AK-74M

Rifle, Soviet Union. In service since 1991

How to recognise it

Long curved magazine, cylindrical two-chamber muzzle brake, side-folding polymer stock and the rear sight just in front of the dust cover.

Also known as

AK-74, AK74

Used by

Russia, Ukraine and many others

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• AK-12
• AKM
• AKS-74U

Other rifles

• Colt Canada C7
• CZ BREN 2
• FAMAS
• FN FAL
• FN SCAR
• Gevær M/10
• HK G3
• HK G36
• HK416
• IWI Galil
• IWI Tavor TAR-21
• IWI X95

All 23 rifles

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AK-74