List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons

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The following is a list of modern Russian small arms and light weapons which were in service in 2016:

Handguns

Revolvers

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country
Nagant M1895
7 shot revolver		 7.62×38mmR
(7.62 mm Nagant)		 1895–present[1]
still used by some police and
security forces
A Nagant M1895 produced in 1941 by the Tula Arsenal with its 7.62×38mmR ammunition
  Russia
 Belgium
MP-412 REX
Break-action revolver		 .357 Magnum
(44.magnum)		 1993–present IZHMECH .357 Magnum Model 412  Russia

Pistols

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country
Tokarev pistol 7.62×25mm Tokarev 1930–present in use in some reserve forces TT-30
TT-33 1933
 Soviet Union
Makarov pistol 9×18mm Makarov 1951–present
still widely used by police,
military and security forces		 IZh-70, IZh-71, MP-71 commercial variants:
 Soviet Union
PSM pistol 5.45×18mm 1973–present
still issued to high
ranking government
officials, police, military
& security forces		 IZh-75 (commercial)
Baikal-441 (.25 ACP)
 Soviet Union
P-96 pistol 9×19mm Parabellum 2000s–present P-96S (9×17mm)

P-96M (9×18mm Makarov)
 Russia
GSh-18 9×19mm Parabellum 2000–present one of the
standard sidearms
for all branches of
Russian Armed Forces
 Russia
MP-443 Grach
Yarygin Pistol		 9×19mm Parabellum 2003–present one of those
standard sidearms
for all branches of
Russian Armed forces		 6P35 Yarygin (prototype)
9×19mm Parabellum

MP-446 Viking (commercial)
9×19mm Parabellum

MP-446C (sporting variant)
9×19mm Parabellum
 Russia
SR-1(Ru wiki only) 9×21mm Gyurza 2003–present
sidearm utilized in limited numbers by the Spetsnaz		 SR-1M
SR-1MP
 Russia
PL-14/15(Ru wiki only) 9×19mm Parabellum Currently in prototype use
 Russia

Special purpose

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country
Stechkin APS
Stechkin automatic pistol
select-fire machine-pistol		 9×18mm Makarov 1951–present AO-44 / APB (variant
with attaching silencer
and steel wire stock)
 Soviet Union
SPP-1 underwater pistol 4.5×39mm 1971–present SPP-1M (updated model)
 Soviet Union
OTs-38 Stechkin silent revolver 7.62×42mm SP-4 2002–present
 Russia
PSS silent pistol
also called MSS "Vul"
("wool" in English)		 7.62×42mm SP-4 1983–present
replaced all previous
noiseless pistols[2]		 PSS-2 (modernized;
7.62×45mm SP-16)
 Soviet Union
NRS-2
knife / single-shot
noiseless pistol
designed to complement
the PSS[3]		 7.62×42mm SP-4
 1986–present NRS (initial variant;
7.62×35mm SP-3)

NR-2 (survival kit
instead of pistol)
 Soviet Union

Submachine guns

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country
Bizon[4]

helical magazine;

 9×18mm Makarov 1996–present
succeeded by
Vityaz-SN		 Bizon-2 (improved variant):
2 (9×18mm Makarov)
2B (configuration with
attaching suppressor)
2-01 (9×19mm Parabellum)
2-02 (.380 ACP)
2-03 (integral suppressor)
2-07 (7.62×25mm Tokarev,
box magazine)
Bizon-3 (improved variant)
SR-2 Veresk 9×21mm Gyurza 1999–present SR-2M
Russia
Vityaz-SN[5]

closed bolt
blowback operated
Kalashnikov variant

 9×19mm Parabellum 1990s–present
standard SMG
for all branches of
Russian military
and police forces[6]
PP-2000 9×19mm Parabellum 2008–present
standard SMG
for all branches of
police forces[6]
Russia
PP-91 KEDR 9x18mm Makarov 1994–present used by parts of Ministry of Internal Affairs PP-71
(prototype)
PP-90-01
(variant with
integrated silencer)
PP-9 "Klin"
(1996-2002 for
MVD
9x18mm PMM)

