Captured: Modern Russian Weapons Taken in Battle
The Definitive Reference on Post-Soviet Russian Small Arms
The first book to comprehensively document modern Russian firearms — photographed from weapons captured on the front line, most of them never published anywhere before.
For collectors, researchers, armorers, and serious small arms enthusiasts, Captured is the most complete visual reference ever assembled on the weapons of the modern Russian arsenal — the rifles, machine guns, and launchers developed and produced after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Where most references on Russian small arms rely on factory literature, catalogue imagery, or secondhand sources, this large-format volume was built from the weapons themselves — captured in battle and photographed where they were taken. Following the tradition established by Soviet Weapons of the Afghan War and Soviet Weapons of the Atomic Age, this book combines frontline access with the photographic standard our readers expect, producing a volume that works equally well as a practical identification guide and a premium collector's reference.
What's Inside:
- Comprehensive coverage of post-1991 Russian small arms — weapons designed and manufactured after the Soviet collapse, documented as a distinct generation
- An extensive survey of modern AK rifles, including the AK-74M, AK-RMO, AK-103, AK-104, all three types of the AK-12, and the AK-12K
- Modern Russian sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers — from sidearms to heavy weapons
- Two modern Russian service pistols documented in detail
- A section on Russian explosives and ordnance
- And more!
Why This Book Stands Apart
Those very few books on modern Russian weapons that exist are compiled at a distance, from manufacturer material and secondary sources. Captured was made differently. Photographer Oleksandr Danylishyn traveled the front line himself, working directly with infantry regiments who collect and hold captured Russian weapons, and photographing them where few outsiders have access. The result is a body of imagery that simply does not exist elsewhere in the publishing world. Every page reflects that standard of access.
Whether you're identifying a specific rifle, building a serious modern small arms reference library, or tracking the evolution of the Kalashnikov platform into its newest generation, this is the reference the subject has always deserved.
A must-have for AK collectors, modern military history enthusiasts, small arms researchers, and anyone documenting the weapons of the post-Soviet Russian arsenal.
