The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev Plant.
| RGS-50M | |
|---|---|
 A RGS-50M grenade launcher on display | |
| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | late 1990s – present |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Degtyaryov 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][2]
Ammunition
editRubber baton, rubber buckshot, teargas grenade, FRAG grenade, Smoke grenade:
- GS-50 tear gas
- GSZ-50 flashbang
- EG-50 shock-effect rubber baton round
- EG-50M shock-effect rubber pellets buckshot
- GO-50 lethal fragmentation grenade
- GK-50 lethal shaped-charge grenade
- GV-50 door-buster
- GD-50 instantaneous smoke screen
- BK-50 glass-breaking
- GS-50M improved tear gas grenade
- GS-50PM training grenade
History
editThe 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.[3] In the 1990s, the development of the RGS-50M started with a folding foregrip installed.[3]
Variants
edit- RGS-50 - Original version
- RGS-50M - Upgraded version with improved trigger, stock and recoil buffer[4]
Users
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Current
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Russian Federation: Known to be ordered in 2014 for Ministry of Interior.[5]
Former
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Soviet Union: RGS-50s bought by the KGB.[1]
See also
edit- GM-94 – (Russia)
- AGS-40 Balkan – (Russia)
- RGM-40 Kastet – (Russia)
- RGSh-30 – (Ukraine)
- DP-64 – (Soviet Union)
- DP-65 – (Russia)
- MRG-1 – (Soviet Union)
- M79 grenade launcher – (United States)
- M203 – (United States)
References
edit- ^ a b "RGS-50M - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.
- ^ "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151".
- ^ a b "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher". gunrf.ru.
- ^ "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher".
- ^ Administrator. "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151". www.armyrecognition.com.
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