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The Saiga shotgun series is a series of AK-derived civilian semi-automatic shotguns developed and manufactured by Izhmash (now known as Kalashnikov Concern). The Saiga is primarily manufactured in three different calibers: 12 gauge (Saiga 12 series), 20 gauge (Saiga 20 series), and .410 bore (Saiga .410 series).

Each of these three types of Saiga shotguns generally have three main variants:

The unsuffixed base variant, with long barrel, fixed buttstock, and no pistol grip. This variant can also be manufactured with a quick-detachable buttstock and quick-detachable pistol grip.
The S variant with long barrel, folding stock, and pistol grip.
The K variant with short barrel, folding stock, and pistol grip. The civilian versions of the K variants are equipped with a trigger locking mechanism that prevents the trigger from being pulled when the stock is folded; this is because the Russian law prohibits shotguns with barrel lengths below 500 mm (20") and also overall lengths below 800 mm (32"), and the Saiga K variants go below the length limit when their stocks are folded, necessitating the safety block to follow Russian regulations. Police, military, and export variants of the K variants are not equipped with this mechanism.

Sporterized BATFE approved semi-auto versions of the Saiga shotgun were available for sale to civilians in the United States prior to various sanctions against Russia, and many clones of the design (of varying quality) are still sold. Media occasionally depicts Saiga shotguns as fully automatic or select-fire. No production version with such a feature exists, but such modification is possible.

Specifications

(1994 - Present)

Type: Shotgun
Caliber: 12 gauge (Saiga-12), 20 gauge (Saiga-20), .410 (Saiga .410)
Operation: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Barrel Length: 580 mm (22.8") (Saiga 12/12S); 430 mm (16.9") (Saiga 12K)
Overall Length: 1145 mm (45.1") (Saiga 12); 1060/820 mm (41.7/32.3") (Saiga 12S, stock open/folded); 910/670 mm (35.8/26.4") (Saiga 12K, stock open/folded)
Weight: 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs) (Saiga 12/12S); 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs) (Saiga 12K)

The Saiga shotgun series have been featured in the following video games and television series:

