The Zastava M85 is a carbine, a shortened rifle variant, made by the Yugoslav and later Serbian manufacturer Zastava Arms, chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO and drawing design elements from the Soviet AKS-74U carbine. Developed from 1985 as a modernized successor to the Zastava M80 assault rifle, its production was disrupted by the breakup of Yugoslavia but continued afterward for commercial sale and export.
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Yugoslavia/Serbia
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Carbine
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It is currently produced largely for commercial sales and export.
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The Zastava M85 is an AK-pattern rifle incorporating design elements of the Soviet AKS-74U carbine, but chambered for the Western 5.56×45mm round.
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5.56×45mm
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Like its original variant, the M80, the M85 was intended to be a new weapon in the arsenal of the Yugoslav People's Army, but the breakup of Yugoslavia disrupted production.
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