The Gepard submachine gun (Cyrillic: Гепард, lit. "cheetah") was a Russian multi-caliber submachine gun designed by Gennadiy Sitov and Aleksandr Shevchenko in 1995 and produced by Reks in prototype form only.
History[]
The Gepard was designed in 1995 as an experimental submachine gun with an ability to change calibers. The weapon was produced by the Reks company but nothing appears to have come of the gun.
Design Details[]
The Gepard itself is a derivative of the AKS-74U and shares about 70% of parts commonality with that of the AKS-74U and the PP-19 Bizon. A unique feature of the Gepard is its ability to chamber multiple types of cartridges without changing barrels; this is due to swappable chambers or something of the sort. The weapon is able to fire 9×17mm, 9×18mm Makarov, 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Gyurza or 9×30mm Grom normally; the weapon is said to be able to be adapted to fire 7.62×25mm Tokarev, .30 Carbine or .45 ACP if necessary.[1]
The Gepard takes 22- or 40-round detachable box magazines. The charging handle and other moving parts are close to the middle of the receiver to balance the weapon's weight. A grip safety similar to the SR-1 Vektor is also used.[1] The weapon's pistol grip theoretically allows its users to fire the weapon with one hand.[2] The weapon also features a folding wireframe stock which folds over to the left of the gun.
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