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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.
North Korean copy of the AK-47 produced under licence. [3] [5] Standard issue of militia and KPA secondary troops. [10] Type 68 Soviet Union North Korea: North Korean copy of the AKM. [2]: A-77 Standard issue among North Korean infantry and being slowly supplanted by the Type 88 or 98. [3] Type 88 North Korea: North Korean copy of the AK-74.
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.
AK-105: Kalashnikov Concern: 5.45×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×39mm Russia: yes c. 1994–present AK-107: Kalashnikov Concern: 5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO Russia: yes 1990s AKM: Izhmash Tula Arms Plant: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union: yes 1959-1977 (USSR) AKMSU: Dara dam khel 7.62×39mm Pakistan (suspected) no 1980s AL-7: Izhmash: 5.45×39mm Soviet ...
He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the RPK light machine gun and PK machine gun. [1] Kalashnikov was, according to himself, a self-taught tinkerer who combined innate mechanical skills with the study of weaponry to design arms that achieved battlefield ubiquity. [6]
Estimates of production of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and derivative weapons may be exaggerated. Various sources quote figures between 35 and 150 million. [5] In his 2001 book 'The AK-47', Chris McNab claims it is "feasible" that production of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle – a license-built AK-47 copy – reached 15-20 million. McNab bases ...
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The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×39mm cartridge, first developed and used by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s. [1] The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.