VAHAN (firearm)
Appearance
VAHAN | |
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Type | Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic |
Production history | |
Designer | Vahan S. Manasian |
Designed | 1952–54, 1992 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.85kg |
Length | 920mm (725mm folded) |
Cartridge | |
Caliber | 5.45mm |
Action | Lever-delayed blowback |
Rate of fire | 800 RPM |
Effective firing range | 500m–1000m |
Feed system | 30/45-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The VAHAN (Russian: Ваган; Armenian: ՎԱՀԱՆ) is an assault rifle of Soviet/Armenian origin and was designed by Engineer and Firearms Designer Vahan S. Manasian. It can be fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet and scope. The weapon dates back to 1952 as the MBC-2 prototype when Manasian was a soldier in the Soviet Army. As of 2009, the VAHAN rifle has not yet been tested by Armenian government and the program has been canceled.