The russian word for carbine is “карабин” (latinized as “karabin”).
Soviet semi auto rifle. Description dragunov svd was designed not as a standard sniper rifle. The armed forces of the soviet union officially classified the sks as a carbine. In 1938 the new 14.5x114 mm.
It works with a closed bolt blowback operation and comes with a 16.33 inches barrel.