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-The Saiga shotgun series developed by Izhmash are Kalashnikov pattern civilian shotguns. They are rotating bolt, gas-operated Semi-Automatic shotguns with pistol grips, short barrels and folding stocks for police and military use, sporterized BATFE Approved semi-auto versions are avalible for sale to civilians in the United States.
+The '''Saiga shotgun series''' is a series of [[AK]]-derived civilian semi-automatic shotguns developed and manufactured by Izhmash (now known as [[Kalashnikov Concern]]). The Saiga is primarily manufactured in three different calibers: 12 gauge (Saiga 12 series), 20 gauge (Saiga 20 series), and .410 bore (Saiga .410 series).
+Each of these three types of Saiga shotguns generally have three main variants:
+* The unsuffixed base variant, with long barrel, fixed buttstock, and no pistol grip. This variant can also be manufactured with a quick-detachable buttstock and quick-detachable pistol grip.
+* The S variant with long barrel, folding stock, and pistol grip.
+* The K variant with short barrel, folding stock, and pistol grip. The civilian versions of the K variants are equipped with a trigger locking mechanism that prevents the trigger from being pulled when the stock is folded; this is because the Russian law prohibits shotguns with barrel lengths below 500 mm (20") and also overall lengths below 800 mm (32"), and the Saiga K variants go below the length limit when their stocks are folded, necessitating the safety block to follow Russian regulations. Police, military, and export variants of the K variants are not equipped with this mechanism.
+Sporterized BATFE approved semi-auto versions of the Saiga shotgun were available for sale to civilians in the United States prior to various sanctions against Russia, and many clones of the design (of varying quality) are still sold. Media occasionally depicts Saiga shotguns as fully automatic or select-fire. No production version with such a feature exists, but such modification is possible.
 ==Specifications==
-'''Type:'''Shotgun<br>
+(1994 - Present)
-'''Caliber:'''12 Gauge(Saiga-12),20 Gauge(Saiga-20),.410(Saiga .410)<br>
-'''Operation:'''Gas operated,rotating bolt<br>
+* '''Type:''' Shotgun
+*'''Caliber:''' 12 gauge (Saiga-12), 20 gauge (Saiga-20), .410 (Saiga .410)
+*'''Operation:''' Gas operated, rotating bolt
+*'''Barrel Length:''' 580 mm (22.8") (Saiga 12/12S); 430 mm (16.9") (Saiga 12K)
+*'''Overall Length:''' 1145 mm (45.1") (Saiga 12); 1060/820 mm (41.7/32.3") (Saiga 12S, stock open/folded); 910/670 mm (35.8/26.4") (Saiga 12K, stock open/folded)
+*'''Weight:''' 3.6 kg (7.9 lbs) (Saiga 12/12S); 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs) (Saiga 12K)
 '''The Saiga shotgun series have been featured in the following video games and television series:'''
 ==Saiga 12==
-[[Image:Saiga12huntingconf.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12 (IZ-109) - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga12huntingconf.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12 (IZ-108) - 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga12new.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12 (IZ-108) - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga12new.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12 (IZ-109) - 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga12s.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12S - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga12s.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12S - 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga 12k-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12K - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga 12K.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12K - 12 gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga 12k-1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-12K with raised sight rib - 12 gauge]]
 === Film ===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 |-
-|[[Gamer]]||[[Terry Crews]]||Hackman||with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2009
+|''[[Russia 88]]''||||Neo-Nazi||12K||2009
 |-
-|[[The Expendables]]||[[Terry Crews]]||Hale Caesar||with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2010
+|''[[Gamer]]''||[[Terry Crews]]||Hackman||with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2009
+|-
+|''[[The Expendables]]''||[[Terry Crews]]||Hale Caesar||with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2010
+|-
+|''[[Gun (2010)]]''||[[50 Cent]]||Rich Taylor||Saiga 12K Converted to fully auto ||2010
+|-
+|''[[Drive Angry]]''||[[Billy Burke]]||Jonah King|| Fully Automatic with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2011
+|-
+|''[[Contraband]]''||||Gonzalo's thugs||with buttstock, 10-inch barrel and 20-round straight magazines||2012
+|-
+|[[Baytown Outlaws, The|''The Baytown Outlaws'']]||[[Zoe Bell]]||Rose||20-round drum magazine, short barrel, no flash hider||2012
+|-
+|[[Baytown Outlaws, The|''The Baytown Outlaws'']]||[[Daniel Cudmore]]||Lincoln||20-round drum magazine, short barrel, no flash hider||2012
+|-
+|''[[The Avengers]]''||||Loki's thugs||Saiga-12K||2012
+|-
+|''[[Osombie]]''||||Whiskey||||2012
+|-
+|''[[The Last Stand]]''||||Cartel gunmen||with removed buttstock, 10-inch barrel, Aimpoint sight and 20-round drum magazine||2013
+|-
