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{{Infobox weapon
| name               = 9A-91
| image              = 9mm KBP 9A-91 compact assault rifle - 06.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = 9A-91 compact assault rifle with a sound suppressor attached and the stock unfolded
| origin             = Russia
| type               = [[Assault rifle]]
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| is_ranged          = yes
<!-- Service history -->
| service            = 1993–present
| used_by            = Russia (police and Federal Security Service)
| wars               = [[Syrian Civil War]]
<!-- Production history -->
| designer           = [[KBP Instrument Design Bureau]]
| design_date        = 1991
| manufacturer       = [[KBP Instrument Design Bureau]]
| production_date    = 1994–present
| variants           = [[VSK-94]]
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
| cartridge          = [[9x39mm]] (SP-5, SP-6 & PAB-9)
| caliber            = 9mm
| action             = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas actuated]], [[rotating bolt]]
| rate               = 600-800 rounds/min
| velocity           = 270&nbsp;m/s
| range              = 200&nbsp;m
| max_range          = 400&nbsp;m (with an optical sight mounted)
| feed               = 20-round box magazine
| sights             = [[Iron sights]] or [[PSO-1]], [[Kobra RDS]], [[PK-AS]]
| weight             = 1.8 kg (empty) <br> 2.5 kg (loaded with 20-round magazine)
| length             = 594 mm (stock extended) <br> 373 mm (stock folded)
| width              = 44 mm
| height             = 190 mm
}}

The '''9A-91''' is a [[Assault rifle#Compact assault rifles|compact assault rifle]] currently in use with [[Police|Russian police]] forces. It is used as a cheaper and more versatile alternative to the [[SR-3 Vikhr|SR-3 "Vikhr]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://world.guns.ru/assault/as64-e.htm|title=Modern Firearms- 9A-91 compact assault rifle|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref>

The 9A-91 is a gas operated, rotating bolt weapon, which utilizes a long stroke gas piston, located above the barrel, and a rotating bolt with 4 lugs. The receiver is made from steel stampings; the forend and pistol grip are made from polymer. The steel buttstock folds up and above the receiver when not in use. The charging handle is welded to the right side of bolt carrier on earlier production guns with current production guns having a charging hand that folds up, making the gun more low profile by decreasing the chances of the charging handle snagging onto articles of clothing and equipment. Earlier production models of the 9A-91 featured the safety / fire selector lever at the left side of the receiver, above the trigger guard. Current production models feature the safety / fire selector lever at the right side and a sight mounting rail on the left side of the receiver. This allows the user to attach various scopes and red-dots onto the rail to aid in aiming the weapon. The fire selector allows for semi- and full-automatic fire. The flip-up rear sight has settings for 100 and 200 meters range, but the relatively short sight base and steep trajectory of the subsonic bullet effectively restricts the 9A91 to ranges of about 100 meters.

The [[VSK-94]] is a sniper rifle based on the 9A-91.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:9mm KBP 9A-91 compact assault rifle - 25.jpg|Charging handle in the folded up position
File:9A-91.jpg|Modernised 9A-91
</gallery>

==Users==
*{{flag|Belarus}}<ref>"''На смену тяжелому 7,62–миллиметровому автомату АКМС с прибором для бесшумной и беспламенной стрельбы пришел 9–миллиметровый бесшумный малогабаритный автомат 9А–91''"<br/>Александр Макаров. [http://specnaz.sb.by/post/147860/ Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923011959/http://specnaz.sb.by/post/147860/ |date=23 September 2013 }} // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011</ref>
*{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/crisis_in_kyrgyzstan.html|title=Crisis in Kyrgyzstan|work=Boston.com|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref>
*{{flag|Mongolia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/zql6.jpg/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207135812/http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/zql6.jpg/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2013|title=ImageShack - zql6.jpg|work=ImageShack|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/TvyamNb-BivtNwcoxtkc5xGBuGkIMh_nj4UJHQKuq1-DlSWWLXZfhr2a7JejKkR-99FHaQ1s0TDW/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207154656/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/u/TvyamNb-BivtNwcoxtkc5xGBuGkIMh_nj4UJHQKuq1-DlSWWLXZfhr2a7JejKkR-99FHaQ1s0TDW/|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2013|title = National Geographic Magazine}}</ref>
*{{flag|Russia}}
*{{flag|Syria}}<ref>[https://x.com/Bosni_94/status/1832352033392714053?t=HWiw9sRSobJYDhin6EKbQA&s=19 Syrian soldier with 9A-91]</ref>

==See also==
* [[KBP A-91]]
* [[AS Val]]
* [[OC-14-4A]]
* [[TKB-022]]
* [[List of Russian weaponry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:9×39mm firearms]]
[[Category:Assault rifles of Russia]]
[[Category:KBP Instrument Design Bureau products]]


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