Special purpose

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo Country
PP-90

Folding Submachine gun

 9x18mm Makarov 1990s used by MVD
PP-90M1

Submachine gun Helical 64-round magazine

 9x19mm Parabellum 1990s used by Spetsnaz
PPSh-41

General purpose submachine gun Helical 71-round drum
Helical 35-round magazine

 7.62x25mm Tokarev 1941–1960 used by Red Army
1941–present (other Countries)
1941–1960 (Soviet Union)
OTs-02 Kiparis

Submachine Gun Helical 30-round magazine

 9x18mm Makarov 1972–1991

Shotguns

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
RMB-93

Pump-action shotgun

 12-gauge shotgun 1993 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces
Saiga-12

Automatic shotgun

 12-gauge shotgun , 16, 20, .410 gauge shotgun Late 1990s Used by Russian armed forces
MTs255

Revolver like shotgun Some prototypes are in deployment

 12, 20, 28, .410 and 32-gauge shotgun 1993 Used by Police of Russia and other security forces
KS-23

Special Carbine

 23mm bore shotgun 1970–present,used by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Border Guard Service

Rifles

Bolt-action

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
Berdan rifle 1870–1895
Mosin–Nagant
"3-line rifle"
"Mosin rifle"		 7.62×54mmR 1891–present
still used by some
militia forces
sniper rifle commonly
used by police and
military snipers		 1891 infantry
1891 dragoon
1891 cossack
1891/1910
1891/1930
1891/1952 KGB
sniper
1907 carbine
1938 carbine
1944 carbine
Mosin–Nagant series of rifles
SV-98 7.62×51mm NATO
7.62×54mmR
.338 Lapua Magnum		 2003–present Modernized (1)
SV-98
VKS sniper rifle 12.7×55mm STs-130 2004–present Some variants are in deployment

Semi-automatic

  1. REDIRECT Svt-40
Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
SKS / Simonov
self-loading carbine 		7.62×39mm 1945–present
still used by some police &
militia forces, also used as
ceremonial rifle
SKS
Dragunov sniper rifle 7.62×54mmR 1963–present SVU (bullpup)
SVDK (9.3×64mm)
SVDS (folding stock):
590mm barrel (SVDS-D)
SVD

Selective-fire


Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
AK-47 / AK 7.62×39mm 1949–present replaced by AKM can still be
found in armories.
  • AKS folding stock
  • AK(S)N night scope rail
  • Issue 1949 stamped receiver
  • Issue 1951 milled receiver
  • Issue 1954 lightened milled receiver variant
AK-47
AKM

modernized AK-47

 7.62×39mm 1959–present replaced by AK-74 still in use by
police and militia forces
  • S-04-M, A-55 prototypes
  • AKMS folding stock
  • AKM(S)N night scope rail
  • AKM(S)L flash suppressor & night scope rail
  • RPK (machine gun)
AKM
AK-74 5.45×39mm 1974–present replaced by AK-74M can still be found
in large numbers
  • 40-P/720-P/A-017, A-3 prototypes
  • AKS-74 (folding stock)
  • AK(S)-74N night scope rail
  • RPK-74 (machine gun)
  • AKS-74U (carbine)
AK-74
AK-74M

modernized AK-74

 5.45×39mm 1991–present current issue
AK-74M
AN-94 / Nikonov
Assault Rifle		 5.45×39mm 1997–present used in limited numbers too
expensive for general issue[7]
AN-94
AK-12 / AK-15 5.45×39mm
7.62×39mm		 Accepted into service in January 2018.
In the process of replacing the AK-74
AK-12

Special purpose

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
APS

underwater automatic rifle

 5.66×39mm MPS 1975 to present
APS
AS Val

silent assault rifle

 9×39mm 1980s to present VSS Vintorez (sniper rifle)
9A-91 9×39mm 1993 to present VSK-94 (sniper rifle)
A-9 (9×19mm Parabellum)
A-7.62 (7.62×25mm Tokarev)
9A-91
AK-9

carbine, sub-
sonic ammunition

 9×39mm 2000s to present
ASh-12.7

urban assault rifle

 12.7×55mm ASh-12.7 2010 to present
ADS

amphibious
assault rifle

 5.45×39mm /
5.45×39mm PSP		 2013 to present Carbine

A-91 (non-amphibious):
7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm
ADS

