A-91 is intended to fulfil a wide range of missions and to engage the enemy by automatic fire and firing the underbarrel grenade launcher. The original design of the assault rifle lacks the drawbacks of the weapon developed according to classical bullpup principle. The built-in underbarrel grenade launcher do not affect the balance of the weapon, and do not worsen accuracy characteristics ... [+]

The 9 mm 9A-91 Assault Rifle is designed to engage manpower even if in armour vests. It can deliver fire by bursts and single shots. The rifle is a gas-operated weapon with mounts for installation of an optical or a night sight and open iron sighting devices. The cartridges are fed from a spring-loaded box magazine. The barrel is locked by a rotating bolt. SP-5 and SP-6 cartridges permit ... [+]

The AEK-971 assault rifle is a 5.45mm automatic combat firearm. Intended to arm personnel of army formations. The automatics system is accomplished through a balanced layout: a mobile mechanism is divided into two parts of approximately equal weight, each being set in motion from a common gas-engine. The movements of these parts are differently directed and coordinated in velocities, their ... [+]

The AK-74, developed for motorized infantry, became operational in 1974. Unlike AKM, the AK-74 assault rifle has the following features. The foresight bracket has two protruding cylindrical sleeves. The front one is threaded for the attachment of the recoil compensator, while the rear one has a lug with hole for the cleaning rod. The elongated recoil compensator comprises two chambers. ... [+]

In 1997, the Russian Army adopted for service a new, 5.45mm Nikonov assault rifle, model 1994, designated AN-94. Its development was preceded by extensive efforts of specialized enterprises of the defense industry (plants, research institutes and proving grounds) to enhance the combat effectiveness of small arms. The advent of the AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifle, chambered for the 1943 ... [+]