+| rowspan=2 | ''[[Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya)]]'' || Roberto Fleites || Bartender || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2020
+|-
+| [[Vitaliy Krivonos]] || Ray
+|-
+|''[[Extraction 2]]''||[[Megan Anderson]]||Nagazi mercenary|| ||2023
 |-
-|[[Drive Angry]]||[[Billy Burke]]||Jonah King|| Fully Automatic with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine||2011
 |}
 === Television ===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="75"|'''Air Date'''
 |-
-|[[Burn Notice]]/Center of the Storm||||||With 10 inch barrel, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, EOTech red dot sight, and 20-round drum magazine||2009
+|''[[Burn Notice]]''/Center of the Storm||||||With 10 inch barrel, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, EOTech red dot sight, and 20-round drum magazine||2009
 |-
-|[[Deadliest Warrior]]/Green Berets vs Spetsnaz||||||||2009
+|''[[Deadliest Warrior]]''/Green Berets vs Spetsnaz||||||||2009
 |-
-|[[Weaponology]]/Spetsnaz||||||||2008
+| rowspan=4| ''[[The Walking Dead - Season 7]]'' || Unknown || Savior Member || fitted with a Magpul stock & handguard; The Well" (S7E02) || rowspan=4| 2016
+|-
+| Unknown || Savior Member || "Service" (S7E04)
+|-
+| [[Norman Reedus]] || Daryl Dixon || "Service" (S7E04)
+|-
+| Unknown || Savior Member || "Service" (S7E04)
+|-
+|''[[Arrow - Season 5]] || || ||with 10-rounded magazine; seen in gunstore; "Vigilante" (S5E07)||2016-2017
+|-
+| ''[[The Walking Dead - Season 8]]'' || Unknown || Savior Member || "Mercy" (S8E01) || 2017
+|-
+| rowspan=2 | ''[[Territory (2020)|Territory]]'' || [[Konstantin Itunin]] || Kalina || rowspan=2 | || rowspan=2 | 2020
+|-
+| [[Evgeni Mundum]] || Six-Fingered
 |-
 |}
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
 |-
-|[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]||||||||2008
+| ''[[Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror]]'' || "AS-12" ||  ||  || 2002
+|-
+| ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || S12K || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K || 2005
+|-
+| ''[[Project Reality]]'' || S12K || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K ||2005
+|-
+| ''[[Rainbow Six: Vegas]]'' || || || Saiga 12K, cut weapon||2006
+|-
+| ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' ||  || Skeletonized stock, AK-style sights, wood handguard & pistol grip || Saiga-12K || 2007
+|-
+| ''[[Rainbow Six: Vegas 2]]'' || || || Saiga 12K, cut weapon || 2008
+|-
+| ''[[7.62 High Calibre]]'' ||  ||  ||  || 2008
+|-
+| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]''|| "S20K" || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K ||2008
+|-
+|'' [[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' || || Rib sight || Saiga-12K || 2008
 |-
-|[[Getaway: Black Monday, The|The Getaway: Black Monday]]||||||||2005
+| ''[[ArmA II]]'' || || Rib sight || Saiga-12K || 2009
 |-
-|[[ArmA II]]||||||||2009
+| ''[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]'' || S-12K || || || 2010
 |-
-|[[Battlefield 2]]||S12K||||with side-folding stock||2005
+| ''[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]''|| "Saiga 20K Semi" || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K ||2010
 |-
-|[[SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3]]||S-12K||||||2010
+| ''[[Battlefield Play4Free]]'' || "S12K" || Rib sight, skeletonized stock, tan pistol grip, handguard, and magazine || Saiga-12K || 2011
 |-
-|[[Project Reality]]||S12K||||with side-folding stock||2005
+| ''[[Breach (VG)|Breach]]'' ||  || AK-style sights, wooden handguard, skeletonized stock || ||2011
 |-
-| [[Battlefield Play4Free]] || As the "S12K" ||  || With side-folding stock & tan pistol grip, handguard, and magazine || 2011
+| ''[[War Inc. Battlezone]]'' ||  || || ||2011
 |-
-| [[Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror]] || As the "AS-12" ||  ||  || 2002
+| ''[[Battlefield 3]]'' || Saiga 12K || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K; Camouflaged (Single player only), 5+1 & 10+1 Capacity || 2011
 |-
-|[[Rainbow Six: Vegas]]||||12K||cut weapon||2006
+| ''[[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier]]'' ||Saiga 12|| RIS handguard, BUIS, and skeletonized stock; optional attachments available || Saiga-12K ||2012
 |-
-|[[Rainbow Six: Vegas 2]]||||12K||cut weapon||2008
+| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]'' || S12 ||  RIS rails, Magpul MOE stock, large muzzle brake, rail-mounted HK-style iron sights; optional attachments available || Saiga 12K || 2012
+|-
+| ''[[State of Decay]]'' || "Russian 12K" || || Saiga-12K || 2013
+|-
+| ''[[DayZ]]'' || Vaiga ||  || Tactical ||2013
+|-
+| ''[[Survarium]]'' ||  ||  || Saiga-12S || 2013
+|-
+| ''[[Metro: Last Light]]'' || Saiga || AKS-74U stock, wooden furniture; optional upgrades || Saiga-12K || 2013
+|-
+| ''[[Splinter Cell: Blacklist]]'' || "SASG-12" || RIS handguard, telescoping stock; optional attachments available || Saiga-12K ||2013
+|-
+| ''[[Payday 2]]'' || "IZHMA 12G" || Hybrid receiver with AKMS features, AKMS stock; optional attachments available || Saiga-12K || 2013
+|-
+| rowspan="4" | ''[[Warface]]'' || "Saiga" || 8-rounded magazine, Magpul UBR GEN2 stock||LSA Saiga 12 Signcutter CS-VLR  || rowspan="4" | 2013
+|-
+| "Saiga Bullpup" ||  8-rounded magazine and Magpul MBUS Gen.2 sights ||AKU-94 bullpup kit
+|-