Anti-material rifles

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
KSVK / ASVK /
6S8 / ASV Kord		 12.7×108mm 1990s to present
ASVK
OSV-96

folding barrel

 12.7×108mm 1990s to present V-94 (early variant)
OSV-96

Machine guns

Squad automatic weapons (SAW's)

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
RPD / Light Machine Gun 7.62×39mm 1945 to present
still used by special forces
and militia forces
RPD Light Machine Gun
RPK / Kalashnikov
Light Machine Gun		 7.62×39mm 1959 to present
still used by police
and militia forces		 AKM (assault rifle)

S-108(-M), P-55
prototypes

RPKS (folding stock)

RPK(S)N
night scope rail

RPK(S)L
flash suppressor
& night scope rail

RPKM (modernized)

RPK-203 (export variant)

RPK-204 (7.62×51mm NATO)
RPK
RPK-74 5.45×39mm 1974 to present
current issue		 AK-74 (assault rifle)

RPKS-74 (folding stock)

RPK(S)-74N:
night scope rail

RPK-74M (modernized)

RPK-201 (5.56×45mm NATO)
RPK-74
RPK-16 5.45×39mm 2018 to present[8]
RPK-16

General-purpose

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
PK machine gun
Kalashnikov Machine Gun		 7.62×54mmR 1961 to present PKM (modernized)

PK(M)S (configuration
with mount)

PK(M)B (APC
configuration)

PKT(M) (tank variant)

Pecheneg (rifle-
caliber SAW)
PK
Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
Pecheneg machine gun
Kalashnikov Machine Gun		 7.62×54mmR 2001 to present PKM (modernized)

PK(M)S (configuration
with mount)

PK(M)B (APC
configuration)

PKT(M) (tank variant)

Pecheneg (rifle-
caliber SAW)

Heavy

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
KPV / Vladimirov
Machine Gun		 14.5×114mm 1949 to present PKP (infantry variant; not
to be confused with
Pecheneg machine gun)

KPVT (vehicle-mounted)

ZPU-1 / 2 / 4 (AA mounts)
KPV
NSV Utyos / Nikitin–
Sokolov–Volkov		 12.7×108mm 1971 to present
succeeded by Kord
can still be found
in large numbers		 NSVT (vehicle-mounted)
Utyos-M (naval twin-mount)
NSV
Kord

can be fired
from bipod

 12.7×108mm 1998 to present
Kord

Hand grenades

Fragmentation

Weapon Weight In service Variants Photo
RGD-5
offensive fragmentation grenade		 310g 1954 to present
replaced by RGN
can still be found
in large numbers
RGD-5
RGO
defensive fragmentation grenade		 530g 1990s to present
RGO
RGN
offensive fragmentation grenade		 290g 1990s to present
RGN

Anti-tank

Weapon Weight In service Variants Photo
RKG-3

shaped charge

 1,070 g 1950 to present
still stockpiled
succeeded by RPG-18
rocket launcher		 RKG-3Ye (170 mm RHA)
RKG-3YeM (220 mm RHA)
RKG-3

Grenade launchers

Stand-alone

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
RGS-50 50mm grenade 1989 to present RGS-50M
RG-6 / 6G30 40mm caseless grenade
(VOG-25M)		 1994 to present
RG-6
RGM-40 Kastet
stand alone version
of GP-30 with
telescoping stock		 40mm caseless grenade
(VOG-25M)		 late 1990s to present External:
GM-94 43mm grenade
(VGM-93)		 2007 to present
GM-94

Attached

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
Kalashnikov grenade launcher
(cup type launcher)[9]		 uses special blank
cartridge to launch
standard RGD-5
hand-grenades also
launches various
riot control ammunition		 mid 1950s to present
GP-25 Kostyor 40mm caseless grenade
(VOG-25M)		 1978 to present BG-15 Mukha
initial variant
GP-30 Obuvka:
1989 issue
2000 issue
GP-30M
GP-30U Granat
(can be mounted
on foreign rifles)
GP-34 ()
AK-74M with GP-25

