Vahan

The VAHAN (Russian: Ваган, romanized: Vagan; Armenian: ՎԱՀԱՆ, romanized: Vahan) is an assault rifle of Soviet/Armenian origin that was designed by engineer and firearms designer Vahan S. Manasian. It can be fitted with a GP-30 grenade launcher, bayonet and scope. The weapon dates back to 1952 as the MBC-2 prototype when Manasian was a soldier in the Soviet Army. As of 2009, the VAHAN rifle has not yet been tested by the Armenian government and the program has been canceled.