Zastava M93 Black Arrow

The M93 Black Arrow (М93 Црна стрела) 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 Marksmen.
 * Georgia
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia
 * Iraqi Kurdistan: Peshmerga
 * 🇯🇴 Jordan
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia
 * 🇱🇾 Libya
 * North Macedonia
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines
 * 🇲🇪 Montenegro
 * 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
 * 🇷🇸 Serbia
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
 * 🇸🇾: Used by the Syrian Army.
 * YPG