Handguns[]
Revolvers[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nagant M1895 7 shot revolver |
7.62×38mmR (7.62 mm Nagant) |
1895 to present[1] | ||
OTs-38 Stechkin silent revolver |
7.62×42mm SP-4 | 2002 to present |
Pistols[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tokarev pistol | 7.62×25mm Tokarev | 1930 to present | TT-30 TT-33 1934 issue TT-33 1946 issue |
|
Makarov pistol | 9×18mm Makarov | 1951 to present | IZh-70, IZh-71, MP-71 commercial variants, 9×18mm Makarov, .380 ACP PB (pistol) (9×18mm Makarov) PMM (9×18mm Makarov) OTs-35 (9×18mm Makarov) TKB-023 (9×18mm Makarov) Baikal-442 (9×18mm Makarov) |
|
PSM pistol | 5.45×18mm | 1973 to present | IZh-75 (commercial) Baikal-441 (.25 ACP) |
|
MP-444 | .380 ACP 9×18mm Makarov 9×19mm Parabellum |
1995 to present | External: [1], [2] | |
SR-1 Vektor | 9×21mm Gyurza | 1996 to present | PS, 6P35 Serdyukov, 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; |
|
GSh-18 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 2000 to present | ||
MP-443 Grach Yarygin Pistol |
9×19mm Parabellum | 2003 to present | 6P35 Yarygin (prototype) 9×19mm Parabellum MP-446 Viking (commercial) 9×19mm Parabellum |
Machine pistols[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Stechkin APS Stechkin Automatic Pistol |
9×18mm Makarov | 1951 to present | AO-44 / APB (variant with attaching silencer and metal stock) |
|
OTs-33 Pernach | 9x18 Makarov | 1996 to present (limited use) | optional stock, laser sight, double-column magazines with a capacity of 18 (standard) or 27 (optional) rounds. | external: |
Other[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
TKB-506 disguised as a |
7.62×35mm SP-2 | 1955 to present? | TKB-506A | External: [3], [4], [5] |
S4M noiseless two-shot derringer |
7.62×63mm Zmeya | 1965 to present | S4 (initial variant; 7.62×63mm Zmeya) |
External: [6] |
SPP-1 underwater pistol | 4.5×39mm | 1971 to present | SPP-1M (updated model) | |
NRS-2 knife / single-shot |
7.62×42mm SP-4 | 1980–present | NRS (initial variant; 7.62×35mm SP-3) NR-2 (survival kit |
External: [7] |
PSS Silent Pistol | 7.62×42mm SP-4 | 1983 to present | PSS-2 (modernized; 7.62×45mm SP-16) |
Shotguns[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
KS-23 rifled bore |
23×75mm | 1970's to present | KS-23K bullpup layout, box magazine KS-23M Drozd TOZ-123 |
External: [8], [9] |
Bekas-M / RP-12M | 12 gauge 16 Gauge |
1990 to present | RP-16M (16/70) Pistol grip w. stock Pistol grip w/o stock |
|
MP-133 (IZh-81) | 12 gauge | Folding stock Pistol grip w/o stock MP-133K (box magazine (12/76)) |
External: [10], [11] | |
RMB-93 | 12 gauge | 1993 to present | Entry gun (1, 2) RMO-93 Rys (civilian |
|
Saiga-12 18.5 KS-P 18.5 KS-K |
12 gauge | 1990's to present | Saiga-20 (20 gauge) Saiga-410 (.410) Saiga-12S (folding stock) Saiga-12K (17" barrel) Vepr-12 "Molot" |
|
TOZ-194 | 12 gauge | 1990's to present | Folding & fixed stock Pistol grip w/o stock |
External: [12] |
Submachine guns[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
OTs-02 Kiparis | 9×18mm Makarov | 1991 to present | ||
PP-91 KEDR | 9×18mm Makarov | 1994 to present | PP-71 (prototype) PP-91-01 Kedr-B Kedr-2 (9×19mm Parabellum) PP-9 Klin (9×18mm Makarov) |
|
PP-19 Bizon helical magazine; |
9×18mm Makarov | 1996 to present | 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) |
|
PP-19-01 Vityaz | 9×19mm Parabellum | 1990's to present | Vityaz-SN (updated) model (based on AK-105) |
External: [13][14] |
PP-90 folding frame |
9×18mm Makarov | 1990's to present | PP-90M (updated model) | |
PP-90M1 not to be |
9×19mm Parabellum | 1990's to present | External: [15] | |
