AK-107
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The AK-107 is a Russian 5.45×39mm assault rifle developed from the AK-100-series. It features a "balanced" operating system, similar to that used in the AEK-971. In this case, the designation AK does
Saiga MK-107
AK-74
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The AK-74 is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974 as a successor to the AKM. It is chambered for the 5.45×39mm cartridge, which replaced the 7.62×39mm cartridge
AK-107
…prototypes were produced under the designation AL-7. The AL-7 was considered too expensive for production at the time and the Soviet Army selected the AK-74 instead as the new service rifle. No further development occurred until the mid-1990s when Alexandrov, by then a senior engineer, was directed to update…
The AK-74 stripped down to its major components
An AK-74M muzzle device venting propellant gases
A Ukrainian soldier aiming an AK-74 during an exercise
USP-1 (1P29) Universal sight for the AK-74 and other small arms