AG-043
AG-043(АГ-043) was aSovietcompact fully automaticassault rifleorcarbinechambered for the5.45×39mmround, developed in 1975.[1]The weapon is a derivative of the earlier and similarAO-31which also isSimonov's adaptation of theAK-47.
The AG-043 had folding stock; a version with fixed stock was given the designation AG-042. Both were designed bySimonovafter theGRAUlaunchedProject Modernintended to adopt acarbinecapable of automatic fire, inspired by the US experience withXM177in Vietnam. The Soviet contest for this design was won by Kalashnikov'sAKS-74U.[2]
| AG-043 | |
|---|---|
 The AG-043 | |
| Type | Assault riflecarbine |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov |
| Designed | 1974 |
| Produced | 1974 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.1 kg (without rounds) |
| Length | 680mm 420mm (folded) |
| Barrellength | 215 mm |
| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm |
| Caliber | 5.45mm |
| Action | Gas operated |
| Muzzle velocity | 700m/s |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Iron sights - |
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References[edit]
- ^"Автомат АГ - 043".Megasword.Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2021.
- ^Monetchikov, Sergei (2005).История русского автомата[The History of Russian Assault Rifle] (in Russian). St. Petersburg:Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps.p. 166.ISBN5-98655-006-4.
