PP-91 KEDR | |
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Type | Machine pistol |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 1994–present |
Used by | MVD FSKN FSIN |
Production history | |
Designer | Yevgeny Dragunov |
Designed | 1970s |
Manufacturer | Izhmash Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (PP-91 KEDR) |
Produced | 1994–present |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.57 kg (3.46 lb) (PP-91 KEDR) 1.54 kg (3.4 lb) (PP-9 Klin) |
Length | 530 mm (20.9 in) stock extended / 305 mm (12.0 in) stock folded (PP-91 KEDR) 539 mm (21.2 in) stock extended / 305 mm (12.0 in) stock folded (PP-9 Klin) 671 mm (26.4 in) (KEDR-B) |
Barrel length | 120 mm (4.7 in) |
Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov |
Action | Straight blowback (PP-91 KEDR) Delayed blowback (PP-9 Klin) |
Rate of fire | 1,000 rounds/min (PP-91 KEDR) 975–1,060 rounds/min (PP-9 Klin) |
Muzzle velocity | 310 m/s (1,017 ft/s) (PP-91 KEDR) 430 m/s (1,410.8 ft/s) (PP-9 Klin) |
Effective firing range | 70 m (PP-91 KEDR) |
Maximum firing range | 200 m (PP-91 KEDR) |
Feed system | 20, 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Front blade, rear notch |
The PP-91 Kedr is a 9mm machine pistol developed from a prototype from the 1970s and since 1994 adopted by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. [1]
The PP-91 is a simply designed, easy to manufacture selective fire submachine gun designed by Yevgeny Dragunov (the designer of the SVD sniper rifle).
It is blowback operated and fires from a closed bolt, allowing for more accurate shooting than would be possible from an open bolt design. Ammunition is fed from a double column box magazine and it is supplied with folding shoulder stock.
Despite the small caliber of the round it uses, the notable advantages of the PP-91 are its compact size and the weight of only 1.5 kg, making it very easy to carry, and can be fired effectively by only one hand. The safety/selector lever is located on the right hand side and allows for semi-automatic single shots and fully automatic fire at the rate of 800 rounds per minute. The effective range of the PP-91 is between 50-100m. The weapon uses a diopter sight and allows for the use of a laser sight and a suppressor.
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