List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons
This is a list of Russian weaponry.
Note: This list includes only the most notable weapons. See talk page to discuss notability criteria.
Differences in classification
- Rocket launcher - Grenade launcher
- Machine pistol - Automatic pistol
- Thermobaric/Incendiary rocket launcher - Reactive flamethrover
- Ruzh'yo (long gun) refers to shotguns, anti-tank rifles (protivotankovoye r.) and historical long guns
- Pistols and revolvers are different classes without a common Handguns category
- Recoilless rifle - Recoilless (field) gun
Handguns
Pistols
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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TT / Tokarev pistol _succeeded by PM |
7.62×25mm Tokarev | TT-30 TT-33 1934 issue TT-33 1946 issue |
|
PM / Makarov pistol _succeeded by |
9×18mm PM | IZh-70 (.380 ACP) _commercial variant of PM PMM (9×18mm PM / PMM) IZh-71 (.380 ACP) OTs-35 (9×18mm PM / PMM) TKB-023 (9×18mm PM) Baikal-442 (9×18mm PM) |
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GSh-18 | 9×19mm 7N21/7N31 | ||
PYa / Yarygin pistol _also known as |
9×19mm 7N21 | 6P35 Yarygin (prototype) _9×19mm 7N21 MP-446 Viking (commercial) _9×19mm Parabellum |
|
MP-444 Bagira | .380 ACP 9×18mm PM 9×18mm PMM 9×19mm Parabellum |
External: [1], [2] | |
MP-445 Varyag | .40 S&W 9×19mm Parabellum |
MP-445C (compact) | External: [3] |
MP-446 Viking _commercial variant |
9×19mm Parabellum | MP-446C (sporting variant) | |
MP-448 Skif _modernized |
.380 ACP 9×18mm PM |
MP-448C Skif-mini (compact variant) |
External: [4], [5], [6] |
OTs-27 Berdysh / Stechkin–Avraamov Pistol / PSA _modular |
9×18mm PM 9×18mm PMM 7.62×25mm TT |
TKB-0220 (prototype) OTs-27-2 (9×19mm Luger) |
External: [7], [8], [9] |
Serdyukov pistol | 9×21mm Gyurza | 6P35 Serdyukov and RG-055 (prototypes) SR-1 Vektor (variant SR-1 Gyurza SPS (variant for the SR-1M (based on SPS; SR-1MP (updated 1M) SR-1PM (modernized; |
|
Strike One / Strizh _developed in |
.40 S&W .357 SIG 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI |
External: [10] |
Compact and pocket pistols
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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MP-435 | .22 LR | External: [11] | |
MP-451 _derringer |
.380 ACP | External: [12], [13], [14] | |
OTs-21 Malysh | 9×18mm PM/PBM | OTs-21S (.380 ACP) OTs-26 (5.45×18mm) |
External: [15], [16] |
P-96M | 9×18mm PM/PBM | P-96 (9×19mm Luger; full size, not produced) P-96S (.380 ACP) |
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PSM | 5.45×18mm | IZh-75 (commercial) Baikal-441 (.25 ACP) |
|
TK / Korovin pistol | .25 ACP |
Machine pistols
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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APK / Kalashnikov Automatic Pistol _lost to APS |
9×18mm PM | 1950 variant 1951 variant |
External: [17] |
APS / Stechkin Automatic Pistol |
9×18mm PM | AO-44 / APB (variant with attaching silencer and metal stock) |
|
OTs-23 Drotik / Stechkin–Baltser– Zinchenko / SBZ |
5.45×18mm | External: [18] | |
OTs-33 Pernach | 9×18mm PM/PMM | External: [19], [20] |
Revolvers
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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AEK-906 Nosorog | 9×18mm PM | AEK-906-1 (9×19mm Parabellum) |