+| "Saiga H.G.C. Custom" ||Salvo-12 suppressor, folding stock, 8-rounded magazine and Magpul AFG grip ||H.G.C. Custom
+|-
+| "Saiga Spike"|| slug rounds, 5-rounded magazine and muzzle brake || CBRPS bullpup kit
+|-
+| ''[[Watch_Dogs]]'' || "RSG-12" ||  RIS handguard, skeletonized stock; optional attachments available || Saiga-12K || 2014
+|-
+| ''[[Contract Wars]]'' ||  ||  || Saiga-12K; standard and custom versions || 2014
+|-
+| ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' || "Heavy Shotgun" ||  Optional flashlight, angled grip, suppressor and extended magazine || Saiga-12K; uses slugs; added in "Last Team Standing Update" DLC || 2014
+|-
+| ''[[World of Guns: Gun Disassembly]]'' || Saiga 12K 030 || Aimpoint sight, recoil pad 6G15U for GP-25, Insight M3 flashlight, laser sight, FAB Defense grip  || Saiga 12K 030 || 2014
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty Online]]'' || "GPAS-12" || || Saiga-12K; Cosmetically modified || 2015
+|-
+| ''[[Rainbow Six: Siege]]'' || SASG-12 || RIS foregrip, rail-mounted iron sights, aftermarket trigger-guard, Hogue pistol grip, CAA CBS AR-15 stock; optional attachments available || Saiga-12K; Hatcher Gun Company customizations || 2015
+|-
+| ''[[Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades]]'' || || Rib sight, skeletonized stock || Saiga-12K || 2016
+|-
+| ''[[Escape from Tarkov]]'' ||Saiga 12ga ver. 10 12/76 shotgun|| Muzzle brakes, Hexagon and Salvo 12  suppressors, any AK grip, sight rail mount for rear sight, MTU002 and Bravo-12 handguards, 5, 10-round box and 20-round drum mags, dovetail mount, Zenit RP-1|| Saiga-12K; Has a special variant: Saiga 12 NERFGUN || 2016
+|-
+| ''[[The Division]]'' ||  || || Saiga-12 and Saiga-12K || 2016
+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered]]'' || "Kamchatka-12" || Optional red dot sight or foregrip || Saiga-12K; Added in update; converted to full-auto, heavily customized || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[Playerunknown's Battlegrounds]]'' || S12K || Can be fitted with several sights, muzzle devices and magazines || Saiga-12K || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[State of Decay 2]]'' || || || || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[Call to Arms]]'' || || || Izhmash KS-K || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[Gun Club VR]]'' || Saiga-12K || ||| Izhmash KS-K || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[The Division 2]]'' || SASG-12 |||| Saiga-12 and Saiga-12K || 2019
+|-
+| ''[[Ghost Recon Breakpoint]]'' || || || Saiga-12K || 2019
+|-
+| ''[[Into the Radius VR]]'' || "Saiga 12k" || Adjustable choke || With wooden AK foregrip, extra short barrel, conical flash hider, and Galil-style folding stock ||2020
+|-
+| ''[[Battlefield 2042]]'' || 12M Auto || || Hatcher Gun Company modified version || 2021
+|}
+=== Anime ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+! align="center" bgcolor="#D0E7FF" width="280" |'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Date'''
 |-
-| [[7.62 High Calibre]] ||  ||  ||  || 2008
+|''[[Upotte!!]]'' || Saiga || Saiga-12K || 2012
 |-
-| [[Breach (VG)|Breach]] ||  || w/ front sight, wooden handguard and [[AKS-74U]]-style skeleton stock || ||2011
+|''[[Magical Girl Raising Project]]'' || Calamity Mary || || 2016
 |-
 |}
 <br clear=all>
 ==Saiga 20==
-[[Image:Saiga20huntingconf.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20 - 20 Gauge]]
+[[Image:Saiga20huntingconf.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20 - 20 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga20s.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20S - 20 Gauge]]
+[[Image:Saiga20s.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20S - 20 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga20k.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20K - 20 Gauge]]
+[[Image:Saiga20k.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-20K - 20 gauge]]
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Fara (film)|Fara]]'' ||  || || Seen in the gun shop, 20K || 1998
+|-
+|}
 === Video Games ===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
 |-
-|[[Combat Arms]]||||Version available w/ camo paint||2004
+|''[[Combat Arms]]''||||Version available w/ camo paint|| ||2004
-|-
-|[[Battlefield: Bad Company]]||S20K||||||2008
-|-
-|[[Battlefield: Bad Company 2]]||S20K||||||2010
-|-
 |}
 <br clear=all>
 ==Saiga .410==
-Saiga .410 is a variant of Saiga shotgun chambered in .410.
 [[Image:Saiga_410huntingconf.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga .410 - .410]]
 [[Image:Saiga_410s.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga .410S - .410]]
 [[Image:Saiga_410k.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga .410K - .410]]
+[[image:Saiga 410 imfdb.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Saiga-410K-01 - .410 Magnum]]
+===Film===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
+|-
+| ''[[Fara (film)|Fara]]'' ||  || || Seen in the gun shop, 410K and 410S || 1998
+|-
+| rowspan=4|''[[999]]'' || Tolepbergen Baisakalov || Oscar || rowspan=4| 410K-01 || rowspan=4|2010
+|-
+| [[Kamila Ermekova]] || Linda
+|-
+|   || Mujaheddin
+|-
+|  || Oscar's friend
+|-
+| rowspan="2" | ''[[Dark World (Tyomnyy mir)]]'' || Maksim Pleshko || Demon || rowspan="2" | 410K-04 || rowspan="2" | 2010
+|-
+|   || Demons
+|-
+| ''[[Suicides (Samoubiytsy)]]'' ||  || SOBR member || 410K-04, scopped || 2012
