AG-043
Sign in to saveAG-043 (АГ-043) was a Soviet compact fully automatic assault rifle or carbine chambered for the 5.45×39mm round, developed in 1975. The weapon is a derivative of the earlier and similar AO-31 which also is Simonov's adaptation of the AK-47.
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- assault rifle
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Mass
- 2.1
- Designed by
- Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
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- AG-043 assault rifle.jpg
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- ammunition
- 5.45×39mm
- inception
- 1974-00-00
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AG-043 (АГ-043) was a Soviet compact fully automatic assault rifle or carbine chambered for the 5.45×39mm round, developed in 1975. The weapon is a derivative of the earlier and similar AO-31 which also is Simonov's adaptation of the AK-47.
The AG-043 had folding stock; a version with fixed stock was given the designation AG-042. Both were designed by Simonov after the GRAU launched Project Modern intended to adopt a carbine capable of automatic fire, inspired by the US experience with XM177 in Vietnam. The Soviet contest for this design was won by Kalashnikov's AKS-74U.
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