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AKS-74U
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AKS-74U

Assault rifles

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerKalashnikov Concern, Tula Arms Plant
The AKS-74U (Russian: Автомат Калашникова складной 1974 года 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.

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Specifications

Introduced
1976
Entered service
1979

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q909728