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Place of origin
  
Russia

Wars
  
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Used by
  
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KSVK 12.7

Type
  
Bullpup anti-materiel rifle

In service
  
Russian Defense Ministry

Designer
  
E.V. Zhuravlev, M.Y. Kuchin and V.I. Negrulenko

The KSVK (Russian: Крупнокалиберная Снайперская Винтовка Ковровская (Krupnokalibernaya Snayperskaya Vintovka Kovrovskaya); English: Large-Caliber Kovrov Sniper Rifle) or Degtyarev sniper rifle is a 12.7mm anti-materiel sniper rifle developed in Russia for the purpose of counter sniping and penetrating thick walls, as well as light armored vehicles.

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Development

The KSVK anti-material (or large caliber sniper) rifle was developed in the late 1990s by Degtyarev plant, based in Kovrov, Russia. It is based on the SVN-98 12.7mm experimental rifle.

Design

The KSVK is a bullpup-configured, bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle. It is equipped with a muzzle device which acts as a muzzle brake and a sound damper.

The KSVK is equipped with standard Russian side-mounted scope rail (dovetail), and can be fitted with variety of day and night scopes. Open iron sights are installed for backup or emergency purposes.

Variants

  • SVN-98 (СВН-98)
  • KSVK (КСВК)
  • ASVK (АСВК, army Kovrov large-caliber sniper rifle) – adopted by Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation under designation 6S8 "KORD" sniper complex (6С8 «Корд») in June 2013.
  • Unnamed Vietnamese version, designed based on the Russian KSVK with several modifications to fit the local conditions. It is equipped with the also Vietnamese produced N12 optical sight with 10 times magnification. Manufactured at Z111 and Z199 factories.

    • Conflicts

    The KSVK 12.7 has been in the following conflicts:

  • Second Chechen War
  • Syrian Civil War

    • Users

  •  Russia: ASVK is currently used by units of the Eastern and Western Military Districts and Northern Fleet.
  •  Vietnam: Unnamed self-designed and domestic produced version, featuring modifications to suit the local conditions.
  •  Syria: Used by forces loyal to the Syrian Government.

    • References

    KSVK 12.7 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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