External: [21], [22] |
MP-412 Rex _break-down frame |
.357 Magnum | External: [23] | |
OTs-01 Kobalt / RSA / Stechkin–Avraamov revolver / TKB-0216 |
9×18mm PM | OTs-01S (.380 ACP) | External: [24], [25] |
OTs-11 Nikel | .380 ACP 9×18mm PM |
External: [26] | |
OTs-20 Gnom | 12.5×40mm | External: [27] | |
OTs-38 _noiseless revolver |
7.62×42mm SP-4 | ||
R-92 | 9×18mm PM/PBM | R-92KS (.380 ACP) Udar (12.3×50mm) |
External: [28], [29] |
Udar | 12.3×50mm | Udar-S (12.3×22mm) R-92 (9×18mm PM/PBM) |
External: [30] |
Udar (experimental) _changeable drum |
12.3×35mm | External: [31] (1:30m), [32], [33] |
Other
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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MSP Groza _noiseless derringer |
7.62×35mm SP-2 7.62×35mm SP-3 |
External: [34] | |
PB pistol _silent pistol with |
9×18mm PM | ||
PSS Vul _noiseless pistol
|
7.62×42mm SP-4 | ||
S4M _noiseless pistol |
7.62×63mm | S4 (initial variant) | External: [35] |
Soviet Laser Pistol _the world's first |
Disposable pyrotechnic flashbulb |
Revolver | External: [36], [37] |
SPP-1 _underwater pistol |
4.5×39mm SPS | SPP-1M (updated model) | |
TKB-506 _disguised as a |
7.62×35mm SP-2 | TKB-506A | External: [38], [39], [40] |
TP-82 _survival pistol |
5.45×40mm / 12.5×70mm |
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VAG-73 / Gerasimenko Pistol _caseless pistol |
7.62mm | VAG-72 (initial variant) |
Shotguns
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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18.5 KS-K | 12/70-76 | External: [41], [42], [43] | |
KS-23 | 23×75mm | KS-23K _bullpup layout, _box magazine KS-23M Drozd TOZ-123 |
External: [44], [45] |
Leopard 12 / Skrylev Pistol _4 barrels |
12/70 | External: [46] | |
MTs-255 _revolver-type; |
12, 20, 28, 32 and .410 |
Folding stock | |
Saiga-12 | 12/70-76 | Saiga-20 (20 gauge) Saiga-410 (.410) Saiga-12S (folding stock) Saiga-12K (17" barrel) |
|
Saiga-12K Taktika _custom version |
12/70-76 | ||
RMB-93 | 12/70 | RMO-93 Rys _civilian variants |
|
Vepr-12 Molot | 12/76 | External: [47], [48] |
Sub-machine guns
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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PPT / Tokarev Model 1927 _experimental |
7.62×38mm Nagant | External: [49], [50] | |
PPD-34 _succeeded |
7.62×25mm TT | PPD-34/38 _updated model, 1938 PPD-40 _updated model, 1940 |
|
PPSh-41 | 7.62×25mm TT | ||
PPS-43 | 7.62×25mm TT | PPS-42 (initial variant) | |
LAD / Lyuty– Afanasyev–Deikin (experimental) _intended to provide |
7.62×25mm TT | External: [51] | |
AEK-918G _not to be |
9×19mm 7N21/7N31 9×19mm Parabellum |
External: [52] | |
AEK-919K Kashtan | 9×18mm PM | AEK-919 (prototype) _9×18mm PM AEK-918 (experimental) AEK-918V (experimental) |
|
Gepard (experimental) _modular |
.380 ACP 9×18mm PM 9×18mm PMM 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm Gyurza 9×30mm Grom 7.62×25mm ТТ .45 ACP .30 Carbine |
External: [53] | |
Klin-2 / PP-27 (experimental) _balanced recoil |
7.62×25mm ТТ | External: [54] | |
OTs-02 Kiparis | 9×18mm PM | ||
OTs-22 Buk | 9×19mm 7N21 9×19mm Parabellum |
OTs-22M (improved) | |
PP-19 Bizon _helical magazine; |
