Photos AK and its derivatives in action

AK APS underwater assault rifle

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santana said:

AK Version ID ?

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NOT AK. This is АЕК-971 Now known as A-545 and A-762.

berkut76 said:

NOT AK. This is АЕК-971 Now known as A-545 and A-762.

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many Thanks for the info

santana said:

AK Version ID ?

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like hk more than ak!

ao_sepia said:

like hk more than ak!

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Its Russian Made any way

I got the chance to shoot the AK-47 with the Colombian Army. Probably it was a Bulgarian or rumanian version of the AK-47, honestly I dont know wich version it was. This AK was confiscated to the leftist guerrillas of the FARC or ELN in Colombia by the Colombian Army

santana said:

Probably it was a Bulgarian or rumanian version of the AK-47, honestly I dont know wich version it was.

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That sir is East German made copy of AKM - MPi KM, it can be easily identified by plastic stock with "dots" pattern (only present on East German and Ethiopian made AKs) and little pattern on lower handguard. those are actually very high quality rifles, i hope i get to shoot them one day.

Thanks you for the info. I think at that time the people from the Colombian Army who invited me to that shooting event with the AK-47 thought that rifles came from Bulgaria or Rumania. I have more pictures

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Featured AK variant in action - AKS-74U
AKS-74U is a shortened version of AK-74, which was developed in late 1970s, it is 400 grams lighter than AK-74, but is much more compact, it is usually used by vehicle crews, Helicopter pilots, high ranking officers or anyone whos primary weapon is not rifle or does not needs it that much. it is also popular within police forces of post-soviet countries. I personally never get the idea of this rifle, AKS-74 is just 300 grams heavier and is pretty compact as well with folded stock, and 74U offers much reduced firing specifications than full lenght rifle, it is not suited for continuous automatic fire and is not very accurate either, however, I find this carabine extremely cool looking. Enough talking, now photos.

Soviet special forces fighter in Afghanistan with AKS-74UB - model equipped with PBS-4 suppressor and rail on side of reciver, for attaching night scopes and red dots


Soviet pilots keeping their AKS-74Us in leg holsters, Afghanistan war


Mujahedeen fighter with captured AKS-74U


A fellow individual also liked this rifle, so because of that it has become some sort of symbolic weapon in middle east, even up to this day (abu bakr al baghdadi also had one)...


Before civil war, AKS-74U was popular weapon of choice for Yemeni Security Forces, including elite anti-terrorist units


In the current civil war, 74U is used by both, government forces and Houthi rebels, on this picture you can see pro-Saudi government forces fighter with AKS-74U and Glock pistol


AKS-74U also appears on battlefields of Syria. As of case with AK-74M, it was mostly used by Syrian special forces and elite army units before the war, in current war, it is used by all sides, but more often by Pro-assad forces. In this picture you can see Syrian rebel with AKS-74U


Islamist rebel in Syria with AKS-74U


Pro-Assad forces in Syria with AKS-74U


Kurdish fighters in Syria, one of them is armed AKS-74U


Russian Mi-24 pilots in Syria, still using 74Us



Russian SOF in Syria with heavily modded AKS-74U


Ukrainian soldier in ATO zone with AKS-74U


Ukrainian sniper with Suppressed AKS-74U. ATO zone, Summer 2014


Separatist with AKS-74U, early days of war in East Ukraine


Pro-Russian separatist firing AKS-74U, East Ukraine


Brigadier general Mohammad Pakpour, Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces, after the 2017 Tehran attacks, armed with AKS-74U. 74U is rarely, but still used by Iranian special forces.

Talvisota said:

Featured AK variant in action - AKS-74U
AKS-74U is a shortened version of AK-74, which was developed in late 1970s, it is 400 grams lighter than AK-74, but is much more compact, it is usually used by vehicle crews, Helicopter pilots, high ranking officers or anyone whos primary weapon is not rifle or does not needs it that much. it is also popular within police forces of post-soviet countries. I personally never get the idea of this rifle, AKS-74 is just 300 grams heavier and is pretty compact as well with folded stock, and 74U offers much reduced firing specifications than full lenght rifle, it is not suited for continuous automatic fire and is not very accurate either, however, I find this carabine extremely cool looking. Enough talking, now photos.

Separatist with AKS-74U, early days of war in East Ukraine
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Pro-Russian separatist firing AKS-74U, East Ukraine

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This is actually Odessa, May 2nd 2014 when pro-Russian thugs mostly from Russia and Transnistria and with tacit approval from the local law enforcement opened fire on Pro-Ukrainian demonstration. A tragedy unfolded later on, but in the end the city was spared the fate of being another "people's republic".

More AKS-74U just because this rifle looks neat as hell

A rather famous photo - Russian soldier with AKS-74U, 2008 Russia-Georgia war.


Russian tank crewmans with AKS-74U, 2008 war.


Russian soldier with AKS-74U, 2008 war.


Female operators of Yemeni Security Forces with AKS-74U


Iranian Special forces with AKS-74U


Famous pro-Russian terrorist motorolla with AKS-74U

AKS-74U Special - Use in Georgia
As in many post-soviet countries, AKS-74U is still heavily used in Georgia, it is still popular weapon among police forces and still finds limited use in the military.

Georgian Constitutional Security Department (FBI type department) special unit fighter with AKS-74U, 2005.


Georgian soldier with AKS-74U, rather famous photo


Georgian tank crewman with AKS-74U, 2008 war.


Georgian soldier rests with his AKS-74U, 2008 South Osettia war.


Georgian navy soldier with AKS-74U, 2008 war.


Georgian policeman rests next to his AKS-74U after withdrawal from Abkhazia, Svaneti region, 17th August, 2008.


AKS-74U in service of Georgian Coast Guard, since its very practical weapon, 74U is popular choice among coast guard officers






Georgian police GDD (SWAT) unit fighter with modded AKS-74U, 2013.


Weapons of SWAT unit of Georgian police, AKS-74U and AKS-74 can be seen next to modern AR-15 style rifles


Rifles of Georgian Special Operation Forces - Modded AKS-74U can be seen next to other rifles


Soldiers from the Engineering unit of II infantry brigade armed with AKS-74Us, April of 2017.

One last pic for today - a photo that has been my phone background for long time already - AKS-74U of Latvian OMON fighter, 1990s