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Zastava M85

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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Carbine 1
Introduced Year
1985 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Zastava Arms

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Source Wikidata: Zastava M85
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1. Wikipedia: Zastava M85
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Lead
    It is currently produced largely for commercial sales and export.
  • Lead and body text
    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.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    5.56×45mm
  • Lead section
    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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Wikidata: Zastava M85
Wikidata Q8067064, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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