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The AK-74 is an updated 5.45x39mm version of the AK-47 rifle that was adopted by the Soviet Union since 1974, replacing the 7.62x39mm AKM rifle. The AK-74, and its modernized variant, the AK-74M, are the standard service rifles of the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation from 1974 to the present day; though some Soviet/Russian special forces units and front line soldiers have used 7.62x39mm AK rifles in post-1974 conflicts, they represent only a minority exception, and the vast majority of Soviet/Russian infantry forces use standard 5.45x39mm rifles since 1974 (although as of 2018 it is to be steadily phased out for the AK-12).

The AK-74 and its variants primarily saw service in the Soviet Union and later the former Soviet republics. Some Soviet Bloc countries also made eforts towards adopting the 5.45x39mm cartridge following the Soviet Union. While some like East Germany manufactured AK-74s under license, other countries like Poland and Romania instead developed indigenous 5.45x39mm Kalashnikov rifles like the kbk wz. 88 Tantal and the PA md. 86; these latter rifles resemble the Soviet AK-74, but had more in common with their own locally-designed AK variants than with the Soviet AK-74, and should not be confused with the AK-74.

Another visually similar rifle of note is the Norinco Type 84S, a Chinese 5.56x45mm AK variant. They are commonly used in Western movies and TV shows to impersonate the AK-74, and can be easily confused with genuine Soviet/Russian AK-74s.

The AK-74 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Soviet/Russian Versions

AK-74

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AK-74, early version with 62 degree gas block - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74 - 5.45x39mm
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Romanian manufactured AK-74 - 5.45x39mm. Romanian rifles can be identified by the position of the bayonet lug directly beneath the front sight, rather than on an extension behind it as seen on Russian weapons, along with the earlier AKM style gas block.
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Bulgarian manufactured AK-74 - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74 with GP-30 grenade launcher - 5.45x39mm / 40mm

Specifications

(1974 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm
  • Weight: 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)
  • Length: 37 in (94 cm)
  • Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 45-round box magazine, 60-round casket magazine, 95-round dual drum magazine introduced in 2014
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Treasures of the Twelve Gods (Sokrovishcha dvenadthati bogov) Spetsnaz 2016
Northern Limit Line Korean People's Navy Patrol Boat Crew 2015
Nowhere Girl Nana Seino Ai 2015
Russian soldiers
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Somali Pirates 2014
Pawnshop (Lombard) Mark's and Yuriy's bandits 2013
Hamilton: I nationens intresse Russian smugglers 2012
Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc East German soldier 2012
A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) Russian border guards, Islamist fighters 2011
The Liquidator Arystan soldier 2011
Smithereens (Vdrebezgi) OMON soldiers 2011
The Golden Mean (Zolotoe sechenie) 2010
Dolphin Jump (Pryzhok Afaliny) police 2009
D-Day (Den'D) Mikhail Porechenkov Ivan With GP-30 grenade launcher 2008
Captive (Plennyy) Vyacheslav Krikunov Rubahin 2008
Russian soldiers, Chechen fighters
Racketeer (Reketir) Sayat Isembayev Sayan 2007
Soldiers
9th Company Soviet soldiers w/ NSPU scope,GP-30 grenade launcher 2005
Marat Gudiev Akhmet
Afghan Mujahideen w/ GP-30 grenade launcher
He Will Be Left Behind (Arxada qalmis gelecek) Parviz Mamedrzaev Albert 2005
Abbas Gahramanov Ağaəli
Mikail Mikailov Rəşid
Armenian soldiers
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) terrorists, Russian border guards 2004
Moscow Heat Oleg's henchmen, Russian police AK-74/74M 2004
Antikiller 2: Antiterror SOBR (SWAT) personnel 2003
Snatch Rade Serbedzija Boris 'The Blade' Yurinov With GP-30 grenade launcher 2000
Commander Hamilton Russian troops 1998
All the Things We Dreamt of for So Long Nikolay Dobrynin Nikolay 1997
Russian soldiers
Deserter (Dezertir) Anatoliy Kotenyov Skif 1997
Soviet soldiers, brigands and cult fighters
Ghoul (Upyr) Spetsnaz members 1997
GoldenEye Soviet soldier 1995
Son of the Pink Panther Yussa's men 1993
Wandering Sagittarius (Strelets neprikayannyy) Soviet soldiers 1993
Operation Condor Guards 1991
100 Days Before the Command (Sto dney do prikaza...) Oleg Vasilkov Pvt. Elin 1991
Valeriy Troshin Pvt. Valeriy Kudrin
Soviet Army soldiers
Afghan Breakdown Soviet paratroopers 1990
Rabid Bus (Vzbesivshiysya avtobus) OMON troopers 1990
Zdraviya zhelayu! ili Beshenyy dembel Anton Androsov Mitya Agafonov 1990
Viktor Ilyichyov Praporshchik Tucha
Soviet Army soldiers
White Crows (Belye vorony) Soviet soldiers 1989
The Secret Fairway (Sekretniy farvater) Soviet soldiers 1988
The Detached Mission (Odinochnoye plavanye) Soviet sailors 1985
Double Passing (Dvoynoy obgon) Soviet road patrol personnel 1984
Parade of the Planets (Parad planet) Soviet soldiers 1984
The Right to Shoot (Pravo na vystrel) Soviet Border Guards 1981
Hit Back (Otvetnyy khod) Soviet soldiers 1981
Spring Conscription (Vesenniy prizyv) Igor Kostolevskiy Pvt. Alik Polukhin 1977
Aleksandr Fatyushin Sgt. Karpenko
Soviet Army soldiers