+|-
+|}
+=== Television ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
+|-
+|[[Sword, The|''The Sword'']]|| Roman Kurtsyn ||Konstantin Orlov ||Saiga-410K-01 ||2009
+|}
+<br clear=all>
+==Kalashnikov USA Shotgun Series==
+[[file:Komrad 12.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Komrad 12 - 12 gauge]]
+[[file:Kalashnikov USA KS-12.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Kalashnikov USA KS-12 - 12 gauge]]
+[[file:Kalashnikov USA KS-12T.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Kalashnikov USA KS-12T with CAA stock and pistol grip - 12 gauge]]
+[[file:Kalashnikov USA KHAOS.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Kalashnikov USA KHAOS - 12 gauge]]
+The '''Kalashnikov USA KS-12''' shotgun is a semi-automatic shotgun, a clone of the Saiga-12 manufactured in the United States by Kalashnikov USA. The KS-12 accepts 2.75” and 3” shells and features an adjustable gas system that allows it to utilize a variety of different shell types.
+The shotgun also features the traditional [[AK]] style side-mounted dovetail mount and a threaded barrel. Most Saiga accessories and parts, such as magazines, chokes, and muzzle devices, are compatible with the KS-12.
+The '''Kalashnikov USA Komrad''' is a 12 gauge semi-automatic, short-barreled firearm. While essentially a short-barreled shotgun, the Komrad is considered a "firearm" as it does not meet the definition for either a "shotgun" or a "short-barreled shotgun" under United States federal law and thus is not subject to the registration and extra paperwork required to own a similar short-barreled shotgun as outlined in the National Firearms Act.
+The Komrad's barrel length is only 12.5" long, under the 18" length requirement to be considered a "shotgun" by law, however, it has an overall length of 31.5" and lacks a stock, instead being fit with a pistol brace. Like the KS-12, it features an adjustable gas system and is compatible with most Saiga-12 parts and accessories.
+===Specifications===
+(2019 - Present)
+* '''Type:''' Shotgun, SBS
+*'''Caliber:''' 12 gauge
+*'''Barrel Length:''' - {{convert|cm|32}} - Komrad 12;  {{convert|cm|47}} - KS12
+*'''Length:''' - {{convert|cm|80}} - Komrad 12;  {{convert|cm|97}} - KS12
+*'''Weight:''' - {{convert|kg|3.6}} - Komrad 12;  {{convert|kg|3.8}} - KS12
+=== Video Games ===
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
+|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|'''Game Title'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Appears as'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="400"|'''Mods'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="150"|'''Notation'''
+!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="100"|''' Release Date'''
+|-
+|''[[Warface]]''||"Kalashnikov USA Komrad 12" <br> Kalashnikov USA KHAOS||w/fixed stock, reflex sight, custom pistol grip, extended magazine, tactical grip and muzzle brake||Komrad 12 and KHAOS added in 2021/2023 ||2013
+|}
 <br clear=all>
-==Modified Saiga-12==
+==''Showtime'' Saiga-12==
-[[Image:Saiga12Showtime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Showtime Saiga-12 - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga12Showtime.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Showtime Saiga-12 - 12 gauge]]
-[[Image:Saiga12FireflyVera.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Unfolded Showtime Saiga-12 - 12 Gauge]]
+[[File:Saiga12FireflyVera.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Unfolded Showtime Saiga-12 - 12 gauge]]
+The unique custom Saiga-12 shotgun originates from the 2002 film ''[[Showtime (2002)|Showtime]]'', built by gunsmiths Larry Zanoff and Jim Boland. It was later prominently featured in the ''[[Firefly]]'' TV series, as major character Jayne Cobb's favorite gun "Vera".
 === Movies ===
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 !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date'''
 |-
-| ''[[Showtime]]'' || [[Pedro Damian]]  || Cesar Vargas || || 2002
+| ''[[Showtime (2002)|Showtime]]'' || [[Pedro Damian]]  || Cesar Vargas || || 2002
 |-
-| ''[[Showtime]]'' || [[Mos Def]] || Lazy Boy || || 2002
+| ''[[Showtime (2002)|Showtime]]'' || [[Mos Def]] || Lazy Boy || || 2002
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 |}
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 ==Kushnapup==
-[[Image:Kushnapup.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Kushnapup with EOTech red dot sight - 12 Gauge]]
+[[Image:Kushnapup.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Kushnapup with EOTech red dot sight - 12 gauge]]
-The Kushnapup is a Saiga shotgun in a bullpup congfiguration. Conversion kits exist for all Saiga calibers.
+The '''Kushnapup''' is an aftermarket synthetic stock made by Kushnapup LLC (based in Utah) for Saiga shotguns and rifles (as well as similar weapons like the Catamount Fury), which converts the gun into a bullpup configuration. The Kushnapup can be used on all common Saiga calibers.
 === Video Games ===
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 |-
-|[[Ghost Recon Online]]||Kushnapup||w/ various attachments||||2012
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 ==See Also==
 * [[Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Izhmash.
+* [[Kalashnikov Concern]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern.
+{{AK}}
 [[Category:Gun]]
 [[Category:Shotgun]]
 [[Category:Bullpup]]

