![]() ![]() Great numbers were produced and equipped all branches of the Romanian Army, several internal troops and police units and the Gărzi Patriotice. PSL rifles were originally made at the Uzina Mecanică Cugir in Cugir (English pronounced Koogeere), Romania starting with 1974. As the Soviets were not eager to share technical information on the SVD Dragunov, a project commenced to develop the PSL. ![]() To counterbalance its reliance on Soviet military equipment, Romania accelerated the development of its arms industry mostly relying on Soviet blueprints and licences. Īfter Socialist Romania's refusal to join the Invasion of Czechoslovakia, relations with the Soviet Union worsened. Though similar in appearance, mission, and specifications to the SVD Dragunov, the PSL rifle is, mechanically speaking, completely different as it is based on the AKM assault rifle - with its internals simply being scaled up to accommodate the more powerful 7.62×54mmR cartridge. It is also called PSL-54C, Romak III, FPK and SSG-97 ( Scharfschützengewehr 1997). The PSL ( Romanian: Puşcă Semiautomată 7,62 mm cu Lunetă, model 1974, "scoped semi-automatic rifle") is a Romanian military designated marksman rifle. LPS-4 scope with tritium illuminated reticle + iron tangent sights ![]() Gas-operated, long stroke semi-automaticĨ30 m/s (2,723.1 ft/s) with 10 grams (154 gr) projectile (7N14)ġ0 round detachable box magazine, 5 round detachable box magazine (no longer produced) ![]()
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