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Confrontation (Protivostoyanie) Soviet soldiers 1985
The State Border: Film 8 Soviet Border guards 1988
Purgatory (Chistilishche) Russian and Chechen forces AK-74 and AK-74M; some with GP-25 grenade launcher 1998
Brigada OMON and SOBR teams AK-74 and AK-74M 2002
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) Russian paratroopers 2004
E-Ring Serb gunman "War Crimes", With drum magazine and scope 2005-2006
The Storm Gate Chechen terrorists AK-74 and AK-74 with GP-25 grenade launcher 2006
Banshee - Season 3 Chayton's tribesmen Ep.5 2015
Chernobyl Soviet soldier 2019
Better Call Saul - Season 6 Álvaro F. Palacio Cartel Member Pioneer Arms Forged Series Sporter AK; "Fun and Games" (S6E09) 2022
Secret Invasion - Season 1 Alex Batareanu Skrull Rebel w/black synthetic furniture; "Resurrection" (S1E01) 2023
Adriana Grigoriev Skrull Rebel
Skrull Rebels w/black synthetic furniture; "Resurrection" (S1E01), "Betrayed" (S1E03), "Beloved" (S1E04), "Harvest" (S1E05), "Home" (S1E06)
James Macnaughton Skrull Rebel w/black synthetic furniture; "Resurrection" (S1E01), "Betrayed" (S1E03)
Russian Police Officers "Promises" (S1E02)

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Macross Zero Anti-UN fighters 2002-2004
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Dejima Refugees 2004-2005
Black Lagoon/Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Hotel Moscow 2006
Flag Militia fighters both AK-74 and AK-74M 2006
Magical Witch Punie-chan Captain Paya Livingston, Vietnamese soldier "So only test scores measure the worth of a human being? At best I'm 0 points. Yup." (E3.A) 2006-2008
Canaan Sham 2009
High School of the Dead in Hirano's FPS game imagination 2010
Upotte!! Nanayon 2012
Jormungand: Perfect Order North African Islamist fighters "Warmonger" 2012
Durarara!!×2 Shou Vorona Has PBS-1 suppressor. Sometimes changes due to animation error between black synthetic furniture and AK-74-based orange furniture. 2015
Durarara!!×2 Ten Vorona Similar setup. Appears in flashback in "A Rumor only lasts Fifty-Seven Days". 2015