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Russia 88		Neo-Nazi	12K	2009
Gamer	Terry Crews	Hackman	with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine	2009
The Expendables	Terry Crews	Hale Caesar	with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine	2010
Gun (2010)	50 Cent	Rich Taylor	Saiga 12K Converted to fully auto	2010
Drive Angry	Billy Burke	Jonah King	Fully Automatic with removed buttstock, 10 inch barrel, and 20-round drum magazine	2011
Contraband		Gonzalo's thugs	with buttstock, 10-inch barrel and 20-round straight magazines	2012
The Baytown Outlaws	Zoe Bell	Rose	20-round drum magazine, short barrel, no flash hider	2012
The Baytown Outlaws	Daniel Cudmore	Lincoln	20-round drum magazine, short barrel, no flash hider	2012
The Avengers		Loki's thugs	Saiga-12K	2012
Osombie		Whiskey		2012
The Last Stand		Cartel gunmen	with removed buttstock, 10-inch barrel, Aimpoint sight and 20-round drum magazine	2013
Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya)	Roberto Fleites	Bartender		2020
Do Not Wake Me Up (Ne budi menya)	Vitaliy Krivonos	Ray		2020
Extraction 2	Megan Anderson	Nagazi mercenary		2023

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Notation	Air Date
Burn Notice/Center of the Storm			With 10 inch barrel, AN/PEQ-2 IR designator, EOTech red dot sight, and 20-round drum magazine	2009
Deadliest Warrior/Green Berets vs Spetsnaz				2009
The Walking Dead - Season 7	Unknown	Savior Member	fitted with a Magpul stock & handguard; The Well" (S7E02)	2016
	Unknown	Savior Member	"Service" (S7E04)
	Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon	"Service" (S7E04)
	Unknown	Savior Member	"Service" (S7E04)
Arrow - Season 5			with 10-rounded magazine; seen in gunstore; "Vigilante" (S5E07)	2016-2017
The Walking Dead - Season 8	Unknown	Savior Member	"Mercy" (S8E01)	2017
Territory	Konstantin Itunin	Kalina		2020
Territory	Evgeni Mundum	Six-Fingered		2020

