it looks like one of the russian underwater assault rifles – the cartridge case has a spike inserted in the mouth, but there is a wad between the powder and the spike. The mouth of the case captures the wad and DOES NOT let gas escape. See http://www.world.guns.ru/assault/as-69e for a short writeup. They came up with this when they became aware of our seal teams.
Yep, underwater rifle. I can’t wait until I have time gun-blog again. I have a blog post on a totally freaky Russkie gun that has hardly any info online.
February 1st, 2010 at 9:18 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS_underwater_assault_rifle
February 1st, 2010 at 9:44 am
it looks like one of the russian underwater assault rifles – the cartridge case has a spike inserted in the mouth, but there is a wad between the powder and the spike. The mouth of the case captures the wad and DOES NOT let gas escape. See http://www.world.guns.ru/assault/as-69e for a short writeup. They came up with this when they became aware of our seal teams.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:23 am
Pretty sure I had a GI Joe when I was a youngin who had one of those APS rifles.
February 1st, 2010 at 10:50 am
Isn’t this regarded as “Gun Porn”?
February 1st, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Yah, the firearm blog just had a blurb on the underwater AK’s. Also they were in Soldier of Fortune about 20 years ago.
February 1st, 2010 at 6:56 pm
Yep, underwater rifle. I can’t wait until I have time gun-blog again. I have a blog post on a totally freaky Russkie gun that has hardly any info online.