Speaking of Hakims - photos

[bsllvn]

Here is one of my newly acquired guns ...

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/17015Hakim__1-med.jpg

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/17015Hakim__2-med.jpg

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/17015Hakim__3-med.jpg

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/17015Hakim__4-med.jpg

http://www.gunsnet.net/album/data/500/17015Hakim__5-med.jpg


PS - Yes whos2kno - it's on the bed :D

[REDSTAR]

Nice!!

[neilwest]

1. Wah, I want one now. Damn you.;)

[bsllvn]

Thanks REDSTAR

BTW - these are before clean-up



neilwest -

:nanaboo: :D

[whos2kno]

does your wife know this;)

nice looking weapon

[Schuetzenman]

Nice example of a Hakim, complete with arabic rack numbers.

[RetVet]

Looks great Bill! Neither of mine have rack numbers.:( They really add to the interest of these rifles.

[survivor99]

Bill,

Very nice!! Surely you're going to leave the rack numbers intact. I really don't think I'd change anything about it except a good cleaning and then a good shooting... LOL It still possibly has desert sand in it.

survivor99

[zouavexx]

Very Nice!

BTW, that was the one I had my eye on! Good buy! :)

[bsllvn]

whos2kno -
Yes, my wife knows about it. We both laugh about your original post concerning this.

Yes, I'm going to leave the rack numbers intact. I chose this gun because it had the rack numbers. My FFL dealer still has another Hakim without these numbers if anyone is interested.

survivor99 -
absolutely - cleaning & shooting only. Lots of shooting :D

Zouave -
Just couldn't pass it up. Got a good deal ;)

[BlackBore]

Of my rather sizable collection of Hakims , I have some that still retain their rack numbers and I even have one that still has the original brass disc in the stock !
The rack numbers mean little to me as a collector. I focus on functionality : good headspace , no seized gasport valve , mirror bore , etc. I have 2 that i've checked so far that won't close on the 20 degree go ! This has caused me a bit of concern but I will see if the 2 of them will chamber live ammo with out too much difficulty the next time I go to the range.

For those interested in a quality semiauto MBR , you can't beat a Hakim !!!

No , this is not a sales pitch because I'm not selling ANY of my C&R collection !

I had enough of a sick feeling when I sold some bayos , which by the way , I'm replacing and THEN some;)

I simply CAN'T part with any of my beloved collection , no matter what the condition:D I am kicking myself in the ass as to why i bought any French guns in the first place , but I then remind myself they were never fired and only dropped once:D

To those that are curious as to how many Hakims I own , I''ll come clean on this matter : 21 !! Yes , you read right : 21:)

I don't feel too guilty about this because they're not making any more and they'll only go up in value !!!

Look for a group photo of my hakim collection in the not too distant future !
Last year started with a case of Garanditis which turned into Hakimitis:D

Happy St. Patrick's Day to y'all ! Hope you didn't partake in too much merriment:)

[bsllvn]

BlackBore -

brass disc in the stock?? Can you post a picture of this so I can see what you're talking about??

you never answered my question ...
guess your bayonet collection just got bigger???

please leave some for the rest of us - thanks

[Jericho]

Nice looking rifle you got there... I am sure the wife will kill you if she ever finds out you put an uncleaned gun on the bed ;)