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror	"AS-12"			2002
Battlefield 2	S12K	Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K	2005
Project Reality	S12K	Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K	2005
Rainbow Six: Vegas			Saiga 12K, cut weapon	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms		Skeletonized stock, AK-style sights, wood handguard & pistol grip	Saiga-12K	2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2			Saiga 12K, cut weapon	2008
7.62 High Calibre				2008
Battlefield: Bad Company	"S20K"	Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K	2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots		Rib sight	Saiga-12K	2008
ArmA II		Rib sight	Saiga-12K	2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3	S-12K			2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2	"Saiga 20K Semi"	Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K	2010
Battlefield Play4Free	"S12K"	Rib sight, skeletonized stock, tan pistol grip, handguard, and magazine	Saiga-12K	2011
Breach		AK-style sights, wooden handguard, skeletonized stock		2011
War Inc. Battlezone				2011
Battlefield 3	Saiga 12K	Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K; Camouflaged (Single player only), 5+1 & 10+1 Capacity	2011
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier	Saiga 12	RIS handguard, BUIS, and skeletonized stock; optional attachments available	Saiga-12K	2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II	S12	RIS rails, Magpul MOE stock, large muzzle brake, rail-mounted HK-style iron sights; optional attachments available	Saiga 12K	2012
State of Decay	"Russian 12K"		Saiga-12K	2013
DayZ	Vaiga		Tactical	2013
Survarium			Saiga-12S	2013
Metro: Last Light	Saiga	AKS-74U stock, wooden furniture; optional upgrades	Saiga-12K	2013
Splinter Cell: Blacklist	"SASG-12"	RIS handguard, telescoping stock; optional attachments available	Saiga-12K	2013
Payday 2	"IZHMA 12G"	Hybrid receiver with AKMS features, AKMS stock; optional attachments available	Saiga-12K	2013
Warface	"Saiga"	8-rounded magazine, Magpul UBR GEN2 stock	LSA Saiga 12 Signcutter CS-VLR	2013
	"Saiga Bullpup"	8-rounded magazine and Magpul MBUS Gen.2 sights	AKU-94 bullpup kit
	"Saiga H.G.C. Custom"	Salvo-12 suppressor, folding stock, 8-rounded magazine and Magpul AFG grip	H.G.C. Custom
	"Saiga Spike"	slug rounds, 5-rounded magazine and muzzle brake	CBRPS bullpup kit
Watch_Dogs	"RSG-12"	RIS handguard, skeletonized stock; optional attachments available	Saiga-12K	2014
Contract Wars			Saiga-12K; standard and custom versions	2014
Grand Theft Auto V	"Heavy Shotgun"	Optional flashlight, angled grip, suppressor and extended magazine	Saiga-12K; uses slugs; added in "Last Team Standing Update" DLC	2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly	Saiga 12K 030	Aimpoint sight, recoil pad 6G15U for GP-25, Insight M3 flashlight, laser sight, FAB Defense grip	Saiga 12K 030	2014
Call of Duty Online	"GPAS-12"		Saiga-12K; Cosmetically modified	2015
Rainbow Six: Siege	SASG-12	RIS foregrip, rail-mounted iron sights, aftermarket trigger-guard, Hogue pistol grip, CAA CBS AR-15 stock; optional attachments available	Saiga-12K; Hatcher Gun Company customizations	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades		Rib sight, skeletonized stock	Saiga-12K	2016
Escape from Tarkov	Saiga 12ga ver. 10 12/76 shotgun	Muzzle brakes, Hexagon and Salvo 12 suppressors, any AK grip, sight rail mount for rear sight, MTU002 and Bravo-12 handguards, 5, 10-round box and 20-round drum mags, dovetail mount, Zenit RP-1	Saiga-12K; Has a special variant: Saiga 12 NERFGUN	2016
The Division			Saiga-12 and Saiga-12K	2016
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered	"Kamchatka-12"	Optional red dot sight or foregrip	Saiga-12K; Added in update; converted to full-auto, heavily customized	2017
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds	S12K	Can be fitted with several sights, muzzle devices and magazines	Saiga-12K	2017
State of Decay 2				2018
Call to Arms			Izhmash KS-K	2018
Gun Club VR	Saiga-12K		Izhmash KS-K	2018
The Division 2	SASG-12		Saiga-12 and Saiga-12K	2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint			Saiga-12K	2019
Into the Radius VR	"Saiga 12k"	Adjustable choke	With wooden AK foregrip, extra short barrel, conical flash hider, and Galil-style folding stock	2020
Battlefield 2042	12M Auto		Hatcher Gun Company modified version	2021