9×18mm PM | Bizon-2 (improved variant): _2 (9×18mm PM / PMM) _2B (configuration with _attaching suppressor) _2-01 (9×19mm Luger) _2-02 (.380 ACP) _2-03 (integral suppressor) _2-07 (7.62×25mm _Tokarev, box magazine) Bizon-3 (improved variant) |
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PP-19-01 Vityaz | 9×19mm Parabellum | Vityaz-SN (updated model (based on AK-105) |
[[thumb|center|200px|Vityaz on Wikimedia Commons]] |
PP-90 _folding frame |
9×18mm PM | PP-90M (updated model) | |
PP-90M1 _not to be |
9×19mm 7N31 (PBP) 9×19mm Parabellum |
External: [55], [56] | |
PP-91 Kedr | 9×18mm PM | PP-71 (prototype) PP-91-01 Kedr-B PP-9 Klin (9×18mm PMM) |
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PP-93 | 9×18mm PM/PMM | ||
PP-2000 | 9×19mm 7N21/7N31 9×19mm Parabellum |
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SR-2 Veresk _gas-operated |
9×21mm Gyurza | SR-2M (improved variant) SR-2MP (updated SR-2M) |
Rifles
Infantry rifles
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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6-Line Rifle Model 1856 |
15.24mm | External: [57] (middle) | |
Alpini–Baranov _breech loading |
15.24mm | External: [58], [59] | |
3-Line Rifle / Mosin Rifle / Mosin–Nagant |
7.62×54mm | 1891 Infantry 1891 Dragoon 1891 Cossack 1891/1910 1891/1930 1891/1930 Sniper 1907 Carbine 1938 Carbine 1944 Carbine |
|
Fyodorov Automatic Rifle _won the 1912 |
6.5×57mm 7.62×54mm |
Assault Rifle Light Machine Gun |
External: [60] (lower) |
AVS-36 / Simonov Automatic Rifle _succeeded by |
7.62×54mm | AVS-36 Sniper | |
SVT-40 / Tokarev Self-Loading Rifle |
7.62×54mm | SVT-38 (initial variant) SVT-40 Sniper AVT-40 (full auto mode) |
|
SVS-137 (experimental) _battle rifle |
7.62×54mm | External: [61] | |
AVB-7.62 / Baryshev Automatic Rifle _reduced recoil |
7.62×54mm | AB-5.45 (5.45×39mm) AB-7.62 (7.62×39mm) |
External: [62] |
Carbines
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Mosin Carbine | 7.62×54mm | M1938 (based on the M1891/30 rifle) M1944 |
|
SKS-45 / Simonov Self-Loading Carbine |
7.62×39mm | Soviet Honor Guard Civilian Variants |
Sniper rifles
Bolt-action
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
MTs-116M | 7.62×54mm | ||
ORSIS T-5000 | .308 Winchester .338 Lapua Magnum |
External: [63] | |
OTs-48 _Mosin conversion |
7.62×54mm | OTs-48K (bullpup) | External: [64], [65] |
SV-98 | 7.62×51mm 7.62×54mm .338 Lapua Magnum |
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SV-99 _short-range |
.22 LR | External: [66], [67] | |
SVL / TADS KS-11 / Lobayev Sniper Rifle _currently produced |
.338 Lapua Magnum .408 Chey Tac |
OVL (Hunting Rifle) | |
VS-8 | 8.6×69mm STs-8 .338 Lapua Magnum |
Semi-automatic
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
SVK _experimental |
6×49mm | SVK-S (folding stock) | External: [68] |
SVK / Kalashnikov Sniper Rifle _lost to SVD; not to |
7.62×54mm | External: [69] | |
SVD / Dragunov Sniper Rifle _the world's first |
7.62×54mm | SSV-58 (prototype) SVU (bullpup) SVDK (9.3×64mm) SVDS (folding stock): _620mm barrel (SVDS-A) _590mm barrel (SVDS-D) SVDM (modernized) |
|
SVU | 7.62×54mm | SVU-A _full auto mode SVU-AS _full auto mode, _attaching bipod |
|
SVDM _not produced |
7.62×51mm 7.62×54mm |
SVDSM (folding stock) | External: [70] |
SVDK | 9.3×64mm | ||
TKB-0145K (experimental) _bullpup |