Automatic Grenade Launchers

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
AGS-17 Plamya

succeeded by
AGS-30 & AGS-40 Balkan

 30 mm VOG-17M /
VOG-30 / GPD-30		 1970s to present AGS-17M
modernized

AG-17M
naval version

AG-17A (AP-30
Plamya-A)
aircraft version
AGS-17
AGS-30 Atlant

light automatic
grenade launcher

 30 mm VOG-17M /
VOG-30 / GPD-30		 1995 to present TKB-722(K)
prototype
AGS-30
AGS-40 Balkan

automatic
grenade launcher

 40mm caseless 7P39 grenades 2017 to present
AGS-40 Balkan

Rocket launchers

General purpose

Weapon Caliber Penetration In service Variants Photo
RPG-7 Anti-tank
PG-7VL “Luch”
93mm, 2.6 kg, 1977

Tandem AT
PG-7VR “Rezyume”
105mm, 4.5 kg, 1988

Thermobaric
TBG-7V “Tanin”
105mm, 4.5 kg, 1988

Fragmentation
OG-7V “Oskolok”
40mm, 2.0 kg, 1998

Outdated (AT)
PG-7V (85/2.2/61)
PG-7VM (70/2.0/69)
PG-7VS (72/2.0/72)

 260 mm (V)
300 mm (VM)
400 mm (VS)
500 mm (VL)
750 mm (VR)		 1961 to present
still used in large numbers
succeeded by
RPG-30 & RPG-32		 RPG-7D
paratrooper

RPG-7N/DN
night vision scope

RPG-7V
improved optics

RPG-7V1/D1
updated optics
for PG-7VR and
TBG-7V

RPG-7V2/D2
universal optics

RPG-7D3
RPG-7
RPG-16 58x3mm HEAT 300mm (RHA) 1970s to 1990s
RPG-26 Aglen

(one-shot disposable launcher)

 72.5mm 440 mm 1985 to present RShG-2 (combined
warhead (light))
RPG-26
RPG-27 Tavolga

(one-shot disposable launcher)

medium AT
rocket launcher

 105mm 600 mm 1989 to present RShG-1 External:
,
RPG-29 Vampir

for ranges of 500-800
metres is installed on
tripod

 105mm (AT,
thermobaric)		 750 mm 1989 to present
RPG-29
RPG-32 Hashim

developed
in cooperation
with Jordan

 72.5 and 105mm 650 mm 2008 to present
RPG-28 Klyukva

(one-shot disposable launcher)

heavy AT
rocket launcher

 125mm ~1000 mm 2011 to present RMG multipurpose variant External:
, ,
RPG-30 Kryuk

(one-shot disposable launcher)

 105mm 600 mm 2012 to present External:
,

Incendiary and thermobaric

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
RPO Rys
Incendiary
rocket launcher
replaced the
flamethrower in
Soviet service		 122mm late 1970s to present

succeeded by
RPO-A Shmel
RPO
RPO-A Shmel

(one-shot disposable launcher)

 93mm late 1980s to present

succeeded by
RPO-M

 RPO-A:
thermobaric
RPO-Z:
incendiary
RPO-D:
smoke warhead
RPO-M:
90mm reuseable launcher
Bur:
62mm reusable launcher
RPO-A
MRO-A

(one-shot disposable launcher)

 72.5mm 2002 to present MRO-A:
thermobaric
MRO-Z:
incendiary
MRO-D:
smoke warhead
MRO
Varna

(Incendiary rocket launcher)

 2005 to present[10]

Special purpose

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
Grad-P Light portable
rocket system

man-portable variant
of BM-21 Grad MLRS

 122mm 9M22M

10,800 / 15,000m
aiming / max. range

 1960s to present
Grad-P
DP-61 Duel 55mm depth charges late 1970s to present

supplemented by
DP-64

 MRG-1 Ogonyok:
stationary variant
with 7 launch tubes		 External:
DP-64 45mm depth charges 1990 to present

Recoilless rifles

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
SPG-9 Kopyo 73mm 1962 to present SPG-9D
paratrooper variant

