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
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
AK-47
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The AK-47, full name Avtomat Kalashnikova 1947, is officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova, it is an assault rifle chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian
AK-74
…Azerbaijan. Locally produced AK-74, AKS-74 and AKS-74U were used by the Bulgarian Armed Forces. They were phased out in the military in favor of the older AK-47 and AKM rifles, presumably because of the wider availability of 7.62x39mm in Bulgaria. Some were inherited by the Ministry of Interior but were "banned…
Trial prototype weapon with slab-sided steel magazine
AKMS with a stamped Type 4B receiver (top) and an AK-47 with a milled Type 2A receiver
Wound Profiles of Russian small-arms ammunition compiled by Dr. Martin Fackler on behalf of the US military
The gas-operated mechanism of a Chinese Norinco Type 56