Zastava M90
Encyclopedia
The Zastava M90 is a 5.56 mm assault rifle
designed and produced by Zastava Arms
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round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, with selective fire capability. The M90 can be told apart from other AK
types by its wooden forend stock, which has three vent slots instead of two.
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
designed and produced by Zastava Arms
Zastava Arms
Zastava Arms is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannons. It is currently the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defence industry...
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Overview
The Zastava M90 is chambered in the 5.56x45mm NATO5.56x45mm NATO
5.56×45mm NATO is a rifle cartridge developed in the United States and originally chambered in the M16 rifle. Under STANAG 4172, it is a standard cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. It is derived from, but not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge...
round. It is gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, with selective fire capability. The M90 can be told apart from other AK
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
types by its wooden forend stock, which has three vent slots instead of two.
Variants
- M90 – Standard variant with fixed wooden stock.
- M90A – Under-folding metal stock.
- M85 – A submachine gun related to the M90, based on the AKS-74U and chambered in the 5.56mm round.
Design and features
- M90 Assault Rifle - Can launch rifle grenadeRifle grenadeA rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade was thrown by hand...
s using the grenade sight and muzzle-attachment delivered in the complete weapon set. - M90A Assault Rifle - Can launch rifle grenadeRifle grenadeA rifle grenade is a grenade that uses a rifle-based launcher to permit a longer effective range than would be possible if the grenade was thrown by hand...
s using the grenade sight and muzzle-attachment delivered in the complete weapon set. The M90A has a ventrally folding metal stock like the AKMS rather than the side-folding metal frame stock of the AK-74AK-74The AK-74 is an assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union as the replacement for the earlier AKM...
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