Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The AK-74 (Russian: Автомат Калашникова образца 1974 года, tr. Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda, lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974') is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 as a successor to the AKM.
Kalashnikov AK-47 (and derivatives) Assault rifle Soviet Union: 40,000,000 [5] 150,000,000 [6] [7] 5 million milled AK type 3, 10 million AKM, [8] 5 million AK-74 [9] 15-20 million Chinese Type 56 [10] 3 million Yugoslav Zastava M70, 2 million East German Mpi. Several million Egyptian Maadi. Mauser Gewehr 98 (and similar) Bolt-action rifle ...
AK-74 rifle Kalashnikov rifle family: AK-47, AK-74 and AK-12 (left) as well as rare OTs-14, AN-94, and AEK-971. The AK-74 assault rifle was a Soviet answer to the U.S. M16. [87] [88] [89] The Soviet military realized that the M16 had better range and accuracy over the AKM, and that its lighter cartridge allowed soldiers to carry more ammunition.
The Kalashnikov assault rifle 1974 model by Izhmash, Russia (AK-74) The logo that is currently being used by Kalashnikov Concern to represent its series of AK-branded rifles. Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова ), also known as the AK platform , AK rifles or simply the AK , are a family of assault rifles based ...
[8] [9] RWC (originally from Tullytown, Pennsylvania) then changed their name to "Kalashnikov USA" and has started manufacturing their own AK-pattern rifles in Florida. Kalashnikov USA is now manufacturing the Saiga (now called the US132) and other Kalashnikov rifles in the United States, independently of the Kalashnikov Concern in Russia.
The AK-74 is a modified version of the 7.62×39mm AKM rifle. [335] [337] These modifications were primarily the result of converting the rifle to the 5.45×39mm cartridge. [335] Some early models are reported to have been re-barreled AKMs. [337] The AK-74 and AKM share 9 assemblies and 52 parts (36% & 53% parts commonality, respectively). [338]
Location of California in the United States. Gun laws in California regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of California in the United States. [1] [2] The gun laws of California are some of the most restrictive in the United States. A five-year Firearm Safety Certificate, obtained by paying a $25 fee ...
Kalashnikov rifle, a series of automatic rifles based on the original design of Mikhail Kalashnikov AK-47; AK-74; Kalashnikov Concern, Russian manufacturer of the rifles and other weapons; Kalashnikov USA, Israeli owned United States manufacturer and distributor of Kalashnikov style rifles and other weapons