LAD machine gun
| LAD machine gun | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin |
 Soviet Union |
| Production history | |
| Designer |
Lyuty Afanasyev Daykin |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 5.56kg |
| Length | 970mm |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Tokarev |
| Caliber | 7.62mm |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 600rpm |
The LAD machine gun (Russian: пулемет ЛАД) is a Soviet prototype light machine gun. Although belt-fed and having a built-in bipod, it is chambered for the Tokarev pistol cartridge. The LAD gun was developed between 1942-1943 by V. F. Lyuty, N. M. Afanasyev and V. S. Daykin. Only two prototypes were built and it was not accepted for service.[1]
The two prototypes are on display at the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps in Saint Petersburg.
References
- ↑ Руслан Учмак, "Не вписавшийся в классификации. Лёгкий пулемёт под пистолетный патрон конструкции Лютого, Афанасьева и Дейкина", Kalashnikov 2012/5, pp. 82-87; addendum photo with the belt and its box: Коробка и лента к пулемету ЛАД под 7,62-мм пистолетный патрон
- А. А. Малимон, Отечественные автоматы (записки испытателя оружейника), Moscow: Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, 1999