RGS-50M
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TypeGrenade launcher
PlaceoforiginRussian Federation
Inservicelate 1990s – present
ManufacturerDegtyaryov Plant
| RGS-50M | |
|---|---|
 A RGS-50M grenade launcher on display | |
| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Service history | |
| In service | late 1990s – present |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Degtyaryov Plant |
The RGS-50M is a smoothbore single-shot break-action Russian 50 mm (2.0 in) grenade launcher manufactured by Degtyarev 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]
Rubber baton, rubber buckshot, teargas grenade, FRAG grenade, Smoke grenade:
- GS-50 tear gas
- GSZ-50 flashbang
- EG-50 shock-effect rubber baton round
- EG-50M shock-effect rubber pellets buckshot
- GO-50 lethal fragmentation grenade
- GK-50 lethal shaped-charge grenade
- GV-50 door-buster
- GD-50 instantaneous smoke screen
- BK-50 glass-breaking
- GS-50M improved tear gas grenade
- GS-50PM training grenade
History
Variants
- RGS-50 - Original version
- RGS-50M - Upgraded version with improved trigger, stock and recoil buffer[4]
