page_title: GP-25
section_title: Development
hierarchical_section_title: GP-25 / Development
caption_attribution_description: Русский: ММГ АК74 с гранатометом ГП-25. English: АК-74 assault rifle fitted with a GP-25 grenade launcher. Notice the added recoil reducing shoulder pad.
context_page_description: The GP-25 Kostyor, GP-30 Obuvka and GP-34 are a family of Russian 40 mm under-barrel grenade launchers for the AK family of assault rifles. They were first seen by the west in 1984 during the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. The GP-30 was lightened and the redesigned sighting system was moved to the right.
  The current Izhmash-made version, the GP-34, has an again redesigned sighting system on the right and features the following advantages:
  Reliability: It is designed and tested specifically for the Kalashnikov assault rifles, fits such assault rifles directly without any adaptors or forearm dismantling.
  Improved safety: The design prevents a round from moving within or falling out of the barrel, even if the muzzle is pointed down. The GP-34 features an additional mechanism to improve safety during loading.
context_section_description: Development of a grenade launcher for the AK-47 assault rifle began in 1966 at the Sporting and Hunting Arms Central Design and Research Bureau. Development continued into the 1970s, and in 1978 it was accepted into service. The GP-30 first entered service in 1989, and is intended for use with the AK-100 series of assault rifles. The GP-34 is designed to be a universal service model that can be fitted to the AKM / AKMS, AK74 / AK74S, AK74M, AK-101, AK-103, and AN-94 rifles.
caption: An AK-74 equipped with a GP-25 grenade launcher
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