AM-50 Sayyad
| AM-50 Sayyad | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, Egypt |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Defense Industries Organization |
| Manufacturer country: |
 Iran
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| Weapon Category: | Sniper Rifle , Anti-Materiel Rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1,480 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 12.2 kg |
| Barrel length : | 913 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 12.7 × 99 mm NATO |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 3-5 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Visor : | without |
| Mounting system: | Picatinny rail |
| Closure : | Chamber lock |
| Charging principle: | Single loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The AM-50 Sayyad is a large-caliber single-shot anti-materiel rifle or sniper rifle in the 12.7 × 99 mm NATO caliber made in Iran . It is an unlicensed copy of the Steyr HS from the Austrian company Steyr Mannlicher .
Users
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Iran
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Iraq
- Iraqi Armed Forces
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People's mobilization units
- Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq
- Badr Brigades
- Harakat Hesbollah al-Nujaba
- Kata'ib Sayyid al-Schuhada
- Liwa al-Zulfiqar
- Saraya al-Aqida
- Saraya al-Khorasani
- Saraya as-Salam
- Saraya Ashura
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Syria
- Syrian army
- Syrian Social Nationalist Party
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Lebanon
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Yemen
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Palestine
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Islamic State
- IS in Iraq and Syria
- Wilayat Sinai
- Syrian National Army (SNA)
- Haiʾat Tahrir ash-shame (HTS)
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Liwa Fatemiyoun - Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
- Peshmerga
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Iranian .50 Cal: The AM-50 Sayyad and Its Use in the Middle East. December 13, 2018, accessed November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the Popular Mobilization Units. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
- ↑ Pour se battre en Syrie, l'Iran enrôle massivement des Afghans chiites. February 25, 2019, accessed November 20, 2019 (French).