Vintorez

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TheVSS (Russian: Special Sniper Rifle) is known as Vintovka Snayperskaya Spetsialnaya or "Special Sniper Rifle." It also goes by the name Vintorez, which translates to "thread cutter" or "tap," and is classified with GRAU designation 6P29. This suppressed sniper rifle utilizes a heavy subsonic 9×39mm SP5 cartridge as well as an armor-piercing cartridge SP6. TheVSS was developed in the late 1980s by TsNIITochMash and produced by Tula Arsenal. It is predominantly issued to Spetsnaz units for undercover or clandestine operations, a role made clear by its ability to be disassembled for transport within a specially fitted briefcase.