VAHAN (firearm)

Assault rifle

VAHAN

The VAHAN assault rifle

Type| Assault rifle
Place of origin| Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
Production history
Designer| Vahan S. Manasian
Designed| 1952–54, 1992
Specifications
Mass| 3.85kg
Length| 920mm (725mm folded)

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Cartridge|

* 5.45x39mm
* 7.62x39mm (MBC-2)

Caliber| 5.45mm
Action| Lever-delayed blowback
Rate of fire| 800 RPM
Effective firing range| 500m–1000m
Feed system| 30/45-round detachable box magazine
Sights| Iron sights

The VAHAN (Russian: Ваган, romanized: Vagan; Armenian: ՎԱՀԱՆ, romanized: Vahan) is an assault rifle of Soviet/Armenian origin and was designed by Engineer and Firearms Designer Vahan S. Manasian. It can be fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet and scope. The weapon dates back to 1952 as the MBC-2 prototype when Manasian was a soldier in the Soviet Army. As of 2009, the VAHAN rifle has not yet been tested by Armenian government and the program has been canceled.

## See also

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* List of assault rifles
* List of delayed-blowback firearms

## External links

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* VAHAN assault rifle on YouTube
* VAHAN assault rifle

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Delayed blowback firearms

Lever delayed|

* AA-52
* Benelli B76
* Cristóbal Carbine
* Danuvia 43M
* Dlugov
* FAMAS
* FN Five-seven
* FNAB-43
* Garanin
* MAC-58
* Sterling 7.62
* ST Kinetics CPW
* TKB-517
* VAHAN
* AVB-7.62

Roller delayed|

* Calico M960
* CEAM Modèle 1950
* CETME Ameli
* CETME rifle
* CETME Model L
* Gerät 03 prototype
* HK G3
* HK G41
* HK MP5
* HK P9
* HK PSG1
* HK MSG90
* HK SR9
* HK UCP
* HK21
* HK32
* HK33
* HK43
* HK SL6
* HK SL7
* MG 45
* PTR 91F
* SIG 510
* SIG MG 710
* SRM Arms Model 1216
* StG 45(M)
* TKB-011

Gas delayed|

* Arsenal P-M02
* Grossfuss Sturmgewehr
* Heckler & Koch P7
* M-77B
* Steyr GB
* Volkssturmgewehr 1-5
* Walther CCP

Hesitation locked|

* M50 Reising
* Remington Model 51
* Remington Model 53
* Remington R51
* Rudd Arms AR-180
* SIG MKMO
* Star Si 35

Flywheel delayed|

* Barnitzke machine gun
* MGD PM-9

Radial delayed|

* CMMG MkG

Screw/Turnbolt delayed|

* BSA Autorifle
* Demro TAC-1
* Salvator-Dormus M1893
* Thompson Autorifle

Toggle delayed|

* Schwarzlose machine gun
* T1E3
* TKB-011M
* Model 32 semi-automatic rifle

Vector delayed|

* Jatimatic
* KRISS Vector

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