PP-91 Kedr
- Category
- Personal Defense Weapon
- Barrel
- 120 mm
- Weight, empty
- 1.55 kg
- Introduced
- 1994
About
What it is, and why it matters
The PP-91 Kedr (Cedar) is a Russian compact submachine gun chambered in 9x18mm Makarov, designed by Yevgeny Dragunov, better known for the SVD sniper rifle. Originally conceived as the PP-71 in the early 1970s, the design was revived in the early 1990s when Russian law enforcement sought greater short-range firepower. It is a blowback-operated, selective-fire weapon firing from a closed bolt, with a stamped-steel receiver and a top-folding steel stock. It entered service in 1994 and is used by Russian police and security forces.
The Kedr's name is an acronym for Konstruktsiya Evgeniya Dragunova (the design of Yevgeny Dragunov) - the same engineer who created the legendary SVD Dragunov sniper rifle, here applying his talents to a pocket-sized submachine gun decades earlier.
Fires from a closed bolt for improved accuracy. Features an L-shaped flip rear sight auto-adjusting for short and long range. The reinforced Klin variant handles the more powerful 9x18mm PMM cartridge; the Kedr-B is an integrally suppressed version.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- KBP Instrument Design Bureau
- Category
- Personal Defense Weapon
- Country
- Russia
- Status
- In service
- Produced
- 1994
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 120 mm
- Overall length
- 539 mm
- Weight, empty
- 1.55 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Blowback
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Capacity
- 20
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Steel
- Finish
- Phosphate
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 310 m/s
- Effective range
- 100 m
- Rate of fire
- 800 rpm
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Top folding stock
Closed bolt
Stamped steel receiver
Flip rear sight
Suppressor compatible
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 54 personal defense weapons | 1.55 kg | 2.23 kg | Lighter than about 80% |
| Overall lengthAmong 53 personal defense weapons | 539 mm | 582 mm | Shorter than about 60% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 55 personal defense weapons | 120 mm | 168 mm | Shorter than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 57 personal defense weapons | 20 | 30 | Holds fewer rounds than about 60% |
Its place in the rankings
Answers
Questions about the PP-91 Kedr
How much does the PP-91 Kedr weigh?
The PP-91 Kedr weighs 1.55 kg (3.42 lb) empty. It is the 9th lightest of 54 personal defense weapons in the catalogue.
What caliber is the PP-91 Kedr?
The PP-91 Kedr is chambered in 9x18mm Makarov.
How many rounds does the PP-91 Kedr hold?
The PP-91 Kedr holds 20 rounds, fed from a detachable box magazine.
How long is the PP-91 Kedr?
The PP-91 Kedr is 539 mm (21.2 in) long overall, with a 120 mm (4.72 in) barrel.
Who makes the PP-91 Kedr?
The PP-91 Kedr is made by KBP Instrument Design Bureau (Russia). It was designed by Yevgeny Dragunov.
When was the PP-91 Kedr introduced?
The PP-91 Kedr was introduced in 1994.
How does the PP-91 Kedr operate?
The PP-91 Kedr uses a blowback action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)
- 1994
- Federal Security Service (FSB)
- Russia
Provenance
Confidence in this record
76%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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