Tag: Istiglal

Azerbaijani IST-12.7 Rifle

Posted October 22, 2010 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 2 Comments

The Azerbaijani government are now manufacturing a .50 BMG version of their monster semi-automatic 14.5mm IST-14.5 “Istiglal” rifle. The IST-12.7 was on display for the first time at the Africa Aerospace & Defense expo 2010. The IST-12.7 magazine holds [Read More…]

Azerbaijanian Istiglal 14.5mm Sniper Rifle

Posted May 12, 2009 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 21 Comments

The Azerbaijan Ministry of Defence Industry has recently developed a new anti-material sniper rifle called the “Istiglal” IST-14.5. These photos are from the Ministry’s website: The rifle was on display at the IDEF ’09 arms show in Turkey a [Read More…]