List of modern Russian small arms and light weapons


The following is a list of modern Russian small arms and light weapons which were in service in 2024:

Handguns

Revolvers

Pistols

Special purpose

Submachine guns

Special purpose

Shotguns

Rifles

Bolt-action

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
Mosin–Nagant
"3-line rifle"
"Mosin rifle"
7.62×54mmR1891–present
still used by some
militia forces
sniper rifle commonly
used by police and
military snipers
1891 infantry
1891 dragoon
1891 cossack
1891/1910
1891/1930
1891/1952 KGB
sniper
1907 carbine
1938 carbine
1944 carbine
Russian Empire

Semi-automatic

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
SKS / Simonov
self-loading carbine
7.62×39mm1945–present
still used by some police &
militia forces, also used as
ceremonial rifle
Soviet Union

Selective-fire

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
АК-47 / AK7.62×39mm1949–present replaced by AKM can still be
found in armories.

  • AKS folding stock
  • AKN night scope rail
  • Issue 1949 stamped receiver
  • Issue 1951 milled receiver
  • Issue 1954 lightened milled receiver variant
Soviet Union

Special purpose

Anti-materiel rifles

Machine guns

Squad automatic weapons (SAWs)

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
RPD / Light Machine Gun7.62×39mm1945–present
still used by special forces
and militia forces
Soviet Union

General-purpose

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
PK machine gun
Kalashnikov Machine Gun
7.62×54mmR1961–presentPKM
PKS
PKB
PKT
Pecheneg
Soviet Union

Heavy

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhotoCountry
DShK 1938 / Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre12.7×108mm1938–presentDShKM
Type 54
HMG PK-16
Soviet Union

Hand grenades

Fragmentation

Anti-tank

Grenade launchers

Stand-alone

Attached

Automatic grenade launchers

Rocket launchers

General purpose

WeaponCaliberPenetrationIn serviceVariantsPhoto
RPG-7Anti-tank
PG-7VL "Luch"
93mm, 2.6 kg, 1977
Tandem AT
PG-7VR "Rezyume"
105mm, 4.5 kg, 1988
Thermobaric
TBG-7V "Tanin"
105mm, 4.5 kg, 1988
Fragmentation
OG-7V "Oskolok"
40mm, 2.0 kg, 1998
Outdated
PG-7V
PG-7VM
PG-7VS
260 mm
300 mm
400 mm
500 mm
750 mm
1961–present
still used in large numbers
succeeded by
RPG-30 & RPG-32
RPG-7D
paratrooper
RPG-7N/DN
night vision scope
RPG-7V
improved optics
RPG-7V1/D1
updated optics
for PG-7VR and
TBG-7V
RPG-7V2/D2
universal optics
RPG-7D3
RPG-1658,3mm HEAT300mm 1970s–1990s
RPG-26 Aglen
72.5mm440 mm1985–present
RPG-27 Tavolga
medium AT
rocket launcher
105mm600 mm1989–present
RMG

External:
,
RPG-29 Vampir
for ranges of 500–800
metres is installed on
tripod
105mm 750 mm1989–present
RPG-32 Hashim
developed
in cooperation
with Jordan
72.5 and 105mm650 mm2008–present
RPG-28 Klyukva
heavy AT
rocket launcher
125mm~1000 mm2011–present
RPG-30 Kryuk
105mm600 mm2012–present

Incendiary and thermobaric

Special purpose

Recoilless rifles

WeaponCaliberIn serviceVariantsPhoto
SPG-9 Kopyo73mm1962–presentSPG-9D
paratrooper variant
SPG-9M
modernized
SPG-9N/DN
night vision scope

Mortars

Anti-tank guided missiles

Man-portable air defense system

Landmines