RGS-50M

RGS-50M
A RGS-50M grenade launcher on display
Type Grenade launcher
Place of origin Russian Federation
Service history
In service late 1990s-present

The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev Plant.

It is mainly intended for less than lethal (riot gun) and door breaching law enforcement roles, but it is also capable of firing lethal projectiles.[1]

Description

The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev Plant. It is mainly intended for less than lethal (riot gun) and door breaching law enforcement roles, but it is also capable of firing lethal projectiles.[1]

History

The development of the RGS-50M started in the mid-1980s with the first few production models made in the late 1980s, back then known as the RGS-50.[2] In the 1990s, the development of the RGS-50M started with a folding foregrip installed.[2]

Users

Current

Former

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "RGS-50M - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher". gunrf.ru.
  3. ↑ Administrator. "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151 - weapons defence industry military technology UK - analysis focus army defence military industry army". www.armyrecognition.com.
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