ks-23
The KS-23 (Russian: Карабин специальный, 23 мм (Special Carbine, 23 mm)) is a Soviet pump action shotgun that fires 23×75mmR cartridge, which is equal to 6.27 gauge using the British and American standards of shotgun gauges and approximately 4 gauge using the current European standards. It was designed in the 1970s for suppressing prison riots. The KS-23 began to see use during the mid-1980s by several MVD forces.
The shotgun is commonly available in two variants: Traditional wooden fixed stock and pistol gripped with side-folding stock.
h1. See also
* KS-23 (Girls' Frontline)
* List of Weapons
h1. External links
* Soviet counter-terrorism training (eve of the Olympics-80) footage with KS-23, on YouTube
* Wikipedia: KS-23