PP-93 | 9×18mm Makarov | 1990's to present | APB (improved; not to be confused with APB machine pistol) |
|
PP-2000 | 9×19mm Parabellum | 2008 to present |
Rifles[]
Bolt-action[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mosin–Nagant "3-Line Rifle" "Mosin Rifle" |
7.62×54mmR | 1891 to present | 1891 Infantry 1891 Dragoon 1891 Cossack 1891/1910 1891/1930 1891/1930 Sniper 1907 Carbine 1938 Carbine 1944 Carbine |
|
SV-98 | 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR .338 Lapua Magnum |
2003 to present | Modernized (1) |
Semi-automatic[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
SKS / Simonov Self-Loading Carbine |
7.62×39mm | 1945 to present | ||
Dragunov sniper rifle | 7.62×54mmR | 1963 to present | SVU (bullpup) SVDK (9.3×64mm) SVDS (folding stock): 590mm barrel (SVDS-D) |
|
VSS Vintorez silent sniper rifle |
9×39mm | 1987 to present | ||
VSK-94 | 9×39mm | 1994 to present | 9A-91 (carbine) |
Automatic[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
AK-47 / AK | 7.62×39mm | 1949 to present | AKS folding stock AK(S)N Issue 1949 Issue 1951 Issue 1954 |
|
AKM modernized AK-47 |
7.62×39mm | 1959 to present | S-04-M, A-55 prototypes AKMS AKM(S)N AKM(S)L RPK (machine gun) |
|
AK-74 | 5.45×39mm | 1974 to present | 40-P/720-P/A-017, A-3 prototypes AKS-74 (folding stock) AK(S)-74N |
|
AK-74M modernized AK-74 |
5.45×39mm | 1991 to present | A-60/61 (prototypes) AK-105 (carbine) RPK-74M (machine gun) |
|
AN-94 / Nikonov Assault Rifle won the Abakan |
5.45×39mm | 1997 to present | ||
AK-9 carbine, sub- |
9×39mm | 2000's to present | External: [16] | |
AK-12 latest Kalashnikov rifle |
5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×39mm 9×39mm 7.62×51mm NATO |
not in service as of March 2014 |
Carbine Compact carbine Submachine gun Light machine gun |
Special purpose[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
APS | 5.66×39mm MPS | 1975 to present | ||
AS Val silent assault rifle |
9×39mm | 1980's 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) |
|
ASh-12.7 urban assault rifle |
12.7×55mm ASh-12.7 | 2010 to present | External: [17] | |
ADS amphibious |
5.45×39mm / 5.45×39mm PSP |
2013 to present | Carbine |
Anti-materiel rifles[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
KSVK / ASVK / 6S8 / ASV Kord |
12.7×108mm | 1990's to present | ||
OSV-96 | 12.7×108mm | 1990's to present | V-94 (early variant) |
Machine guns[]
Medium[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
SG-43 / Goryunov Machine Gun succeeded by PK |
7.62×54mmR | 1943 to 1968 (with USSR) |
GVG (prototype; light) SGM (modernized) SGMT (tank-mounted) SGMB (APC-mounted) |
Light and general-purpose[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Degtyaryov machine gun DP Machine Gun |
7.62×54mmR | 1928 to 1970 | DA aircraft-mounted DPM vehicle-mounted |
|
RP-46 belt-fed variant of |
7.62×54mmR (with USSR) |
1946 to 1970's | ||
PK machine gun Kalashnikov Machine Gun |
7.62×54mmR | 1961 to present | PKM (modernized) PK(M)S (configuration PK(M)B (APC PKT(M) (tank variant) Pecheneg (rifle-caliber SAW) |
Squad automatic weapons[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
RPD | 7.62×39mm | 1945 to present | RD-44 (prototype) | |
RPK / Kalashnikov Light Machine Gun |
7.62×39mm | 1959 to present | AKM (assault rifle) S-108(-M), P-55 RPKS (folding stock) RPK(S)N RPK(S)L RPKM (modernized) RPK-203 (export variant) RPK-204 (7.62×51mm NATO) |
|
RPK-74 | 5.45×39mm | 1974 to present | AK-74 (assault rifle) RPKS-74 (folding stock) RPK(S)-74N: RPK-74M (modernized) RPK-201 (5.56×45mm NATO) |
Heavy[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
DShK succeeded by NSV |
12.7×108mm | 1938 to present | DK (early variant, 1930– 1935 (magazine-fed)) DShKT (tank-mounted) DShKM (modernized) |
