Soviet selective fire machine pistol chambered in 9×18mm Makarov and 9×19mm Parabellum introduced into service in 1951 for use with artillery and mortar crews, tank crews and aircraft personnel, where a cumbersome assault rifle was deemed unnecessary. Seeing service in a number of wars such as the Vietnam War, Russo-Ukrainian War and Syrian Civil War. The APS was praised for its innovative concept and good controllability for its size.
In 1908, the German army introduced a new carbine with a length of 1100 mm, called the Carabiner 98, for the needs of certain types of troops.
Based on the experience of the fighting of the First World War, there were several modifications to the G98 rifle shortly after it ended. The new weapon, the same dimensions as the G98 and very similar to the Radfahrer Gewehr, was introduced in 1923 into the armament of the German Reichswehr as the "Karabiner 98b".
The initial and fundamental design of the gun, the Model 1871, was designed at the close of the Franco-Prussian War and was the first service rifle of the newly unified German Empire The original Mauser Model 1871 was a formidable arm in its own right, but the 1884 modification transformed it into one of the most capable long arms of its day.
History and technical description of an shorter version of the popular AK-74 carbine, which was carried with almost every video by a former terrorist no. 1 - Osama bin Laden.
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