GP-25

[3] The acronym GP stands for Granatomyot Podstvolnyj,[3] "under-barrel grenade launcher" in Russian, and was adopted by Soviet forces in 1978.

The development of a grenade launcher for the AKM assault rifle began in 1966 at the Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms (TsKIB SOO).

[3] The initial version was designated the BG-15 Mukha ("Fly"), and was mounted under the barrel of the AK-74 assault rifle.

The GP-30M is a grenade launcher of simplified model, consisting of a shorter 40mm rifled barrel in front of a basic trigger mechanism with minimal hand grip.

The current Izhmash-made version, the GP-34, has a further-redesigned sighting system located to the right side of the weapon and features the following advantages:

A grenade is first loaded from the muzzle, the weapon is aimed, and then the double-action trigger is pulled to fire.

Spetsnaz with GP grenade launcher under an AKM rifle, 45th Spetsnaz Brigade .
An Afghan National Army soldier armed with a GP-25/30 on patrol in Kunar province, Khas Kunar district of Afghanistan , July 1, 2009.
Internal view of the 40mm VOG-25 (7P17) grenade from the GP-25 grenade launcher.
A group of British officers participating in a Russian field day at the WGF HQ camp in Zossen-Wuensdorf, Germany, 1992. Here Colonel Pugachov, CO 69th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment, is preparing a British officer for firing the GP 25/30 grenade launcher mounted on an AK-74 .