AT RIFLE OF THE BULGARIAN ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020075-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: April 5, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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SBCRET
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Salgaria
SU13JE~T iT l~itle of the Halgarian drat
DATE DISTR. ~'A~ PR ~'
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. '!he DalpriaA ~rq is nor e~tipped Mith Dikteriov and 3S>?iosor i1T rifles.
CMaraoterietioe of the Dikteriov ?T rifle are as tollotro:
a: Qalib.r : 1~F.5 tsiilit?etere
1~: INi~iit.? 18~ llalo~s
o : Ii'tistite
raal~e s 1 ta~tera
d. !arts o! the title: ba>rtyi ~oanon); breech neohbnisn (bests); a>t~ent
teohanilel biped; sighting aieobaeiw: eras of ten
for 1'500 or'1600 meters; oae of trent~ for raegea
betoad that .
2, ~? oartri~ee for the .A? title are :
a. ~ ttpe for artasr-pieroint. Mei~-t: 240 Vie. Pro~eotile pout coverad
at a ion ratan of l,t4tfer .ntit bard metal, ~rtiioh ditattlp~aa .oa' itapaot,
e>npe a grad. Tlbe point of this cartridge is
blaolc. Then oomes a oirole of green. Tlt~ one of red.
b. Ordinart oartridge: 9a~e weight. Color ie Mellor.
3 ? Ttie breesh opens anta~atiealir -otter atop romsd. ~^~ition is ineert~d bg aati~d ' -
fwd the breech block ie also closed ~ laved. Ilse tine of this gas-ie verb toenrate.
~. The ginioettov 1? San ie like the Dilcthriov ~T San, littering onit in tha taut that
it >baa as aatartio clip for tive ot>rtri s. The a? titles are reailt sore
la~y~rwe to taNce thsa dT artilie
5 . Tarr ~? riti? is sarrad ~ ti>tree am : Srm ~c~o~rrwder, a'rialls a corporal ; a
pointer ~airatoh); and a loader (pelaatoh). snob intgt~ o `has;vith~it sn
1? batter:. The batten hoe trot?~oannoa and tour ?? tanka~~.
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518.11 20M
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