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| A-91 | |
|---|---|
 5.56×45mm NATO variant of the A-91 | |
| Type | Bullpup Assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1990–present |
| Used by | Russian Police, Military Services |
| Production history | |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Designed | 1990 |
| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
| Produced | 1991 |
| Variants | 5,56 A-91, A-91M |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.3 kg (9.48 lb) (A-91 without the grenade launcher) 4.4 kg (9.70 lb) (5,56A-91 with the grenade launcher) |
| Length | 660 mm (26.0 in) 670 mm (26.4 in) (5,56A-91) |
| Barrel length | 415 mm (16.3 in) |
| Width | 56 mm (2.2 in) 64 mm (2.5 in) (5,56А-91) |
| Height | 291 mm (11.5 in) 292 mm (11.5 in) (5,56A-91) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm 5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO (5,56A-91) 40 mm caseless (grenade launcher) |
| Caliber | 7.62×39mm, 5.45×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO |
| Action | Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600–800 rounds/min 700 rounds/min (5,56A-91) |
| Muzzle velocity | 715 (А-91), 910 (5,56А-91) |
| Effective firing range | 300 m 300 m (5,56A-91) 400 m (grenade launcher) |
| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights | Dioptric sight, Grenade launcher sight |
The A-91 is a bullpup assault rifle developed during the 1990s by KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, Russia as an offspring of the 9A-91 firearm family. While the A-91 retains the basic gas-operated, rotating bolt action and a trigger unit design from 9A-91, it features a bullpup polymer housing, with an integral 40 mm single-shot grenade launcher mounted under the barrel. The earliest prototypes of the A-91 bullpup were fitted with the grenade launcher above the barrel, and with a front vertical foregrip; current models are fitted with the underbarrel launcher, which also serves as a forearm. The A-91 features a forward ejection system, initially developed in Tula by designers like Afanasiev during the early 1960s. In this system, the ejection port is located above the pistol grip, and points forward. Extracted cases are fed from bolt head through the short ejection tube to the ejection port, and fall out of the gun well clear of the shooter's face, even when firing from the left shoulder. As for now, the A-91 is made in small number and, probably, is used by some elite law enforcement units in Russia; it is also offered for export and domestic military and police sales.
Gallery
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The A-91 at Interpolitex 2011.
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The A-91 without a magazine at Interpolitex 2012.
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See also
- TKB-022
- TKB-0146
- 9A-91 carbine
- ADS amphibious rifle
- OTs-14 Groza
- List of Russian weaponry
- List of bullpup firearms
- List of assault rifles
External links
- Firearms Russia
- "A-91M - Modern Firearms". 2018-05-21. Archived from the original on 2018-05-21.
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