PP-19 Bizon

The Bizon ("Bison") is a 9mm submachine gun developed in 1993 at Izhmash by a team of engineers headed by Victor Kalashnikov (son of engineer Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of the AK-47 and AK-74). Alexei Dragunov, youngest son of Evgeny Dragunov (the creator of the SVD sniper rifle), was also a member of the design team.

The Bizon is based on the AKS-74 and features a 60% parts commonality with the assault rifle. It is fed from a high-capacity helical-feed magazine that holds up to 64 rounds.

The Bizon was developed at the request of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and is primarily intended for counter-terrorist and law enforcement units that usually need fast and accurate fire at close ranges. The weapon was accepted into service in 1996, and is issued to armed response units of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and Ministry of Justice.