Zastava M93 Black Arrow

The M93 Black Arrow (Serbian: 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-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 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

•  Algeria
•  Armenia: Used by Army Marksman
•  Georgia
•  Indonesia
•  Iraqi Kurdistan: Peshmerga
•  Jordan
•  Liberia
•  Libya
•  North Macedonia
•  Philippines
•  Montenegro
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Serbia
•  Sri Lanka
•  Syria: Used by the Syrian Army.
• YPG

See also

• Zastava M12
• Zastava M76
• Zastava M91
• Zastava M07
• List of sniper rifles

References

Sources

• "Снајперска пушка М93" [M93 sniper rifle]. Serbian Army (in Serbian).
• Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Vol. 34. Jane's Information Group. 2001. M93 Black Arrow