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Istiglal Anti-materiel Rifle
The İstiglal IST-14.5 anti-materiel rifle (also known as the Istiglal and means ''independence'' in Turkish and Azerbaijan Language) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel sniper rifle produced by Telemexanika zavodu (''Factory of Telemechanics''), subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan. History Although developed in 2008, it was only revealed in 2009 during the International Defense Exhibition Fair. Its appearance has attracted a huge number of visitors. The Istiglal anti-materiel rifle uses the powerful 14.5×114mm round. It has been exported to the Turkish Armed Forces and the Pakistan Armed Forces. Technical description The Istiglal can be taken down into 2 separate components for easy transportation. The rifle is said to be operable in adverse weather, such as rain and dirt with temperature ranges from . Variants Mübariz (''Fighter'') This weapon is named after Mubariz Ibrahimov, the National Hero of Azerbaijan. It is a 12.7×108mm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia (country), Georgia to the northwest, Armenia and Turkey to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city. The territory of what is now Azerbaijan was ruled first by Caucasian Albania and later by various Persian empires. Until the 19th century, it remained part of Qajar Iran, but the Russo-Persian wars of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), 1804–1813 and Russo-Persian War (1826–1828), 1826–1828 forced the Qajar Empire to cede its Caucasian territories to the Russian Empire; the treaties of Treaty of Gulistan, Gulistan in 1813 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, Turkmenchay in 1828 defined the border between Russia and Iran. The region north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
