GP-25 Kostyor
Overview
GP-25
40mm GP-25 grenade launcher.
Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin -
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V.N. Telesh
Russian for "underbarrel grenade launcher 25"
Kostyor (nickname)
Russian for "bonfire"
6G15 (GRAU index)
Details
Media
GP-25
A 40mm GP-25 grenade launcher seen attached to an AK-74 series assault rifle.
Source: State Military Scientific-Technical Center Delta
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GP-25
A 40mm GP-25 grenade launcher seen attached to an AEK-917 assault rifle.
Source: Vitaly V. Kuzmin
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