sniper rifles 12.7×108 mm sniper rifles Zastava Arms Bolt-action rifles Anti-materiel rifles Serbian design

Overview

Design and features

Users

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