6×49mm | External: [71] | |
VSS Vintorez _silent sniper rifle |
9×39mm | AS Val (assault rifle) | |
VKS / VSSK Vykhlop _urban sniper rifle |
12.7×54mm | ||
VSK-94 | 9×39mm | 9A-91 (carbine) |
Anti-material rifles
* - semi-automatic
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
PTRD _anti-tank rifle |
14.5×114mm | ||
PTRS-41 * _anti-tank rifle |
14.5×114mm | ||
KSVK / ASVK / ASV Kord |
12.7×108mm | SVN-98 (prototype) | |
KPB-12.7 * (experimental) _fully automatic; |
12.7×108mm | External: [72] | |
OTs-44 _bullpup; |
12.7×108mm | External: [73] | |
OSV-96 * _folding frame |
12.7×108mm | V-94 (early variant) | External: [74], [75] |
SP-30 _crew-served |
30×165mm | External: [76] | |
VM-2000 _bullpup; |
12.7×108mm | External: [77], [78], [79] |
Assault rifles
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Fyodorov Avtomat _the world's first |
6.5mm Fyodorov 6.5mm Arisaka |
Light machine gun Semi-automatic rifle |
|
AEK-971 _balanced recoil |
5.45×39mm | AEK-971 (5.45×39mm) AEK-972 (5.56×45mm) AEK-973 (7.62×39mm) AEK-971S and AEK-973S: |
|
AN-94 / Nikonov Assault Rifle _won the Abakan |
5.45×39mm | AS (early prototypes) ASM (prototypes) |
|
AB-5.45 / Baryshev Assault Rifle _reduced recoil |
5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm |
AB - (5.45 / 7.62) AVB-7.62 (7.62×54mm) |
External: [80] |
Kalashnikov family
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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AK-47 / AK | 7.62×39mm | AKS _folding stock AK-46 _early prototype |
|
AKM _modernized AK-47 |
7.62×39mm | A-55 (prototype) AKMS (folding stock) AKM(S)N RPK (machine gun) |
|
AK-74 | 5.45×39mm | AKS-74 (folding stock) AK(S)-74N |
|
AKS-74U _compact carbine |
5.45×39mm | AKS-74UN _night scope rail AKS-74UB |
|
AK-74M _modernized AK-74 |
5.45×39mm | A-60 (prototype) AK-105 (carbine) RPK-74M (machine gun) |
|
AK-101 | 5.56×45mm | AK-102 (carbine) RPK-201 (machine gun) |
|
AK-103 | 7.62×39mm | AK-104 (carbine) RPKM (machine gun) |
|
AK-105 _carbine |
5.45×39mm | AK-74M (assault rifle) AK-102 (5.56×45mm) AK-104 (7.62×39mm) |
|
AK-107 _balanced recoil |
5.45×39mm | AL-4 (early prototype) AL-7 (prototype) AK-108 (5.56×45mm) |
|
AK-9 _carbine, sub- |
9×39mm | External: [81] | |
AK-12 _latest primary rifle |
5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm 7.62×39mm 7.62×51mm ? |
Non-conventional
Note: all assault rifles listed in this section are experimental
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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80.002 _combined with |
5.45×39mm / 12.7mm grenade |
External: [82], [83] | |
AB-3 _caseless |
5.6mm | External: [84] | |
AO-27 _the first flechette |
7.62 (3) mm | External: [85] | |
AO-31-7 _caseless |
? | External: [86] | |
Pribor-3B / TKB-059 _3 barrels |
7.62×39mm | External: [87], [88] |
Special purpose
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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ADS _amphibious |
5.45×39mm / 5.45×39mm PSP 5.45×39mm PSP-U |
External: [89] | |
APS _the first underwater |
5.66×39mm MPS | ||
AS Val _silent assault rifle |
9×39mm | VSS Vintorez (sniper rifle) |
|
ASh-12.7 _urban assault rifle |
12.7×55mm | External: [90] | |
ASM-DT Morskoi Lev (experimental) _the first amphibious |
