Arsenal AD Shipka

History of Arsenal AD Shipka

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Shipka is designed to arm various military personnel who need this compact weapon capable of volumetric fire. This has largely focused on downed pilots and vehicle crews operating in cramped compartments such as tanks and armored vehicles. The Shipka was developed by the Bulgarian company Arsenal in 1996 as a traditional submachine gun system manufactured at the cost of domestic weapons. The Shipka operates in conventional recoil/open bolt operation and is fed from a 32-round detachable magazine containing Soviet 9x18mm Makarov cartridges. Interestingly, the prototype mold was designed to fire the popular German 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge from a 25-round detachable magazine, although this support was conspicuously omitted in the production design, most likely due to the fact that the Soviet cartridge was in that section the world of usability.

Shipka production began in 1999.

The Shipka maintains a unique shape, especially when inserted into a long, straight magazine. An angled, smooth and invisible polymer pistol grip is integrated under the rear of the case. A foldable wire stock is mounted on the rear and folded over the actual receiver. Overall, Shipka's design is quite elegant with clean lines. Of note is the thicker front end, which houses the barrel assembly and serves as the front handle.

The magazine is inserted into the front of the polymer trigger unit (protected by a ring). Magazine releases are located behind the magazine feed. The barrel protrudes a short distance in front of the front wing. The sights are marked on top of the front and rear steel receivers.

The Shipka has an empty weight of 2.2kg, a barrel length of 625mm and an extended stock. Stock folded, this is reduced to 328mm. The barrel itself is 150mm long. The rate of fire was specified at 700 rounds per minute, and the muzzle velocity was 1,436 feet per second.

By the way, Shipka is named after the Shipka Pass in the Bulgarian Balkans. The area was the scene of the Bulgarian-Russian victory over the Ottoman army in 1877. Arsenal has its headquarters in nearby Kazanlak.

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