Title	Character	Note	Date
Upotte!!	Saiga	Saiga-12K	2012
Magical Girl Raising Project	Calamity Mary		2016

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Fara			Seen in the gun shop, 410K and 410S	1998
999	Tolepbergen Baisakalov	Oscar	410K-01	2010
	Kamila Ermekova	Linda
		Mujaheddin
		Oscar's friend
Dark World (Tyomnyy mir)	Maksim Pleshko	Demon	410K-04	2010
Dark World (Tyomnyy mir)		Demons	410K-04	2010
Suicides (Samoubiytsy)		SOBR member	410K-04, scopped	2012

Title	Actor	Character	Notation	Date
Showtime	Pedro Damian	Cesar Vargas		2002
Showtime	Mos Def	Lazy Boy		2002

AK Pattern Firearms (Gallery)
Soviet/Russian	Assault Rifles	AK-12 • AK-47 • AK-74 • AK-101 • AK-103 • AK-107 • AK-108 • AKM • AKMS
	Carbines	AK-9 • AK-102 • AK-104 • AK-105 • AKS-74U • OTs-14 Groza • Saiga 9 • Saiga MK-03
	Submachine Guns	Gepard PDW • PP-19 Bizon • PP-19-01 Vityaz
	Shotguns	Saiga 12 • Saiga 20 • Saiga .410 • Vepr-12
	Sporting Rifles	Saiga 308 • Molot Vepr
	Machine Guns	RPK • RPK-74 • RPK-16
Bulgarian	Assault Rifles	Arsenal AR • Arsenal AR-F • Arsenal AR-M1 • Arsenal AR-M1F • Arsenal SAR-M1
Bulgarian	Carbines	Arsenal AR-SF • Arsenal AR-M4SF
Chinese	Assault Rifles	MAK-90 • Type 56 • Type 56-1 • Type 56-2 • Type 84S • Type 84S Underfolder
	Carbines	Type 56C
	Sniper Rifles	Type 84S Target • Type 84S Match
East German	Assault Rifles	MPi-KM-72 • MPi-KMS-72
Hungarian	Assault Rifles	AKM-63 • FÉG NGM-81
Hungarian	Carbines	AMD-65
Israeli	Assault Rifles	AK-Alfa
Polish	Assault Rifles	wz. 88 Tantal • wz. 96 Beryl
Polish	Carbines	wz. 89 Onyks • wz. 96 Mini-Beryl
Romanian	Assault Rifles	AIM • AIM-74 • AIMS • AIMS-74 • WASR
Romanian	Carbines	AIMR
Yugoslavian	Assault Rifles	Zastava M70B1 • Zastava M70AB2
	Carbines	Zastava M85 • Zastava M92
	Machine Guns	Zastava M72B1
Custom	Carbines	AKMSU

AK Derivatives (Gallery)
Chinese	Rifles	Type 86S
Finnish	Assault Rifles	Valmet M62 • Valmet M71 • Valmet M76 • Valmet M82 • Valmet M95
Finnish	Machine Guns	Valmet M78
Indian	Assault Rifles	INSAS
Israeli	Assault Rifles	Galil AR
	Carbines	Galil ACE 21 • Galil MAR • Galil SAR
	Machine Guns	Galil ARM
	Sniper Rifles	Galil Sniper Rifle • SR-99
Romanian	Sniper Rifles	PSL Sniper Rifle
South African	Assault Rifles	Vektor CR-21 • Vektor R4
South African	Carbines	Vektor R5 • Vektor R6
Ukrainian	Assault Rifles	Vepr • Malyuk
Yugoslavian	Sniper Rifles	Zastava M76

Firearms Visually Resembling the AK (Gallery)
Soviet/Russian	Assault Rifles	AEK-971 • AEK-972 • AEK-973 • AN-94 • AS Val • SR-3 Vikhr
Soviet/Russian	Sniper Rifles	SVD Dragunov • SVDS • VSS Vintorez
Chinese	Assault Rifles	QBZ-03 • Type 81 • Type 81-1
Chinese	Sniper Rifles	NDM-86
Czechoslovakian	Assault Rifles	Sa vz. 58 P • Sa vz. 58 V • Sa vz. 58 Compact

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