5.45×39mm / 5.45 underwater ammunition |
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OTs-69 _bullpup |
11.43mm / 30mm noiseless grenade |
External: [91] |
Carbines
* - sub-sonic ammunition
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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9A-91 * | 9×39mm | VSK-94 (sniper rifle) A-9 (9×19mm Luger) A-7.62 (7.62×25mm TT) |
|
AO-46 (experimental) _an early PDW |
5.45×39mm | External: [92], [93], [94], [95] | |
OTs-12 Tiss * | 9×39mm | External: [96], [97] | |
MA / Dragunov Compact Assault Rifle _lost to AKS-74U |
5.45×39mm | External: [98] | |
SR-3 Vikhr * | 9×39mm | SR-3M (offered as competitor to AS Val) SR-3MP (updated 3M) |
|
TKB-0116 _light-weight |
5.45×39mm | External: [99], [100], [101] |
Bullpup
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
A-91 (A-91M) | 7.62×39mm / 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
5.56A-91 (5.56×45mm) Early variant with grenade launcher above the barrel |
|
OTs-14 / Groza-4 _modular |
9×39mm | Groza-1 (7.62×39mm) | |
Prilutsky Assault Rifle (experimental) _the first Soviet |
7.62×41mm | External: [102] | |
TKB-011 (experimental) _forward ejection |
7.62×39mm | TKB-011M TKB-011 2M |
|
TKB-022 (experimental) |
7.62×39mm | TKB-022 No. 2 TKB-022 No. 3 TKB-022P TKB-022P No. 2 TKB-022P No. 3 TKB-022PM TKB-022PM No. 2 TKB-022PM5 (.220 Russian) |
External: [103] |
TKB-408 (experimental) _one of the first |
7.62×41mm |
Experimental
Weapon | Designer | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
AB-46 / TKB-415 _lost to AK-47 |
Bulkin | 7.62×41mm | Folding stock | External: [104], [105] |
AO-35 _balanced recoil; |
Shilin | 5.45×39mm | External: [] | |
AO-38 _the first assault |
Tkachyov | 5.45×39mm | External: [106], [107] | |
AO-62 _collecting |
Tkachyov | 5.45×39mm | External: [108] | |
APT _blow back |
Postnikov | 5.45×39mm | External: [109] | |
SA-006 _balanced recoil |
Konstantinov | 5.45×39mm | External: [110], [111] | |
TKB-072 _dual rate of fire |
Korobov | 5.45×39mm | External: [112] | |
TKB-517 _lost to AKM |
Korobov | 7.62×39mm | TKB-454 _early prototypes TKB-523 _light machine gun |
External: [113], [114], [115] |
TKB-0111 | Korobov | 5.45×39mm | External: [116], [117] | |
TKB-0146 _bullpup |
Stechkin | 5.45×39mm | External: [118], [119] |
Machine guns
Medium
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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DS-39 | 7.62×54mm | ||
SG-43 / Goryunov Machine Gun _succeeded by PK |
7.62×54mm | SGM (modernized) SGMT (tank-mounted) SGMB (APC-mounted) |
Light and general-purpose
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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MT / Maxim–Tokarev | 7.62×54mm | External: [], [120] | |
DP / Degtyaryov Machine Gun |
7.62×54mm | DA _aircraft-mounted DPM _vehicle-mounted |
|
RP-46 _belt-fed variant |
7.62×54mm | ||
PK / Kalashnikov Machine Gun |
7.62×54mm | PKM (modernized) PK(M)S (configuration PK(M)B (APC PK(M)T (tank variant) Unified machine gun_experimental, _1993, 6×49mm |
|
PKP Pecheneg _rifle-caliber |
7.62×54mm | Pecheneg 2 |
Squad automatic weapons
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
RPD _the world's first |
7.62×39mm | ||
RPK / Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun |
