The ShAK-12, originally developed under the name ASh-12.7, is a Russian close-quarters-battle and urban-operations weapon designed by TsKIB SOO, a subsidiary of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau in Tula, at the request of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). It was built for extreme short-range stopping power for FSB urban combat units, and the first batch of rifles was delivered to the FSB in late 2011.
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Weapon Classclose-quarters-battle carbine 1 Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account Caliber Class Classification
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Russia
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1. Wikipedia: ShAK-12
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According to the Russian press, the first batch of ShAK-12 rifles were delivered to the FSB in late 2011.
Infobox: cartridge
12.7×55mm STs-130
Infobox: type
special-purpose high-caliber automatic rifle
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The ShAK-12, (Russian: ШАК-12) originally under the name ASh-12.7 (Russian: АШ-12.7, Автомат штурмовой 12.7мм, lit. "automatic assault carbine 12.7mm") is a dedicated CQB/Urban Operations weapon, developed by TsKIB SOO ("Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms"), a subsidiary of the KBP Instrument Design Bureau of Tula, Russia, by request from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
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2011-present
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WikidataWikidata Q4654496 (P729 service entry): 2011Quote, Wikidata Q4654496 (P729 service entry): 2011
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 2011.
Wikidata: ShAK-12
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