1P63

{{Short description|Russian reflex sight}}

{{Infobox weapon

| name = 1P63

| image = File:1P63 Collimator sight.jpg

| caption = 1P63 Reflex sight

| origin = Russian Federation

| type = Reflex sight

| wars = Annexation of Crimea

| weight = 0.6 kg

}}

1P63 is a Russian reflex sight designed for use on the AK rifle family (AKMN, AKMSN, AK-74N, AK-74M, AK-100, etc.) Developed by Central Design Bureau "Tochpribor" (Novosibirsk) as part of Zapev program.{{Cite web |title=Коллиматорный прицел "Обзор-ПК1" |url=https://zastava-izhevsk.ru/3/kollimatornyy-pritsel-obzor-pk1/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=zastava-izhevsk.ru |language=ru}} It is produced by Novosibirsk Instrument-Building Plant.{{Cite book |title=Оружие ближнего боя России |publisher=«Ассоциация «Лига содействия оборонным предприятиям» |year=2010 |location=Moscow |pages=621}} A civilian version, called NPZ PK1 (sometimes called Obzor), is also produced by the same factory.{{Cite web |title=Коллиматорный прицел НПЗ ПК1 |url=https://www.npzoptics.ru/catalog/dnevnye_pricely/npz_pk1/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=www.npzoptics.ru}} It was used by Russian troops during Annexation of Crimea.{{Cite web |title=Прицелы и прицельные приспособления "вежливых" людей при операции в Республике Крым |url=http://www.ak-info.ru/joomla/index.php/devices/9-optics/197-crimeaoptics |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513144716/http://www.ak-info.ru/joomla/index.php/devices/9-optics/197-crimeaoptics |archive-date=13 May 2021}}

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Gallery

File:Russian soldier with an Ak with 1P63 sight.jpg|Russian soldier using an AK rifle with 1P63 sight during an exercise