SSG 82
Country of origin
East Germany
The Scharfschützengewehr 82 or SSG 82, (Sharpshooter's Rifle 82), is a sniper rifle chambered in the 5.45×39mm Soviet cartridge built in East Germany at the end of the Cold War.
The SSG 82 actually was specifically designed for use in the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) to stop the import of police sniper rifles from non-socialist countries and military sniper rifles from socialist countries.
The SSG 82 actually was specifically designed for use in the Ministry for State Security (Stasi) to stop the import of police sniper rifles from non-socialist countries and military sniper rifles from socialist countries.