7.62×39mm | AKM (assault rifle) RPKS (folding stock) RPK(S)N: RPKM (modernized) RPK-203 (export variant) RPK-204 (7.62×51mm) |
|
RPK-74 | 5.45×39mm | AK-74 (assault rifle) RPKS-74 (folding stock) RPK(S)-74N: RPK-74M (modernized) RPK-201 (5.56×45mm) |
|
PKP Pecheneg _rifle-caliber |
7.62×54mm | Pecheneg 2 | |
Unified machine gun (experimental) _SAW/GPMG |
6×49mm | External: [121] |
Heavy
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
DShK _succeeded by NSV |
12.7×108mm 14.5×114mm * |
DK (early variant, 1930– 1935 (magazine-fed)) DShKM (modernized) * – experimental |
|
NSV Utyos / Nikitin– Sokolov–Volkov _succeeded by Kord |
12.7×108mm | NSVT (vehicle-mounted) | |
Kord _can be fired |
12.7×108mm | ||
KPV / Vladimirov Machine Gun |
14.5×114mm | KPVT (vehicle-mounted) |
Aircraft
Note: all listed machine guns had wing, turret and synchronized variants; ShVAK also had an engine-mounted variant.
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
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SN / Savin–Norov Model 1937 |
7.62×54mm | External: [122], [123] | |
Berezin UB | 12.7×108mm | B-20 cannon (20×99mmR) | |
ShKAS machine gun | 7.62×54mm | UltraShKAS (3000 rpm) | |
ShVAK machine gun | 12.7×108mmR | ShVAK cannon (20×99mmR) |
Gatling-type
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
GShG-7.62 _gas-operated |
7.62×54mm | ||
YakB-12.7 _gas-operated |
12.7×108mm | YakBYu-12.7 (longer barrel life) |
|
Slostin machine gun (experimental) _infantry gatling gun |
7.62×54mm | 14.5×114mm (tank AA machine gun) |
External: [124], [125] |
Experimental
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
AEK-999 Barsuk _lost to Pecheneg |
7.62×54mm | External: [126], [127] | |
Fyodorov–Shpagin Model 1922 _twin-barrel |
6.5×51mm 7.62×54mm |
External: [128] | |
Nikonov machine gun _twin-barrel |
5.45×39mm | External: [129], [130] | |
PU-1 _magazine/belt-fed |
5.45×39mm | PU-2 & 21 (improved) | |
Silin machine gun / TsKVSV-19 _twin-barrel; not to be |
7.62×54mm | External: [131] | |
Yurchenko machine gun _5000 rpm, single barrel |
7.62×54mm | Yu-12.7 (12.7×108mm, 2000 rpm) |
External: [132] |
6P62 _magazine-fed; can |
12.7×108mm |
Grenade launchers
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
ARGB / Baryshev grenade launcher _reduced recoil |
30mm VOG-17M / 30 | External: [133], [134] | |
DP-64 Nepryadva _naval grenade |
45mm depth charges | ||
GM-94 / LPO-97 | 43mm VGM | GM-93 (early variant) | |
Izdeliye D Dyatel _noiseless grenade |
9×93mm and 30mm grenade |
External: [135] | |
Izdeliye DM Burya _noiseless grenade |
9×93mm and 30mm grenade |
External: [136] | |
RG-6 / 6G30 | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
||
RGM-40 Kastet | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
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RGS-50M | 50mm | ||
TKB-0249 Arbalet _support/sniper |
30mm VOG-17M / 30 | External: [137] |
Automatic
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
AG-2 / Taubin Grenade Launcher (experimental) _the world's first |
40.8mm (based on Dyakonov Rifle Grenade) |
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AGS-17 Plamya | 30mm VOG-17M / 30 | AG-17M _naval version AG-17A (AP-30 Plamya-A) _aircraft version |
|
AGS-30 _light automatic |
