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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...
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  • AK-19 upon the request of international clients. Compact variants of the AK-12 and AK-15 are also under development, respectively the AK-12K and AK-15K...
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    Soviets began replacing their AK-47 and AKM rifles with a newer design, the AK-74, which uses 5.45×39mm ammunition. The M16 entered U.S. service in the mid-1960s...
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    The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова, lit. 'Kalashnikov's automatic [rifle]'; also known as the Kalashnikov...
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  • The AK-102 is a shortened carbine version of the AK-101 rifle, which was derived from the original AK-47 design and its AK-74 successor. The AK-102 is...
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    Kalashnikov rifle (redirect from AK rifle)
    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...
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    the Armed Forces of Ukraine were equipped mainly with the Soviet AKM and AK-74 assault rifle designs. In 1993, specialists of the artillery base of the...
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    RPK (redirect from RPK-74)
    to the right side of the stock frame. The RPK-74 (РПК-74) was introduced in 1974 together with the AK-74 assault rifle and chambered for the new 5.45×39mm...
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    automatic mode. The disassembly procedure for the AK-101 is identical to that of the AK-74. The AK-101 has an attachment rail installed on the side of...
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    AKM (redirect from Ak-m)
    the AK-74 in 1974. The AKM maintains the AK-47's wood stock, but has simpler individual parts that are favorable for mass production. Like the AK-47,...
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    Assault rifle (section AK-74)
    the 7.62×39mm cartridge. They soon began to develop the AK-74 and the 5.45×39mm cartridge. AK-74 production began in 1974, and it was unveiled in 1977,...
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    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...
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    designer. 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...
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    manufacturer Izhmash. It is based on the AK-74 and offers a high degree of parts commonality with the AK-74. The gun is directly developed from the PP-19...
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  • warfare to fight AK-74's men. After a long chase, Karan is caught by AK-74, who shoots Karan and throws him off a cliff. Later, AK-74 kills Simrit's parents...
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  • Look up AK, aK, or ak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. AK or A.K. may refer to: A.K. (film), a 1985 film directed by Chris Marker AK (radio program)...
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  • introduced into service in 1974 by the Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74. The 5.45×39mm gradually supplemented and then largely replaced the 7.62×39mm...
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  • (BARS) to improve stability giving better accuracy over AK-74's. Its derivatives are the AK-107 and AEK-971. AO-38 Д. Ширяев. Кто изобрел автомат Калашникова...
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  • titles beginning with AK-47 All pages with titles beginning with AK_47 All pages with titles beginning with AK47 AK-74, variant of the AK-47 This disambiguation...
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    rounds per minute for the production model. The AEK-971 is fed through AK-74, RPK-74 pattern 5.45×39mm 30-round or larger box magazines. There are three...
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  • Nikonov machine gun. The AN-94 was designed as a potential replacement to the AK-74 series of rifles currently in service with the Russian Armed Forces. Due...
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  • design of the magazine. It is based on the AKS-74 and features a 60% parts commonality with the AK-74 assault rifle. Chambered for the standard Russian...
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    the new AK-74 rifle, and continues in service with the modernized current-issue Russian Armed Forces AK-74M service rifle, as well as the AK-12 rifle...
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    Type 56 assault rifle (redirect from AK-56)
    were utilized by Soviet soldiers in lieu of their standard-issue AKM and AK-74 rifles. Use of the Type 56 in Afghanistan also continued well into the early...
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    East German series of assault rifles loosely based upon the Kalashnikov AK-74. The weapon was intended for export. The brand name is a portmanteau of...
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  • 2017. "firearm blog". 27 August 2020. "BREAKING: Russian Army Adopts AK-12, AK-15, AEK-971, and AEK-973 Rifles for Military Service (For Real This Time)...
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    of the Soviet AK-74. In doing so, the PA md. 86 has several anachronistic AKM elements that were found only on the prototype Soviet AK-74. The most easily...
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  • improved AK-74 copy like the AR-M1, but with an AK-101-style folding stock. AR-M9 / AR-M9F - improved AK-74 copy like the AR-M1/AR-M1F, features a thumb-operable...
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  • 62×39mm. AR-M7F - like the AR-M1, but with an AK-101-style folding stock. AR-M9 / AR-M9F - improved AK-74 copy like the AR-M1/AR-M1F, features a thumb-operable...
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    semi-automatic rifle version of the PA md. 86, which was developed from the AK-74. Chambered in 5.45x39, the WASR-2 is visually similar to the WASR-10, but...
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