Encyclopedia of firearms and ammunition of the XX and XXI centuries

MRGG-S

MRGG-S

The Geissele MRGG-S sniper rifle was officially adopted by USSOCOM in 2023 as the 6.5mm Mark 1 Model 0 sniper rifle (6.5mm Mk.1 Mod.0 rife). The MRGG ...

VSK-100

VSK-100

The VSK-100 assault rifle is manufactured in Republic of Belarus by the “Kidma-tec” Ltd. It was officially adopted by the Ministry of Defense of Belarus in ...

Sureshot Spear 308

Sureshot Spear 308

Sureshot SPEAR semi-automatic carbine is a new and interesting hunting and tactical rifle, designed and manufactured in Russia by a private company ...

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 ...