The NRS-2 (''Нож Разведчика Стреляющий'', "Scout Firing Knife") (official
GRAU
The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (), commonly referred to by its transliterated acronym GRAU (), is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is subordinate to the Chief of ...
index 6P25U) is a
gun hybrid with a combination of a knife blade and a built-in single-shot shooting mechanism designed to fire a 7.62×41mm SP-4 (СП-4) cartridge, originally designed for the
PSS silent pistol
The PSS silent pistol or MSS "Vul" ("Вул") is a Soviet silent pistol operating on a sealed cartridge system.
Operation Cartridge
The PSS uses a specially developed 7.62×41 mm necked round SP-4 (СП-4), also used by the OTs-38 Stechk ...
.
History
It was manufactured by the
Tula Arms Plant
Imperial Tula Arms Plant () is a Russian weapons manufacturer founded by Tsar Peter I of Russia in 1712 in Tula, Tula Oblast as Tula Arsenal. Throughout its history, it has produced weapons for the Russian state. Its name was changed from Tula ...
for Soviet ''
Spetsnaz
SpetsnazThe term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or () are special forces in many post-Soviet states. Historically, this term referred to the Soviet Union's Spet ...
'' troops in the 1980s, and is still used as a personal weapon for modern ''Spetsnaz'' troops and special law enforcement groups.
Design
The NRS-2 is designed for either stabbing or throwing with the blade, or fired at distances of up to 25 metres.
Shooting mechanism
To load the shooting mechanism, the opening lever is pressed, and the barrel rotated out of the knife handle.
Then the cartridge is inserted into the firing chamber and the barrel is reinserted back into the handle and rotated into place using two prongs that fit into the outer latch. The flip-up lever on the right side of the NRS-2 is then pulled to cock the internal hammer.
Before firing the safety catch, located beside the barrel, must be turned to the "fire" position.
The user's left hand is then used to hold the underside of the grip, the right hand held against the right side with the right index finger placed on the single action push-button trigger, which is located above the safety catch beside the gun barrel.
Scout shooting knife NRS-2
Variants
NR-2 survival knife
A modified version of the NRS-2, the NR-2, with the shooting mechanism replaced by a container of survival equipment, was also developed.
Users
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Former
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See also
*List of Russian weaponry
The following is a list of modern Russian small arms and light weapons which were in service in 2024:
Handguns
Revolvers
Pistols
Special purpose
Submachine guns
Special purpose
Shotguns
Rifles
Bolt-action
Semi-a ...
*NR-40
The NR-40 (from , НР-40 ''nozh razvedchika'' meaning "scout's knife" or Finka) was a Soviet combat knife introduced in 1940 and used throughout World War II.
History
In the beginning of the 20th century, Finnish puukko knives started becomi ...
*PSS Silent Pistol
The PSS silent pistol or MSS "Vul" ("Вул") is a Soviet silent pistol operating on a sealed cartridge system.
Operation Cartridge
The PSS uses a specially developed 7.62×41 mm necked round SP-4 (СП-4), also used by the OTs-38 Stechk ...
* TKB-506
References
External links
NR-2/NRS-2
Military knives of the Soviet Union
Tula Arms Plant products
TsNIITochMash products
Military equipment introduced in the 1980s
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