The RGS-50M is a smoothbore, single-shot, break-action 50mm grenade launcher made by the Degtyaryov Plant in Russia. Development began in the mid-1980s as the original RGS-50, entering initial production in the late 1980s before the modernized RGS-50M variant, which added a folding foregrip, appeared in the 1990s and remains in production today. It is intended mainly for less-lethal riot-control and door-breaching use by law enforcement but is also capable of firing lethal projectiles, and Russias Ministry of Interior placed orders for it as recently as 2014.
Facts
Weapon Class Introduced Year Caliber Class Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sourced to the subject's own accountGrenade / Explosive Device 2 In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
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Originated In
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Source Wikipedia: RGS-50MInfobox: originQuote, Infobox: origin
Russian Federation
Sources
1. Wikipedia: RGS-50M
Infobox: service
late 1990s - present
Infobox: type
Grenade launcher
View the Source2. RGS-50M (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Wikidata Q4386490 (P729 service entry): 1989
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1989.
View the Source 3. Wikidata: RGS-50M
Wikidata Q4386490, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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