List of 7.62×54mmR firearms explained

The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×54mmR cartridge. The cartridge was originally developed for the Mosin–Nagant rifle and introduced in 1891 by the Russian Empire. It was the service cartridge of the late Tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period to the present-day Russia and other countries as well. The 7.62×54mmR remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in military use, and has one of the longest service lives of any military-issued cartridge.[1] This table is sortable for every column.

!Name!Type!Country!Image!Years of service!Notes
JS 7.62Bolt-action sniper rifle China2005–present
Type 67 machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gun China1967–present
Type 80 machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gun China1983–presentChinese variant of PKM machine gun.
Alejandro sniper rifleBolt-action sniper rifle Cuba2002–present
UK vz. 59General-purpose machine gun1959–present
Madsen machine gunLight machine gun Denmark1902–1940sExport variants.
KGK machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gun1960s–1990sDerived from the SGM machine gun.[2]
Type 73 light machine gunLight machine gun1973–presentDerived from the PKM machine gun.[3]
PSLDesignated marksman rifle1974–present
Mosin–NagantBolt-action rifle1891–present
Berdan IIBolt-action rifle1895–1920sRechambered from the original 10.67×58mmR.[4]
PM M1910Heavy machine gun1910–presentDerived from the [Maxim gun]].
AVS-36Battle rifle1936–1953
SVT-38Semi-automatic rifle1938–present
SVT-40Semi-automatic rifle1940–present
SVDDesignated marksman rifle1963–present
Baryshev AVB-7.62Battle rifle1985
PV-1Light machine gun1928–1945Derived from the PM M1910.[5]
DP-27Light machine gun1928–present
ShKASLight machine gun1934–1945
DS-39Medium machine gun1939–1950s
Savin–Norov machine gunLight machine gun1939–1940
SG-43 GoryunovMedium machine gun1943–present
RP-46Light machine gun1946–presentVariant of DP-27.
Garanin general-purpose machine gunsGeneral-purpose machine gun1957
PK machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gun1961–present
PKM machine gunGeneral-purpose machine gun1969–presentVariant of the PK machine gun.
GShG-7.62Rotary-barrel machine gun1970–present
SVUDesignated marksman rifle1994–presentDerived from the SVD.
Berkut rifleSemi-automatic rifle1998–present
SV-98Bolt-action sniper rifle2003–present
SVChDesignated marksman rifle2022–present
PKP PechenegGeneral-purpose machine gun2001–presentVariant of the PKM machine gun.
AEK-999General-purpose machine gun2008–presentDerived from the PKM machine gun.
Winchester Model 1895Lever-action rifle1915–1945Export variant for Russian Empire.[6]
Zastava M91Designated marksman rifle1992–present
Zastava M84General-purpose machine gun1985–presentYugoslav variant of PKM machine gun.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barnes, Frank. Cartridges of the World. 11th Edition.. Gun Digest Books. Cartridges of the World. Stan. Skinner. 295. 2006. 978-0-89689-297-2.
  2. Web site: KGK Machine Gun . hungariae.com . 30 May 2024 .
  3. Web site: North Korean Type 73 GPMGs in Iraq, Syria & Yemen . . Ali . Richter . 16 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Berdan Three Line Rifle and Carbine . hungariae.com . 30 May 2024 .
  5. Широкорад А.Б. (2001) История авиационного вооружения Харвест (Shirokorad A.B. (2001) Istorya aviatsionnogo vooruzhenia Harvest.) (History of aircraft armament), pages 68-69
  6. James, Garry "Winchester Model 1895 Russian Musket" American Rifleman April 2013 p.112

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