AK-74

Original AK-74, made 1974-1991
Current AK-74M, made since 1991

The AK-74 is a Russian made assault rifle. The letters AK stand for Avtomat Kalashnikova, which is Russian for Mikhail Kalashnikov's Automatic Rifle. The AK-74 is a later version of the AK-47 that has a few new features. The most important of these is that it fires a smaller cartridge, the 5.45x39.5mm Soviet.

Users

<div style="-moz-column-count:

-webkit-column-count
column-count
">

AK-74 Media

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Jones, Richard. Jane's Infantry Weapons: 2009-2010 (2009)Janes Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  2. Krinkov: The definite origin. TheFirearmBlog.com (18 January 2016). Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  3. Azerbaijan starts serial production of AK-74M assault rifles basing on Russian licenseAPA. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  4. Azerbaijan begins AK-74M production (12 July 2011)United Press International. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  5. Azerbaijan starts production of Kalashnikovs (7 July 2011)News.az. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
  6. Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's - IHS. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  7. ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΣΗ, ΑΝΕΞΑΡΤΗΤΗ * ΑΔΕΣΜΕΥΤΗ * ΥΠΕΡΚΟΜΜΑΤΙΚΗ *ΕΙΔΗΣΕΟΓΡΑΦΙΚΗ * ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΑ ΣΥΝΕΧΗΣ ΗΛΕΚΤΡΟΝΙΚΗ. AK 74 Για την Εθνική Φρουρά Κύπρου.
  8. Archived copy. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Modern Firearms. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  10. AK-74M, Т-72Б и "Солнцепек": какое российское оружие замечено в Сирии. TUT.BY (19 December 2015). Retrieved 14 February 2019.