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Gepard (submachine gun)

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The Gepard is a Russian submachine gun developed by military unit 33491 together with JSC REX, first designed in 1995 and presented publicly in Moscow in 1997. It was created to address a shortage of 9mm submachine guns in Russian service. The weapon weighs about 2 kilograms, measures 640 millimeters (420 millimeters folded), and fires at a rate of 600 to 700 rounds per minute. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
small arm 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1995 2
Classification
Caliber
9x18mm 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Small Arm 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Gepard (submachine gun)
caliber
Quote, caliber
cartridge = .380 ACP; 9×18mm Makarov; 9×19mm; 9×19mm 7N21; 9×21mm; 9×21mm Gyurza; 9×30mm Grom
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2. Gepard (submachine gun) (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q15966701 (P571 inception): 1995
Quote, Wikidata Q15966701 (P571 inception): 1995
Inception (Wikidata property P571): 1995.
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Wikidata: Gepard (submachine gun)
Wikidata Q15966701, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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