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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.
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 ...
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 ...
RWC Group LLC, doing business as Kalashnikov USA (KUSA), is a privately-owned American company that designs, manufactures and markets Kalashnikov-styled firearms for law enforcement, military and commercial markets. [3] [4] Russian-made Kalashnikov rifles and other weapons cannot be imported to the U.S. due to sanctions. [2]
In 1979, the AK-74 saw combat for the first time in Afghanistan. [336] 5.56mm NATO (left) and 5.45mm Russian (right) cases The 7.62×39mm and 5.45×39mm cartridges. 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]
The 1P29 is issued with a canvas pouch, a lens cleaning cloth, combination tool, two rubber eyecups, two eyecup clamps and three different bullet drop compensation (BDC) cams for the AK-74, RPK-74 and PK machine gun. The 1P29 is intended for quickly engaging point and area targets at various ranges.
The AN-94 is chambered in the same 5.45×39mm M74 cartridge as the AK-74, and it utilizes a rotating bolt to lock the action. Gennadiy Nikonov and his engineers used the Russian term смещенный импульс свободного затвора ( smeschennyi impuls svobodnogo zatvora ) to describe the rifle's method of operation ...
The saiga most resembles an AK-74 and the AK-100 series of rifles. It includes a stamped receiver , and 90-degree gas block unlike the AK-47 which has a milled receiver and 45-degree gas block. The use of a third trunnion rivet gives it resemblance to the AK-100 series of rifles Russia is currently exporting .