SPG-9(D)M
modernized

SPG-9(M)N/D(M)N
night vision scope
SPG-9

Mortars

Weapon Caliber In service Variants Photo
82-BM-37
M37
M1937
PM37		 82mm 1936 to present
replaced by the Podnos
can still be found
in large numbers		 M37M
M41
M43
2B14 Podnos 82mm 1980s to present
2B25 Gall
suppressed mortar		 82mm 2011 to present External:

Anti-tank guided missiles

Weapon Missile Range In service Variants Photo
9K111 Fagot /
AT-4 Spigot		 9M111 2,000m 1970 to present 9M111M
9K113 Konkurs missile system (launcher and missile) and a 9M111M Faktoriya missile in launch tube (standing)
9M113 Konkurs /
AT-5 Spandrel		 9M113 4,000m 1974 to present 9M113M
9K115-2 Metis-M /
AT-13 Saxhorn-2		 9M131 1,000m/ 2000m[11] 1992–present Metis-M / Metis-M1 HEAT tandem warhead, Armor penetration behind ERA 900–950 mm[12]
9K135 Kornet /
AT-14 Spriggan

replaced 9M113 Konkurs

 9M133-1
9M133F-1
—
9M133M-2
9M133FM-2
9M133FMX		 5,500m
—
8,000–10,000m		 1998 to present[13] Kornet-E (export)
Kornet-D / EM
Kornet
9K11-2 Malyutka-2 /
AT-3D Sagger D

modernized
Malyutka (1999)

 9M14-2
9M14-2M
9M14-2P
9M14-2F		 3,000m
—
min. 400m		 1999 to present Malyutka-2M External:
(Malyutka-2M)

Man-portable air defense systems

Weapon Range Altitude In service Variants Photo
Igla / SA-18 Grouse

succeeded by Igla-S

 5,200m 3,500m 1981 to present

Igla-1 (early variant;
NATO reporting name:
SA-16 Gimlet)

Igla-D (paratrooper
variant)

Dzhigit (two-barrel
stationary variant)
Igla
Igla-S / SA-24 Grinch

succeeded by 9K333 Verba

 6,000m 3,500m 2004 to present
Igla-S
9K333 Verba 8000m 4,500m 2014 to present
9K333 Verba

Landmines

Weapon Type In service Variants Photo
POMZ Anti-personnel
tripwire type
fragmentation mine		 1945 to late 1960s POMZ-2
POMZ-2M
Yugoslav PMR-2A variant of POMZ anti-personnel mine, Balkans 1996
PMN mine Anti-personnel late 1950s to present PMN-1
PMN-2
PMN-4
OZM anti-personnel
bounding (Bouncing Betty) type		 OZM-3
OZM-4
OZM-72
MON-50 anti-personnel
directional (Claymore) type
MON-90
larger version
of MON-50		 anti-personnel
directional (Claymore) type
MON-100 anti-personnel
directional (Claymore) type
MON-200
larger version
of MON-100		 anti-personnel
directional (Claymore) type,
can also be used against
light-skinned vehicles
and helicopters
TM-57 mine anti-tank
TM-62 series of mines anti-tank TM-62M
TM-62B
TM-62D
TM-62P
TM-62T
TM-72 mine anti-tank
stand-off
magnetic fuze		 TM-89

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Пистолеты НИИ Точмаш". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "-2". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Официальный сайт группы предприятий "ИЖМАШ"". 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Официальный сайт группы предприятий "ИЖМАШ"". 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  6. 1 2 "New guns for Russia's cops – so what? – In Moscow's Shadows". In Moscow's Shadows. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Modern Firearms". Archived from the original on 14 September 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  8. ↑ H, Hrachya. "Russia Adopts the RPK-16 Light Machine Gun". The Firearm Blog. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  9. ↑ Operator's Manual for AK-47 Assault Rifle Archived 2005-03-02 at the National and University Library of Iceland. Department of the Army
  10. ↑ admin. "ОАО "Конструкторское бюро приборостроения" - Пехотный огнемет "Рысь"". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  11. ↑ admin. "KBP Instrument Design Bureau - Metis-M1". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  12. ↑ TulaKirill (21 August 2010). "anti-tank system METIS M-1 (противотанковый комплекс Метис - М1)". Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via YouTube.
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