|
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) |
|
NSV Utyos / Nikitin– Sokolov–Volkov succeeded by Kord |
12.7×108mm | 1971 to present | NSVT (vehicle-mounted) Utyos-M (naval twin-mount) |
|
Kord can be fired |
12.7×108mm | 1998 to present |
Hand grenades[]
Weapon | Weight | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
F1 Limonka defensive fragmentation grenade |
600g | 1944 to present | ||
RGD-5 defensive fragmentation grenade |
310g | 1954 to present | ||
RGO defensive fragmentation grenade |
530g | 1990's to present | ||
RGN offensive fragmentation grenade |
290g | 1990's to present |
Anti-tank[]
Weapon | Weight | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
RPG-6 shaped charge; |
1130g | 1943 to present | External: [18] | |
RKG-3 shaped charge; |
1070g | 1950 to present | RKG-3Ye (170mm RHA) RKG-3YeM (220mm RHA) |
Grenade launchers[]
Stand alone[]
Weapon | Caliber | In servise | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
RG-6 / 6G30 | 40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) |
1994 to present | ||
RGM-40 Kastet stand alone version of GP-30 with telescoping stock |
40mm caseless grenade (VOG-25M) |
late 1990's to present | External: [19][20] |
Attached[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kalashnikov grenade launcher (cup type launcher)[2] |
uses special blank cartridge to launch standard RGD-5 hand-grenades also launches various riot control ammunition |
mid 1950's to present | External: [21] | |
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 assault/battle rifles) GP-34 (image) |
Automatic[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
AGS-17 Plamya | 30 mm VOG-17M / VOG-30 / GPD-30 |
1970's to present | AGS-17M modernized AG-17M Plamya-A) aircraft version |
|
AGS-30 Atlant light automatic |
30 mm VOG-17M / VOG-30 / GPD-30 |
1995 to present | TKB-722(K) prototype |
Rocket launchers[]
Weapon | Caliber | Penetration | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RPG-2 succeeded by |
82mm | 200 mm | 1949 to 1970's | ||
RPG-7 | Anti-tank PG-7VL “Luch” 93mm, 2.6 kg, 1977 Tandem AT Thermobaric Fragmentation Outdated (AT) |
260 mm (V) 300 mm (VM) 400 mm (VS) 500 mm (VL) 600 mm (VR) |
1961 to present | RPG-7D paratrooper RPG-7N/DN RPG-7V RPG-7V1/D1 RPG-7V2/D2 |
|
Grad-P Light portable rocket system man-portable variant |
122mm 9M22M 10,800 / 15,000m |
1960's to present | |||
RPG-16 Grom (Udar) more accurate but
|
58.3mm | 300 mm | 1970 to present | External: [22], [23] | |
RPG-18 Mukha meant to replace succeeded by |
64mm | 300 mm | 1972 to 1990 | ||
RPG-22 Netto succeeded by |
72.5mm | 400 mm | 1972 to 1990 | ||
DP-61 Duel supplemented by |
55mm depth charges | late 1970's to present | MRG-1 Ogonyok: stationary variant with 7 launch tubes |
External: [24] | |
RPG-26 Aglen | 72.5mm | 440 mm | 1985 to present | RShG-2 (combined warhead (light)) |
|
RPG-27 Tavolga medium AT |
105mm | 600 mm | 1989 to present | RShG-1 | External: [25], [26] |
RPG-29 Vampir for ranges of 500-800 |
105mm (AT, thermobaric) |
600 mm | 1989 to present | ||
RPG-32 Hashim developed |
72.5 and 105mm | 650 mm | 2008 to present | ||
RPG-28 Klyukva heavy AT |
125mm | 900 mm | 2011 to present | External: [27], [28], [29] | |
RPG-30 Kryuk | 105mm | 600 mm | 2012 to present | External: [30], [31] |
Incendiary and thermobaric[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
RPO Rys Incendiary rocket launcher replaced the flamethrower in Soviet service succeeded by |
122mm | late 1970's to present | ||
RPO-A Shmel succeeded by |
93mm | late 1980's to present | RPO-A: thermobaric RPO-Z: incendiary RPO-D: smoke warhead |
