Zastava M92
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The Zastava M92 is a 7.62mm
carbine
developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms
. The M92 was developed from the Zastava M85 carbine, a nearly identical weapon only chambered in the 5.56mm caliber.
round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire firearm with an underfolding stock. It bears a similarity to the Russian-made AKS-74U, a derivative of the AK-74
rifle, but is easily distinguished by the curved metal magazine, underfolding stock, and the design of the handguard.
7.62×39mm
The 7.62×39mm round is a rifle cartridge of Soviet origin that was designed during World War II. It was first used in the RPD machine gun. Due to the worldwide proliferation of the SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, the cartridge is utilized by both militaries and civilians alike.The 7.62×39mm...
carbine
Carbine
A carbine , from French carabine, is a longarm similar to but shorter than a rifle or musket. Many carbines are shortened versions of full rifles, firing the same ammunition at a lower velocity due to a shorter barrel length....
developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms
Zastava Arms
Zastava Arms is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannons. It is currently the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defence industry...
. The M92 was developed from the Zastava M85 carbine, a nearly identical weapon only chambered in the 5.56mm caliber.
Overview
The Zastava M92 chambers and fires the 7.62×39mm7.62×39mm
The 7.62×39mm round is a rifle cartridge of Soviet origin that was designed during World War II. It was first used in the RPD machine gun. Due to the worldwide proliferation of the SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, the cartridge is utilized by both militaries and civilians alike.The 7.62×39mm...
round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire firearm with an underfolding stock. It bears a similarity to the Russian-made AKS-74U, a derivative of the AK-74
AK-74
The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union as the replacement for the earlier AKM...
rifle, but is easily distinguished by the curved metal magazine, underfolding stock, and the design of the handguard.