Gepard (submachine gun)

Gepard
TypeSubmachine gun
Personal Defense Weapon
Place of originRussia
Production history
Designed1995
Specifications
Mass2 kg
Length640mm
420mm folded
Barrel length235mm

Cartridge.380 ACP
9×18mm Makarov
9×19mm
9×19mm 7N21
9×21mm
9×21mm Gyurza
9×30mm Grom
Rate of fire600-700 rounds/min
Feed system22 or 40-round double stack magazine
SightsAdjustable iron sights for 100m and 200m

The Gepard (Cyrillic: Гепард, Cheetah) is a Russian submachine gun developed by the military unit 33491 and JSC REX, first designed in 1995 and presented in Moscow in 1997. The gun was developed as an answer to a shortage of 9mm submachine guns.