LAD machine gun

The LAD machine gun (Russian: пулемет ЛАД) is a Soviet prototype light machine gun. Although belt-fed and having a built-in bipod, it is chambered for the Tokarev pistol cartridge. The LAD machine gun was developed between 1942 and 1943 by V. F. Lyuty, N. M. Afanasyev and V. S. Deykin. Only two prototypes were built and it was not accepted for service.^[1]

LAD machine gun
Type	Belt-Fed Sub-Machine Gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	Vasily Fedorovich Lyuty Nikolay Mikhaylovich Afanasyev Vladimir Sergeyevich Deykin
Designed	1942
Manufacturer	Central Research Complex for Small Arms and Mortars (NIPSMVO)
Produced	1942-1943
No. built	2
Specifications
Mass	5.56kg
Length	970mm
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev
Caliber	7.62x25mm Tokarev
Action	Blowback
Rate of fire	600 rpm

The two prototypes are on display at the Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps in Saint Petersburg.