Encyclopedia of firearms and ammunition of the XX and XXI centuries

Type 16 Tsingtao

Type 16 Tsingtao

The Tsingtao Type 16 submachine gun (also sometimes spelled as Tsing tao or Qingdao submachine gun) was developed in around 1927 (16th year of Chinese ...

Ballester-Rigaud / HAFDASA

Ballester-Rigaud / HAFDASA

The Ballester-Rigaud submachine gun, also known as the HAFDASA «La Criolla» submachine gun, was one of the first weapons of this class produced in ...

GP-46

GP-46

The GP-46 underbarrel grenade launcher is a new product, developed by the “Kalashnikov” concern specifically for export. It was first showcased during the ...

PP-919

PP-919

The PP-919 submachine gun is produced in the Republic of Belarus by a company “Kidma tec” Ltd. This submachine gun is officially adopted by the Belorussian ...

Knights LAMG, AMG

Knights LAMG, AMG

The Knights LAMG, or the Light Assault Machine Gun, was first introduced in 2017. Produced by the well-known American arms making company Knights Armament ...

TKIV 85

TKIV 85

The TKIV 85 sniper rifle (full nomenclature is “7.62mm Tarkkuuskivaari 85”, or 7.62mm precision rifle, Model of 1985) was adopted by the Finnish army in ...

AMP-69

AMP-69

The AMP-69 grenade launcher was designed by Hungarian engineers during early 1970s and adopted by Hungarian army in 1974. Produced by the FEG factory, it ...

AMD-65

AMD-65

The AMD-65 assault rifle was designed during mid-1960s at the famous Hungarian arms factory FEG as a shortened version of their standard issue AKM-63 ...

AKM-63, AK-63D and AMM

AKM-63, AK-63D and AMM

The AKM-63 assault rifle was developed at the Hungarian FEG factory during early 1960s. It was, basically, a licensed copy of the Soviet Kalashnikov AKM ...

Tkachov AO-46

Tkachov AO-46

The AO-46 compact assault rifle, or, to be more exact, an experimental Personal Defense Weapon, was created by Petr Tkachev, a prolific engineer and ...

Afanasiev TKB-011

Afanasiev TKB-011

The Afanasiev TKB-011 assault rifle is, in fact, an umbrella name that covers several vastly different experimental rifles, designed by Nikolay Afanasiev ...

REAPR-338

REAPR-338

The REAPR-338 machine gun was officially introduced during the annual ShotShow expo in January 2024 by its manufacturer, the Ohio Ordnance Works company ...