PP-90

The PP-90 is a Russian 9 mm folding

submachine gun, developed by the KBP
Instrument Design Bureau in Tula for use
with special units of the Russian Ministry
of Internal Affairs (MVD). It is designed
for close quarters combat, particularly
engagements that require the weapon to
be deployed rapidly in unusual
circumstances.[1]
 PP-90

PP-90M at Interpolitex 2013

Type Submachine gun

Place of origin Russia

Service history

Used by Russia

Production history

Designer KBP Instrument

Design Bureau

Designed 1990s

Manufacturer KBP Instrument

Design Bureau

Variants PP-90M, PP-92

 Specifications
Weight 1.83 kg (4.03 lb)
(empty)
2.23 kg (4.9 lb)
(loaded)

Length 490 mm (19.3 in)

(unfolded)

Barrel length 200 mm

Width 32 mm (1.3 in)

Cartridge 9×18mm Makarov

Action Blowback

Rate of fire 600–700 rounds/min

Muzzle velocity Approx. 320 m/s

(1,050 ft/s)

Effective firing range 100 meters

Feed system 30-round detachable

 box magazine
Sights Rear notch, post front
sight

Design
The PP-90 (short for Pistolet-pulemet
obrazets 1990, Russian: ПП-90 –
Пистолет-пулемет, "Machine Pistol
model of 1990") is an automatic-only
weapon that uses the straight blowback
method of operation, chambered for the
9×18mm Makarov cartridge. The weapon
bears a conceptual resemblance to the
9×19mm FMG submachine gun made by
the American company Ares.[1]
The PP-90 consist of the following main
groups: the receiver which houses the
barrel, action (bolt and recoil
mechanism), safety, fire selector switch
and supports the pistol grip with
magazine well and the shoulder rest.
When carried in the stowed position (the
bolt is in its forward, closed position) the
pistol grip and magazine are folded
under the barrel in line with the bore axis
and covered by the folded stock body.
The folded weapon resembles a cuboid
with the following dimensions – 270 × 90
× 32 mm, devoid of any protruding
elements, enabling easy concealment. To
ready the weapon for firing the stock is
pivoted out (simultaneously the pistol
grip with magazine, trigger and trigger
guard deploy), the safety is disengaged
and the bolt cocked. The bolt’s cocking
handle is placed at the rear end of the
receiver housing and is accessed from
beneath the stock.

During the design phase, emphasis was

placed on safety when operating the
weapon; the internal mechanisms are
configured to ensure that it is impossible
to discharge the firearm in its folded
position or when the stock is not fully
deployed.[1] The PP-90 also has a manual
safety and fire selector switch. The
safety toggle, installed on the left side of
the receiver housing, has two settings: a
top “P” position – indicating the weapon
is safe and the bottom “O” setting – for
automatic fire. The "safe" setting
mechanically disables the bolt catch. The
weapon’s internal safety mechanism also
features a drop safety that prevents it
from being discharged when dropped
with a loaded chamber.[1]

The submachine gun is fed from a

detachable 30-round box magazine,
placed in a well inside the hollowed pistol
grip. The magazine catch is located in
the heel of the pistol grip.

For aimed firing the PP-90 uses flip-up

iron sights (notch and front post); these
are made from thin sheet metal and fold
down to lie flush against the receiver
housing top cover. The barrel's muzzle is
also threaded and will take a sound
suppressor.[1]

The submachine gun with spare

magazines and a cleaning brush is
carried in a holster that can be slung
from a duty belt or shoulder rig. The
weapon can also be used with a sling.

Variants
A version of the PP-90 chambered in
the 9×19mm Parabellum pistol
cartridge is known as the PP-92.[1]
A selective fire version has also been
developed, designated PP-90M.
Users
 Russia: Law enforcement.
 Kazakhstan[2] - at least 880 were
bought[3]

See also
Magpul FMG-9
List of Russian weaponry

Notes
1. Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia
najnowszej broni palnej - tom 3 M-P.
Bellona. 2001. pp271.
2. Постановление Правительства
Республики Казахстан № 163 от 17
февраля 2003 года "Об утверждении
норм и перечня оружия и специальных
средств, которые имеют право
применять сотрудники органов
финансовой полиции"
3. "Агентству таможенного контроля
Республики Казахстан в
установленном законодательством
порядке передать Министерству
обороны Республики Казахстан боевое
ручное стрелковое оружие -
пистолеты-пулеметы ТБК "ПП-90" в
количестве 880 единиц... Настоящее
постановление вступает в силу со дня
подписания."
Постановление Правительства
Республики Казахстан № 902 от 5
сентября 2003 года "О передаче
Министерству обороны Республики
Казахстан боевого ручного
стрелкового оружия"

References
Woźniak, Ryszard (2001). "p. 271".
Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej -
tom 3 M-P (in Polish). Warsaw, Poland:
Bellona. ISBN 83-11-09311-3.

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