30mm VOG-17M / 30 | ||
AGS-40 Balkan _medium automatic |
40mm long-range caseless grenades |
TKB-0134 Kozlik (prototype) | |
AGS-57 / LShO-57 _heavy automatic |
57mm | External: [138] |
Attaching
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Dyakonov grenade launcher |
40.6mm | shoot-through grenade with manual timer |
External: [139], [140], [141] |
OKG-40 Iskra _experimental |
43mm OKV-40 | TKB-048M (cast version) | |
BS-1 Tishina / GSN-19 / RGA-86 _noiseless |
7.62mm blank + 30mm grenade |
BS-1M Kanareika 6S1 (version for AKS-74U; uses 5.45mm blanks) |
|
GP-25 Kostyor | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
BG-15 Mukha (initial variant) |
|
GP-30 Obuvka | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
1989 issue 2000 issue GP-30M |
External: [142] |
GP-34 | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25) |
Rocket launchers
Includes recoilless grenade launchers; * - disposable launch tube
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Petropavlovsky rocket launcher _experimental (1931) |
65mm | External: [143] | |
RPG-1 / LPG-44 _experimental (1944) |
70mm | External: [144] | |
RPG-2 _succeeded by |
82mm | ||
RPG-7 | Anti-tank PG-7VL “Luch” _93mm, 2.6kg, 1977 Tandem (AT) Thermobaric Fragmentation Outdated (AT) |
RPG-7D _paratrooper RPG-7N/DN RPG-7V RPG-7V1/D1 RPG-7V2/D2 _ |
|
RPG-16 Grom _more accurate but
|
58.3mm | External: [145], [146] | |
RPG-18 Mukha * _meant to replace |
64mm | ||
RPG-22 Netto * _succeeded by |
72.5mm | ||
RPG-26 Aglen * | 72.5mm | RShG-2 (universal warhead (light)) |
|
RPG-27 Tavolga * _medium AT |
105mm | RShG-1 (universal warhead (medium)) |
External: [147] |
RPG-28 Klyukva * _heavy AT |
125mm | External: [148], [149] | |
RPG-29 Vampir | 105mm | ||
RPG-30 * _the first grenade |
105mm | External: [150] | |
RPG-32 Hashim _developed |
72mm 105mm |
||
DP-61 Duel _supplemented by |
55mm depth charges | MRG-1 Ogonyok: _stationary variant _with 7 launch tubes |
External: [151] |
RMG * _multi-purpose |
105mm | External: [152], [153] |
Incendiary and thermobaric
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
RPO Rys _succeeded by |
110.5mm? | ||
RPO-A Shmel * _succeeded by |
93mm | RPO-A: _thermobaric RPO-Z: _incendiary RPO-D: _smoke warhead |
|
RPO-M / PDM-A Shmel-M * |
90mm | ||
MRO-A * _light-weight, |
72.5mm | MRO-A: _thermobaric MRO-Z: _incendiary MRO-D: _smoke warhead |
External: [154] |
Flamethrowers
Man-portable
Weapon | Range | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Tovarnitsky flamethrower _stream-type |
15-30m | Stationary (35-55m) | External: [] |
ROKS flamethrowers _stream-type _disguised as rifle to_increase survivability; _succeeded by LPO-50 |
30-40m | ROKS-1 (early variant) ROKS-2 (30-35m) ROKS-3 (40m) |
|
LPO-50 _fougasse-type |
50-70m |
Stationary
Weapon | Range | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
SPS / Stranden–Povarnin– Stolitsa _flamethrower mine; |
35-50m | External: [155] | |
FOG flamethrowers _flamethrower mine; |
100-110m | FOG-1 (original) FOG-2 (improved) |
|
TPO-50 _fougasse-type |
up to 180m | TPO-50M (improved variant) |
External: [156], [157] |
Light mortars
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Spade Mortar | 37mm | ||
RM-38 / Company Mortar Model 1938 |
50mm | RM-40 (improved) | External: [] |
