Iron sights, rails for mounting various sniper sights
The KSVK 12.7 (Russian: Крупнокалиберная Снайперская Винтовка Ковровская, romanized: Krupnokalibernaya Snayperskaya Vintovka Kovrovskaya, lit. 'Large-Caliber Kovrov Sniper Rifle') or Degtyarev sniper rifle is a 12.7mm anti-materiel rifle developed in Russia for the purpose of counter sniping and penetrating thick walls, as well as light armored vehicles.
Development
The KSVK anti-material (or large caliber sniper) rifle was developed in the late 1990s by Degtyarev plant, based in Kovrov, Russia. It is based on the SVN-98 12.7mm experimental rifle.
Design
The KSVK is a bullpup-configured, bolt-action, magazine-fed rifle. It is equipped with a muzzle device which acts as a muzzle brake.
The KSVK is equipped with standard Russian side-mounted scope rail (dovetail), and can be fitted with variety of day and night scopes. Open iron sights are installed for backup or emergency purposes.
SBT12M1,[3] a Vietnamese design based on the Russian KSVK with several modifications to fit the local conditions. It is equipped with the also Vietnamese produced N12 optical sight with 10x magnification. Manufactured at Z111 and Z199 factories.[4][5]
ASVK-M Kord-M: Upgraded version
Conflicts
The KSVK 12.7 has been in the following conflicts: