AK-74

Answer 1

The AK-74 is a 5.45 mm assault rifle developed in the early 1970s in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was developed from the earlier AKM and introduced in 1974; the rifle first saw service with Soviet forces engaged in the Afghanistan conflict. The rifle's name is an abbreviation for Avtomat Kalashnikova model 1974 (Russian: ??????? ??????????? ??????? 1974 ???? or "automatic rifle Kalashnikov model of 1974"). Currently the rifle is used by the majority of countries of the former USSR. Additionally, unlicensed copies were produced in Bulgaria (AK-74 and AKS-74U), China (Type 88), the former East Germany (MPi-AK-74N, MPi-AKS-74N, MPi-AKS-74NK) and Romania (PA md. 86).