RM-41 / Company Mortar Model 1941 |
50mm | External: [158], [159] | |
2B25 _noiseless |
82mm | External: [160], [161] (1:11m), [162] |
Explosives
Hand grenades
Weapon | Weight | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Lishin hand grenade / Model 1904 grenade _percussion |
450g | ||
Model 1912 grenade _developed in 1909– |
1.23kg | ||
Novitsky grenade _1914; high-explosive |
? | Novitsky–Fyodorov grenade (2.25kg; 1916) |
External: [163] |
Model 1914 grenade _succeeded |
716g | Model 1917 Chemical Model 1917 Incendiary Model 1914/30 (TNT; 100gfragmentation sleeve) |
|
RGD-33 _succeeded by |
500+125/250g –– 450+?g |
ROG-43 (simplified; was produced mostly in Southern USSR) |
Defensive
Weapon | Weight | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
F1 Limonka _succeeded by RGO |
600g | ||
RGO _impact fuze |
530g |
Offensive
Weapon | Weight | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
RG-41 _wasn't widely produced; |
440g | External: [164] | |
RG-42 _succeeded by RGD-5 |
420g | ||
RGD-5 _succeeded by RGN |
310g | ||
RGN _impact fuze |
290g | ||
RG-60TB _thermobaric |
390g | External: [165] |
Anti-tank
Weapon | Weight | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
UG-41 _high-explosive |
1kg | External: [166] | |
RPG-40 _high-explosive; |
1.2kg | RPG-41 Puzyryov (2kg) | |
RGD-41 / RPG-41 Dyakonov _high-explosive; |
1.3kg | External: [167] | |
RPG-43 _shaped charge; |
1.25kg | [[thumb|center|200px|RPG-43 on Wikimedia Commons]] | |
RPG-6 _shaped charge; |
1130g | External: [168] | |
RKG-3 _shaped charge; |
1070g | RKG-3Ye (170mm RHA) RKG-3YeM (220mm RHA) |
Smoke
Weapon | Weight | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
RDG _succeeded by RDG-2 |
515-545g | External: [169] | |
RDG-2 | 500-600g | B (white smoke) Ch (black smoke) Kh (irritating smoke) P (smoke screen) |
External: [170] |
RDG-M _smoke screen |
350g | External: [171], [172] |
Rifle grenades
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Weapon | Weight | Range | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rifle grenade Model 1915 | 600 g –– 550 g |
155 m –– 210 m |
Issue 1 & 2 | External: [173] |
Other
ATGMs
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MANPADS
Weapon | Range | Speed | Altitude | Variants | Photo |
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Strela-2 / SA-7 Grail _succeeded |
3600 m –– 4200 m |
220 m/s –– 260 m/s |
1500 m –– 2300 m |
Strela-2M / SA-7B Grail (modernized version) |
|
Strela-3 / SA-14 Gremlin _succeeded by Igla |
4500m | 310 m/s | 3000m | ||
Igla / SA-18 Grouse _succeeded by Igla-S |
5200m | 400 m/s | 3500m | Igla-1 (early variant; Igla-D (paratrooper Dzhigit (two-barrel |
|
Igla-S / SA-24 Grinch | 6000m | 400 m/s | 3500m |
Recoilless rifles
Weapon | Caliber | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|
Ryabushinsky Recoilless Rifle _experimental (1916) |
70mm | External: [174] | |
RK / Kurchevsky Recoilless Rifle |
37mm | RK MM (light) RK BM (heavy) DR (modernized BM) |
External: [175] (top) |
B-10 _succeeded by SPG-9 |
82mm | ||
SPG-9 Kopyo | 73mm | SPG-9D _paratrooper variant SPG-9(D)M _night vision scope |
See also
- List of firearms
- List of Russian inventions
- List of multiple barrel firearms
- List of Russian weaponry makers