Borz
Sign in to saveThe name Borz (Chechen: Борз, "wolf") is an umbrella term applied to all improvised submachine guns produced during the years of independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It was produced in small numbers from 1992 to 1999. The initial model was based on the Armenian K6-92, which in turn was based on the PPS submachine gun.
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- Subclass of
- firearm
- Operator
- Armed Forces of Turkmenistan
- Country of origin
- Armenia
- Manufacturer
- Armenia
- Conflict
- Second Chechen War
- Image
- Музей истории донецкой милиции 015.jpg
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- inception
- 1991-00-00
- ammunition
- 9×18mm Makarov
- service entry
- 1992-01-01
- Commons category
- K6-92
- muzzle velocity
- 313
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The name Borz (Chechen: Борз, "wolf") is an umbrella term applied to all improvised submachine guns produced during the years of independence of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. It was produced in small numbers from 1992 to 1999. The initial model was based on the Armenian K6-92, which in turn was based on the PPS submachine gun.
== History == Production of the first model started in 1992 at the "Krasniy Molot" plant in Grozny. Only a few hundred Borzes were crafted at the "Krasniy Molot" plant, because production at this plant was stopped by the First Chechen War, and moved into underground workshops.
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