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AO-35 assault rifle

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Soviet assault rifle
AO-35
TypeAssault rifle
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
DesignerAleksandr Shilin
Specifications
Cartridge7.62×39mm or 5.45×39mm
Caliber7.62 mm or 5.45 mm
ActionGas operated
Feed system30-round detachable box magazine
SightsIron sights

The AO-35 is a prototype assault rifle of Soviet origin. The weapon is an AK-47 derivative using a laminated wood stock to decrease its weight.

A 5.45×39mm version existed; it entered the 1968 trials for the new 5.45×39mm assault rifle, but it was rejected; ultimately the AK-74 was adopted for this role some years later.

References

  1. Small Arms Illustrated, 2010.
  2. На пути к Абакану accessed 27 June 2017. (in Russian)
  3. Monetchikov, Sergei (2005). История русского автомата [The History of Russian Assault Rifle] (in Russian). St. Petersburg: Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps. pp. 138–141. ISBN 978-5-98655-006-0.

See also

Kalashnikov rifle and derivatives
Primary rifles
USSR/Russia
Warsaw Pact
Assault and
battle rifles
Classic
Bullpup
Carbines
20–25 cm (8–10 in) barrel
25–33 cm (10–13 in) barrel
Machine guns
Sniper rifles
Submachine guns
Shotguns
Special purpose
Competitors
Brands
Galil
  • ACE (assault rifle/carbine)
  • AR (assault/battle rifle)
  • ARM (machine gun)
  • Galatz (sniper rifle)
  • MAR (carbine)
  • SAR (carbine)
  • SR-99 (sniper rifle)
Zastava
  • M70 (assault rifle)
  • M72 (machine gun)
  • M76 (sniper rifle)
  • M77 (machine gun/battle rifle)
  • M80 (assault rifle)
  • M85 (carbine)
  • M90 (assault rifle)
  • M91 (sniper rifle)
  • M92 (carbine)
  • M21 (assault rifle/carbine)
Valmet/SAKO
FB Radom


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