Purportedly, @ 2,000 Steyr Maadi ARM's (Automatic Rifle Misr; Misr- Romanized Arabic for "Egypt") were imported by Steyr-Daimler-Puch of America, Inc. (Secaucus, New Jersey) in 1982.
Serial Numbers
S00001-S001978
Certificates of Authenticity
(25/3/1982)(03-25-1982)
(25/3/1982)(03-25-1982)
(2/5/1982)(05-02-82)
Bayonets
Black handle
Brown handle (some Arabic markings- somewhat rare)
- Type II (brown handle)/Type II transitional (black handle) bayonets; Type II painted black scabbard with black rubber insulator/tan leather frog (belt hanger); emerald green retention (wrist) straps
- serialized*- full 4-digit serial number stamped on right bayonet attachment point at end of blade/scabbard (bayonet attachment side below 2 dimples)
- Arabic markings (numbers in reverse)
Supposedly, @ 50 Maadi ARM's were imported into the U.S. in 1986 (MSRP- $995.00) by INTERPORT (St. George, Utah) with side-folding, steel buttstocks--- however, I have never seen one.
Tony
Serial Numbers
S00001-S001978
Certificates of Authenticity
(25/3/1982)(03-25-1982)
(25/3/1982)(03-25-1982)
(2/5/1982)(05-02-82)
Bayonets
Black handle
Brown handle (some Arabic markings- somewhat rare)
- Type II (brown handle)/Type II transitional (black handle) bayonets; Type II painted black scabbard with black rubber insulator/tan leather frog (belt hanger); emerald green retention (wrist) straps
- serialized*- full 4-digit serial number stamped on right bayonet attachment point at end of blade/scabbard (bayonet attachment side below 2 dimples)
- Arabic markings (numbers in reverse)
Supposedly, @ 50 Maadi ARM's were imported into the U.S. in 1986 (MSRP- $995.00) by INTERPORT (St. George, Utah) with side-folding, steel buttstocks--- however, I have never seen one.
Tony
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