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{{Short description|Autoloading rifle}}
{{Infobox weapon
| is_ranged          = yes
| image              = M92.jpg
| image_size         = 300
| caption            = Zastava M92
| name               = Zastava M92
| type               = [[Carbine]]
| origin             = [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]/[[SR Serbia|Serbia]]
| designer           = 
| manufacturer       = [[Zastava Arms]]
| cartridge          = [[7.62×39mm]]<ref name="Zastava M92">[http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=214 M92 Technical data] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000857/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=214 |date=March 10, 2012 }}</ref>
| design_date        = 
| production_date    = since 1992
| service            = 1992–present
| operators          = 
| wars               = [[Yugoslav Wars]]<br>[[Kivu conflict]]<ref name ="DRC nation.co"/><br>[[Libyan Civil War]]<br>[[Banjska attack]]
| calibre            = 
| part_length        = {{convert|254|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| ammo               = 
| feed               = 5, 10, 30, 40 round box magazine or 75, 100 round drum magazine
| action             = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]
| rate               = 620 rounds per minute
| velocity           = {{convert|678|m/s|0|abbr=on}}
| range              = 200-400 m<ref name="Zastava M92"/>
| weight             = {{convert|3.57|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}
| length             = {{convert|795|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} stock extended
{{convert|550|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} stock folded
| sights             = Adjustable [[iron sights]], optional mount required for optical sights
| variants           = 
| number             = 
}}

The '''M92''' is a [[carbine]] developed and manufactured by [[Zastava Arms]] since 1992.<ref name="Zastava M92"/> It is nearly identical to the [[Zastava M85]] carbine; the only differences between the two are caliber and, correspondingly, magazine design.<ref>[http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=322 History of Zastava Arms - 1992] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507230500/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=322 |date=May 7, 2012 }}</ref> The M92 is a shortened version of the [[Zastava M70 assault rifle|Zastava M70]] assault rifle, which is a modified copy of the Soviet [[AKM]] assault rifle.

==Overview==
The Zastava M92 chambers and fires the Soviet [[7.62×39mm]] round. It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, and selective fire firearm with an under folding metal stock. In general design, it is a modified hybrid of the Soviet [[AKMSU]] and [[AK-74]] carbines, but is easily distinguished by the design of pistol grip and especially by the longer handguard, which is made out of a different wood type and has three cooling vents instead of the usual two. This feature gives the M92 less overheating on full auto mode.

The M92 also features a shorter barrel. Unlike most rifle rounds which would otherwise experience a loss of velocity out of a shorter barrel, the 7.62×39mm round loses very little velocity when compared to a full-length barrel. This makes it an excellent round for short-barrel rifles. The short barrel of the M92 may not lose enough velocity to even make a considerable difference when compared to the M70.

==Design and features==
The M92 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, magazine-fed, selective fire, shoulder-fired weapon with an underfolding stock. In contrast to the M70, the M92 also features a flash eliminator on the barrel end, which reduces muzzle flash and allows the user to see the bullet's point of impact. Like all carbine rifles, the M92 has a shorter effective range and lower penetration when compared to the original rifle, but it also has its own advantages, it is more efficient in close combat, the handling is improved, and it has a higher rate of fire. Other advantages of a shorter barrel are more portability and ease of concealment, making it popular for vehicle crews, pilots and special forces.

==Users==
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[[File:Flickr - The U.S. Army - Celebrate.jpg|thumb|Iraqi soldiers with M92s]]
*{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}<ref name ="DRC nation.co">{{cite news|title=Congo's new 'shortcut' war brutality|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/1066-594114-78hrtqz/index.html|date=4 May 2009|work=[[Daily Nation]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215443/https://www.nation.co.ke/news/africa/1066-594114-78hrtqz/index.html|archive-date=September 3, 2018}}{{better source needed|reason = only photographic evidence|date=September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph Kabila continues to over-equip his regime militarily for the upcoming political deadlines|url=http://desc-wondo.org/en/joseph-kabila-continues-to-over-equip-his-regime-militarily-for-the-upcoming-political-deadlines-jj-wondo/|first= Jean-Jacques |last=Wondo Omanyundu|date=23 May 2018|website=desc-wondo.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024094811/https://afridesk.org/en/joseph-kabila-continues-to-over-equip-his-regime-militarily-for-the-upcoming-political-deadlines-jj-wondo/|archive-date=October 24, 2022}}</ref>
*{{IRQ}}: Produced copies under license from [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], primarily at the Al-Qadissiya Establishments.<ref name ="sipri"/>
*{{flag|Jordan}}<ref name ="sipri">{{cite book|url=http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view |title=Annual Report on the Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2008 |page=37 |author-link=Ministry of Economy (Serbia)|author=Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Economy and of Regional Development|via= Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |access-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190408/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view |archive-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>
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*{{flag|Libya}}: 80,000 bought in 2008-2009<ref name ='SAS 26'>{{cite book|title=Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya|first1=N.R.|last1= Jenzen-Jones |first2=Ian |last2=McCollum|date=April 2017|series= Working Paper No. 26|editor=Small Arms Survey|editor-link=Small Arms Survey|page=75|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516085143/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
*{{flag|Nicaragua}}
*{{MKD}}: Used by the [[Army of North Macedonia]].
* {{flag|Palestine}}: Used by Palestinian presidential guard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/22-women-join-elite-palestinian-force-1.5244255|title=First Women Joining Palestinian Commando Unit in West Bank |newspaper=Haaretz |date=October 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215014912/https://www.haaretz.com/22-women-join-elite-palestinian-force-1.5244255|archive-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=photograph only|date=March 2019}}
*{{flag|Serbia}}: Used by Special Forces (formerly also used by the [[Special Operations Unit (Serbia)|Special Operations Unit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paluba.info/smf/index.php?topic=11461.0|date=December 2019|title=Automat M92 u kalibru 7, 62 mm - Page}|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213172820/http://www.paluba.info/smf/index.php?topic=11461.0|archive-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.crveneberetke.com/protest/|website=Crvene Beretke Jedìnica|title=Protest|date=31 May 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204043525/https://www.crveneberetke.com/protest/|archive-date=December 4, 2022}} </ref>

==See also==
{{Commons category}}
*[[Zastava PAP series]]
*[[Zastava M70 assault rifle|Zastava M70]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000857/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=214 Zastava Arms]

{{AK47 derivatives}}
{{Zastava firearms}}

[[Category:Zastava Arms]]
[[Category:7.62×39mm assault rifles]]
[[Category:Assault rifles of Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Assault rifles of Serbia|M92]]
[[Category:Carbines]]
[[Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1990s]]