Hand thrower RV-85
Production: General Engineering Plant Brno (Zbrojovka Brno)
The weapon was designed for shooting spec. ammunition to closed objects, for example to enable the rescue of hostages or to expel people from the object.
RV-85 is a single-shot rifle designed for firing 26.5 rounds. It is equipped with a barrel with a length of 500 mm with a smooth hard chrome-plated bore. The breech is tiltable, controlled by a crown handle, when the breech is opened, the hammer is tensioned and automatically locked, the weapon is also equipped with a sliding lock located in the front of the bow. Pulling out the cartridges is ensured by a puller placed under the barrel, when the breech is opened, the puller pulls the cartridge out of the chamber and allows the shooter to easily remove it. This is similar to the signal pistol vz. 44.
The weapon is equipped with a tilting sight for shooting at 50 and 100m, while the maximum range is about 700m at a given muzzle velocity of 100 m/s.
Ammunition:
for RV-85 the following types of ammunition are used.
Piercing Missile - Generator (PS-G)
Piercing Missile - Training Generator (PS-G-Cv)
Piercing Missile - Wanderer (PS-T)
Piercing bullet - Wanderer (PS-T-Cv)
Piercing Missile - Spare (PS-Nh)
Piercing Missile - Spare CS (PS-CS-Nh)
The cartridge comes out of the cartridges into the signal pistol, but its edge of the bottom of the cartridge is provided with a perforation, which prevents the loading of these cartridges on the signal pistol.
TTD:
Caliber: 26.5 mm
Overall length: 940 mm
Barrel length: 500 mm
Weight: 3850 g
Source: author's archive, own measurements
photo weapons: www.wojoczek.cz
Production: General Engineering Plant Brno (Zbrojovka Brno)
The weapon was designed for shooting spec. ammunition to closed objects, for example to enable the rescue of hostages or to expel people from the object.
RV-85 is a single-shot rifle designed for firing 26.5 rounds. It is equipped with a barrel with a length of 500 mm with a smooth hard chrome-plated bore. The breech is tiltable, controlled by a crown handle, when the breech is opened, the hammer is tensioned and automatically locked, the weapon is also equipped with a sliding lock located in the front of the bow. Pulling out the cartridges is ensured by a puller placed under the barrel, when the breech is opened, the puller pulls the cartridge out of the chamber and allows the shooter to easily remove it. This is similar to the signal pistol vz. 44.
The weapon is equipped with a tilting sight for shooting at 50 and 100m, while the maximum range is about 700m at a given muzzle velocity of 100 m/s.
Ammunition:
for RV-85 the following types of ammunition are used.
Piercing Missile - Generator (PS-G)
Piercing Missile - Training Generator (PS-G-Cv)
Piercing Missile - Wanderer (PS-T)
Piercing bullet - Wanderer (PS-T-Cv)
Piercing Missile - Spare (PS-Nh)
Piercing Missile - Spare CS (PS-CS-Nh)
The cartridge comes out of the cartridges into the signal pistol, but its edge of the bottom of the cartridge is provided with a perforation, which prevents the loading of these cartridges on the signal pistol.
TTD:
Caliber: 26.5 mm
Overall length: 940 mm
Barrel length: 500 mm
Weight: 3850 g
Source: author's archive, own measurements
photo weapons: www.wojoczek.cz