VAG-72

The VAG-72 (Russian: ВАГ-72) is an experimental caseless pistol designed by Soviet engineer Vladimir Alekseevich Gerasimenko.

History[]

Vladimir Alekseevich Gerasimenko was an engineer working in an aircraft factory in the city of Kiev, and had constructed sports and combat pistols since 1942. In the early 1970s, Gerasimenko developed a 7.62mm caseless pistol cartridge, and developed two pistols chambered in this cartridge; the VAG-72 and the VAG-73, made in 1972 and 1973 respectively.

It was believed only one of each Gerasimenko pistol was made. They, alongside a small amount of 7.62mm caseless rounds, are currently in the collection of the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Design[]

The VAG-72 is a semi-automatic pistol. The magazine is double stack and has a 24-round capacity.

Ammunition[]

The VAG-72 fires a 7.62mm caseless pistol cartridge designed by Gerasimenko, which functions similarily to the Italian 9×25mm AUPO cartridge. The cartridge consists of a hollow steel projectile opened at the bottom, which would be filled with propellant and closed with a screwed-in brass base that contained the primer. When fired, gases from the propellant would push out from the primer's hole and push the entire projectile out of the barrel, and the brass base would engage the rifling.

VAG-72

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