AKS-74U
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The AKS-74U is the compact carbine variant of the Soviet AK-74 rifle. The carbine fulfills the same role as similarly sized submachine guns.
AKS-74U with laminated wood furniture
An AKS-74U with various Zenitco accessories installed
Carbine
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A carbine is a long gun that has a barrel shortened from its original length. Most modern carbines are rifles that are compact versions of a longer rifle or are rifles chambered for less-powerful cart
AKS-74U
…укороченный, romanized: Avtomat Kalashnikova skladnoy 1974 goda ukorochenny, lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle folding 1974 shortened') is the compact carbine variant of the Soviet AK-74 rifle. The carbine fulfills the same role as similarly sized submachine guns. In 1973, a design competition (codenamed…
An M4 carbine, a common AR-15–style carbine. The M4 is the shorter, lighter carbine variant of the M16 rifle.
Harquebusier, carbine-armed cavalry, 17th century
Carbine model 1793, used by the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars