OSV-96
The OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for 12.7×108mm.
Also recorded as OSV-96“Cracker”
OSV-96

Vitaly V. Kuzmin · Vitalykuzmin.net · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- OSV-96
- Field
- anti-materiel rifle
- Region
- Russia
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
The OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for 12.7×108mm.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for OSV-96. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — OSV-96 • Origin — Russia • Type — Anti-materiel rifle • Is Ranged — yes • Service — 2000–present • Used By — See Users • Wars — Syrian civil war 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict • Designer — A.G. Shipunov • Design Date — 1990 (Prototype V-94) 1996 (OSV-96) • Manufacturer — KBP Instrument Design Bureau • Production Date — 1994 (Prototype V-94) 2000–present (OSV-96) • Variants — V-94 • Weight — 12.9 kg w/o scope • Length — 1746 mm • Part Length — 1000 mm • Cartridge — 12.7×108mm • Action — Direct impingement gas-operated, rotating bolt • Rate — Semi-Auto • Velocity — 870–910 m/s • Range — 2000 m • Feed — 5-round detachable box magazine • Sights — various mounting sniper sights and back-up iron sights
Design
Design
The rifle is capable of engaging infantry at a distance of up to 1800 meters and can combat materiel targets at ranges up to 2500 meters. The OSV-96 can keep the shooter outside of the effective range of conventional calibers providing a distinct advantage over lower caliber rifles. Specialized high-accuracy 12.7×108mm 7N34 59.0 gram FMJ and AP sniper cartridges have been developed for Russian.50-caliber sniper rifles such as this rifle. Large caliber machine gun cartridges can also be used for firing, but with limited accuracy. With 7N34 ammunition, its accuracy is claimed as 1.5 MOA at 100 meters or better, equal to the Barrett M107. The OSV-96 folds in half in between the barrel/chamber and receiver compartments to shorten its length for ease of transportation. The rifle features a free-floating barrel in combination with a large muzzle brake to greatly decrease its recoil.
Variants
Variants
• V-94 (В-94 «Волга») - Prototype was developed by the KBP (Instrument Design Bureau) in the early 1990s. V-94 was first revealed to the public in 1994. Initial muzzle energy is estimated to be 18860 J, while firing API ammunition (885 gr). • OSV-96 (ОСВ-96 «Взломщик») - Developed in 1996–2000, entered service in March 2000. Design utilizes a number of improvements, such as a redesigned stock, muzzle brake, and carrying handle. • MTs-567 (МЦ-567) - developed in 2018–2019, since August 2020 is allowed as civilian hunting weapon.
Users
Users
• Azerbaijan: Used by the special forces • Belarus: Used by the special forces •: Used by Egyptian special operation forces (El-Sa'ka Forces) • India: Used by the Indian Army. • Russia: Federal Security Service and Ministry of Internal Affairs • Syria: Used by both government and jihadist forces in the Syrian civil war • Vietnam: Used by the Vietnamese military, manufactured by the Z111 Factory as the SBT-12.7 (unlicensed copy).
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- Russia
Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which OSV-96 stands. Manufactured by KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Recorded as a kind of anti-materiel rifle.
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.12,7-мм снайперская винтовка В-94 (ОСВ-96). Oruzhie. 1. 51–52. 2000.
- 2.Monetchikov, Sergey. 12,7-мм крупнокалиберная снайперская винтовка В-94. Bratishka. November 2003.
- 3.Monetchikov, Sergey. Оружейная мастерская: Оружие российского спецназа, или крупнокалиберные снайперские винтовки. Bratishka. July 2013.
- 4.TASS. Ростех запустил серийное производство гражданской версии "антиматериальной" винтовки. 10 August 2020.
- 5.Вадим Зайцев, Юрий Лямин. Силы специальных операций Азербайджана // журнал "Экспорт вооружений", № 4, 2021.
- 6.Александр Макаров. Полк высоких технологий. Силы специальных операций // журнал "Спецназ", июль 2011
- 7.Египетские снайперы вооружились российскими СВДС и ОСВ-96. Российская газета. 2018-08-14.
- 8.Submarines, tanks, fighters, even basic rifles: Long list of Russian imports Indian forces use. ThePrint. 2022-03-11.
- 9.La 104ème brigade de la Garde républicaine syrienne, troupe d'élite et étendard du régime de Damas. France-Soir. 20 March 2017.
- 10.Syria troops besiege town near Damascus. The Daily Star Newspaper - Lebanon. September 2018.
- 11.VCCorp.vn. Cận cảnh súng bắn tỉa hạng nặng OSV-96 do Việt Nam sản xuất. soha.vn.
- 12.Phan Anh. Triển lãm Quốc phòng quốc tế Việt Nam 2022. People's Army Newspaper.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Militaria
6,095 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Orsini bombTerminology
- Ortgies Semi-Automatic PistolTerminology
- OstwindTerminology
- OSU-35KTerminology
- OTO Melara 76 mm gunTerminology
- OTO Melara Mod 56Terminology
- OTO/Ansaldo 135 mm/45 gunTerminology
- OTO/Ansolado 152 mm/53 Models 1926 and 1929 gunTerminology
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own an object connected with OSV-96?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.