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The AKS-74UB ("B"—Russian: бесшумный; Besshumniy or "silent") is a sound-suppressed variant of the AKS-74U adapted for use with the PBS-4 suppressor (used in combination with subsonic 5.45×39mm Russian ammunition).
Although not accepted for service, this design, in combination with report of the US use of the XM-177 in Vietnam led the GRAU to start the competition known as Project Modern, which led to the adoption of AKS-74U for service.
[3] [4] Russian-made Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons cannot be imported to the U.S. due to sanctions. [2] KUSA was formed to create these weapons locally. [4] Kalashnikov USA, headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, is a brand name owned by RWC Group (Russian Weapons Company) LLC.
Kalashnikov rifles (Russian: Автоматы Калашникова), also known as the AK platform, AK rifles or simply the AK, are a family of assault rifles based on Mikhail Kalashnikov's original design. They are officially known in Russian as avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: автомат Калашникова, lit.
AKS-47: Assault rifle Soviet Union: AKM [11] Assault rifle Soviet Union: Captured from Afghan Army. AKMS: Assault rifle Soviet Union: Type 56 [12] Assault rifle People's Republic of China: AK-74 [3] [13] Assault rifle Soviet Union: Captured from the Soviet Army and Afghan Army. [3] [13] AKS-74U: Assault rifle Soviet Union: M16 [14] Assault ...
Developed from the AKS-74U, the Gepard has a 65% parts commonality; it can use the .380 ACP, 9×18mm Makarov, 9×19mm Parabellum, 9×19mm 7N21, 9×21mm and 9×21mm Gyurza without a change and can use the 9×30mm Grom cartridge with a chamber replacement. The gun can use different mechanisms of action: blowback
The PP-19 Vityaz (also known as the PP-19-01 "Vityaz-SN") is a 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun developed in 2004 by Russian small arms manufacturer Izhmash.It is based on the AK-74 and offers a high degree of parts commonality with the AK-74.
The AK-105 is a short barrel, carbine version of the AK-74M rifle, originally developed to replace the shorter barrelled AKS-74U. The AK-105 is chambered in 5.45×39mm ammunition [1] and is used domestically by the Russian Army in contrast to other AK-100 series rifles. [2] The carbine is produced at Izhmash factories in Izhevsk, Russia. It is ...