The K6-92 (Armenian: Կ6-92) is an Armenian submachine gun designed in the 1990s.
History[]
The K6-92 was a simple submachine gun designed at Garni-ler[1] in 1991 as a cheap and inexpensive weapon to solve the problem of a shortage of military arms in Armenia after the country gained its independence.[2] The K6-92 was adopted by the Armenian Army in the 1990s and remains in service.
Borz[]
A local copy of the K6-92 known as the "Borz" ("Wolf") was produced in Chechnya during the mid-1990s. It was allegedly manufactured for a short time at a Krasny Molot plant in Grozny. Although the original Borz was a direct clone of the K6-92, the name has since been used to refer to any improvised or workshop-made Chechen submachine guns, regardless of function or appearance.
Design[]
The K6-92 is a basic blowback submachine gun that fires from an open bolt. The weapon is largely made from inexpensive steel stampings. The cocking handle is a retracting nut located over the top of the receiver. The barrel has six right-hand grooves to act as rifling. A folding stock is standard on standard models but is absent on compact versions.
Variants[]
- K6-M
Modernized variant of the K6-92. Has a notably much higher rate of fire.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- A number of K6-92s appear to be in custody with the Armenian Police.[3]