The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev Plant.

RGS-50M
A RGS-50M grenade launcher on display
TypeGrenade launcher
Place of originRussian Federation
Service history
In servicelate 1990s – present
Production history
ManufacturerDegtyaryov Plant

It is mainly intended for less than lethal (riot gun) and door breaching law enforcement roles, but it is also capable of firing lethal projectiles.[1][2]

Ammunition

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Rubber baton, rubber buckshot, teargas grenade, FRAG grenade, Smoke grenade:

History

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The development of the RGS-50M started in the mid-1980s with the first few production models made in the late 1980s, back then known as the RGS-50.[3] In the 1990s, the development of the RGS-50M started with a folding foregrip installed.[3]

Variants

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  • RGS-50 - Original version
  • RGS-50M - Upgraded version with improved trigger, stock and recoil buffer[4]

Users

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A soldier of the Russian National Guard with an RGS-50M hand grenade launcher

Current

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Former

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "RGS-50M - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 28 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151".
  3. ^ a b "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher". gunrf.ru.
  4. ^ "RGS-50M modernized special grenade launcher".
  5. ^ Administrator. "Russian security forces ordered five times more RGS-50M grenade launchers compared to 2014 11112151". www.armyrecognition.com.