|
MRO-A light-weight, |
72.5mm | 2002 to present | MRO-A: thermobaric MRO-Z: incendiary MRO-D: smoke warhead |
|
RPO-M / PDM-A Shmel-M |
90mm | 2006 to present | MGK Bur (1, 2) 62mm version; HE, HE-FRAG; (reusable) |
Recoilless rifles[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
B-10 recoilless rifle | 82mm | 1954 to 1970's | ||
SPG-9 Kopyo | 73mm | 1962 to present | SPG-9D paratrooper variant SPG-9(D)M night vision scope |
Mortars[]
Weapon | Caliber | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
82-BM-37 M37 M1937 PM37 |
82mm | 1936 to present | M37M M41 M43 |
|
2B14 Podnos | 82mm | 1980's to present | ||
2B25 Gall suppressed mortar |
82mm | 2011 to present | External: [32] |
Anti-tank guided missiles[]
Weapon | Missile | Range | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9K11 Malyutka / AT-3 Sagger can use missiles |
9M14 9M14M 9M14P 9M14P1 9M14-2X |
3000m — min. 500m |
1963 to present | Malyutka-2 (SACLOS) |
|
9K111 Fagot / AT-4 Spigot Gen. 2 (medium) |
9M111 9M111-2 9M111M 9M113 9M113M |
2000m 2500m 2500m 4000m 4000m |
1970 to present | Faktoriya / Fagot-M 9M111M missile & 9P135M launcher |
|
9K113 Konkurs / AT-5 Spandrel Gen. 2 (heavy) |
9M113 9M113M 9M111 (all) |
4000m 4000m 2500m≤ |
1974 to present | Konkurs-M 9M113M missile & 9P135M1 launcher |
|
9K115 Metis / AT-7 Saxhorn Gen. 2 (light) |
9M115 | 1000m | 1979 to present | Metis-M | |
9K115-2 Metis-M / AT-13 Saxhorn-2 replaced |
9M115 9M131 9M131M 9M131F |
1000m 1500m 2000m 2000m |
1992 to present | Metis-M1 9M131M missile & 9P151M launcher |
|
9K135 Kornet / AT-14 Spriggan replaced Konkurs |
9M133 9M133-1 9M133F — 9M133M-2 9M133FMX |
5500m — 8000- 10000m |
1994 to present | Kornet-E (export) Kornet-D / EM |
|
9K11-2 Malyutka-2 / AT-3D Sagger D modernized |
9M14-2 9M14-2M 9M14-2P 9M14-2F 2M14 (all) |
3000m — min. 400m |
1999 to present | Malyutka-2M | External: [33] (Malyutka-2M) |
Man-portable air defense systems[]
Weapon | Range | Altitude | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strela-2 / SA-7 Grail succeeded |
3600 m — 4200 m |
1500 m — 2300 m |
1968 to present | Strela-2M / SA-7B Grail (modernized version) |
|
Strela-3 / SA-14 Gremlin succeeded by Igla |
4500m | 3000m | 1974 to present | ||
Igla / SA-18 Grouse succeeded by Igla-S |
5200m | 3500m | 1981 to present | Igla-1 (early variant; Igla-D (paratrooper Dzhigit (two-barrel |
|
Igla-S / SA-24 Grinch | 6000m | 3500m | 2004 to present |
Landmines[]
Weapon | Type | In service | Variants | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|
POMZ | Anti-personnel tripwire type fragmentation mine |
1945 to late 1960's | POMZ-2 POMZ-2M |
|
PMN mine | Anti-personnel | late 1950's 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 |
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MON-90 larger version of MON-50 |
anti-personnel directional (Claymore) type |
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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 |
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TM-57 mine | anti-tank | |||
TM-62 series of mines | anti-tank | TM-62M TM-62B TM-62D TM-62P TM-62T |
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TM-72 mine | anti-tank stand-off magnetic fuze |
TM-89 |
See also[]
- List of Russian weaponry makers
- List of firearms
- List of bullpup firearms
- List of multiple barrel firearms
References[]
- ↑ "Modern Firearms - Handguns - Nagant 1895". World.guns.ru. http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg102-e.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ↑ Operator's Manual for AK-47 Assault Rifle. Department of the Army
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