Tag Archives: AK

North Korean Helical AK Magazines

February 4, 2014 · by · in Arms & Munitions ID, Small Arms & Light Weapons · 1 Comment

A new piece, written by the Oryx Blog team is available over at The Hoplite. Several new developments in North Korean armaments can be witnessed amongst the recent flow of propaganda released by Pyongyang after Kim Jong-un’s ascension to power.  One such development is what appears to be a new magazine model for the North Korean copy of […]

Libyan 11th ‘Lightning’ Battalion with new Bulgarian rifles

October 16, 2013 · by · in Arms & Munitions ID, Libya, Small Arms & Light Weapons, Special Operations Forces · 3 Comments

The image above shows members of Libya’s 11th ‘Lightning’ Battalion special forces armed with Arsenal AR-M9F assault rifles, in 5.56 x 45 calibre. The 11th Bn has ‘rapid response’ duties, as well as conducting close personal protection (CPP) details. From what I have seen so far, the first images of these rifles in their hands […]

MUJAO fighters with 9K32 or 9K32M MANPADS in Mali

March 22, 2013 · by · in Arms & Munitions ID, Mali, Small Arms & Light Weapons · 2 Comments

This screenshot, a frame taken from the YouTube video seen below, shows a fighter of the Mouvement pour le Tawhîd et du Jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest (MUJAO) in Mali holding a 9K32 or 9K32M Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPADS). From the blurry video it is difficult to determine whether this is a 9K32 (NATO reproting […]