AKS-74U

Rifle, Soviet Union. In service since 1979

How to recognise it

Very short AK carbine with a bell-shaped muzzle booster, a side-folding skeleton stock and the rear sight on a hinged top cover.

Also known as

AKS-74U, Krinkov, Ksyukha

Used by

Russia, Ukraine and many former Soviet states

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• AK-74M
• AK-12
• AKM

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/AKS-74U