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Steel Beasts 2000
Operation Flashpoint w/ GP-30 grenade launcher 2001
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix 2002
Hitman: Contracts w/ optional suppressor 2004
Close Combat: First to Fight With ribbed metal magazine 2005
Project Reality With optional bayonet With inaccurate smooth receiver cover 2005
S.W.A.T. 4 "AK-74" Skeletonized buttstock Only usable by hostile NPCs 2005
Operation 7 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms "AK-47 Hawkeye" With custom-painted handguard 2007
Crysis "FY71" Heavily customised with various accessories 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
Cross Fire with AK-47 front sight; the stock is located as on AK-47 2007
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 unusable 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Resident Evil 5 2009
ArmA II w/ GP-30 grenade launcher 2009
Marines: Modern Urban Combat With ribbed metal magazine 2010
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days "Kaliningrad 74" 2010
Contract Wars 2010
Rage "Assault Rifle" "Futuristic" AK-74, various fictional accessories 2011
Dead Island 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 2011
Arctic Combat 2012
Resident Evil: Revelations "High Roller" gold plated 2012
Metro: Last Light "Kalash" w/ various upgrades 2013
ArmA Tactics "AK74" not usable 2013
Payday 2 "AK" 2013
State of Decay "AK 74" plum furniture incorrectly chambered 5,56x45mm, added in Lifeline DLC (2014) 2013
Survarium "AK-74N" AK-74N 2013
Insurgency "AK-74" w/ various attachments AK-74N 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly AK-74N w/ PSO-1 scope, suppressor, GP-25, bayonet and recoil pad AK-74N 2014
Resident Evil: Revelations 2 "AK-7"
"High Roller"
2015
Squad with optional GP-25 grenade launcher and 1P78 optic AK-74, AK-74N and AK-74M 2015
Escape from Tarkov AK-74 5.45x39 assault rifle
AK-74N 5.45x39 assault rifle
Tons of attachments Most popular weapon in-game 2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades bayonet, GP-25 and Cobra sight added in Update 76 2016
Insurgency: Sandstorm "AK-74" w/ various attachments AK-74N 2018
Vigor "A74-K" 2018
Krunker City-47 Stockless, shorter magazine Stylized, no muzzle device, holds 28 rounds 2019
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 2019
Into the Radius VR "AK-74" Optional silencer, underbarrel GP-30, Picatinny rail segments for adding attachments AK-74N 2020
"AK-74M" Same as parent AK-74N with black synthetic furniture
Z.O.N.A Project X VR "AK-74" Collimator sight or laser 2023
"AKS-74" Same as parent AK-74 with craft-produced fixed wire stock

AKS-74

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AKS-74, early version with 62 degree gas block - 5.45x39mm
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AKS-74 with Bakelite magazine - 5.45x39mm
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AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm
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Bulgarian manufactured AKS-74 - 5.45x39mm

The AKS-74 ("S"—Russian: складной; skladnoy, lit. "folding"), is a variant of the AK-74 equipped with a side-folding metal shoulder stock, designed primarily for use with air assault infantry and developed alongside the basic AK-74. The stock has a triangular shape; it lacks the folding shoulder pad found on the AKMS stock and is folded to the left side of the receiver.

Specifications

(1974 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm
  • Weight: 6.5 lbs (3 kg)
  • Length: 37 in (94 cm) (stock unfolded), 27.6 in (70 cm) (stock folded)
  • Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 45-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Black Widow w/GP-25; seen in arsenal 2021
Seventh Circle Prison guards w/railed handguards
In the Port of Cape Town (V Keyptaunskom portu...) Russian OMON (SWAT) 2019
Treasures of the Twelve Gods (Sokrovishcha dvenadthati bogov) Spetsnaz 2016
Extinction Matthew Fox Patrick With Mako fore grip 2015
22 Minutes (22 minuty) Russian Marines 2014
Block 18 Policemen 2014
Fast & Furious 6 David Ajala Ivory With modernized furniture 2013
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault Pandawa fighters 2012
Nightingale the Robber (Solovey-Razboynik) Ivan Okhlobystin Solovey-Razboynik 2012
Russian soldiers, Police and some criminals
Me Too (Ya tozhe khochu) Yevgeniy Kellerman Soldier 2012
Andrey Sychyov Soldier
Aleksandr Ortin Soldier
Yevgeniy Kostroma Soldier
The Darkest Hour 2011
A Quiet Outpost (Tikhaya zastava) Andrey Chadov Capt. Pankov 2011
Sergey Selin Praporshik Gritsyuk With GP-25
Igor Savochkin Lt. Bobrovskiy With GP-25
Yuri Konovalov Sgt. Durov
Aleksandr Alyoshkin Sgt. "Trasser" Kiryanov
Azamat Nigmanov Pvt. Azamat
Timur Efremenkov Lt. Nazarin
Russian border guards and Spetsnaz, Islamist fighters Some with GP-25
The Liquidator Arystan, police 2011
Bablo 2011
Kick-Ass With GP-30 grenade launcher, seen on wall 2010
Dark World (Tyomnyy mir) Evgeniy Atarik Capt. Sharapov 2010
Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) Criminal gang and Russian OMON officers 2009
Hooked (Na Igre) Tikhon Zhiznevskiy Dlinnyy 2009
Captive (Plennyy) Russian soldiers, Chechen fighters 2008
Wild Field (Dikoe pole) Roman Madyanov Policeman Ryabov 2008
Mirage Alyona Khmelnitskaya Lera 2008
Aleksey Bardukov Zhenya
Aleksey Chadov Misha
Dmitriy Maryanov The Catcher
Antonina Komissarova Ulyana
Natalya Naumova Tanya
Jamal's man
The Path of the Death 2: Atonement (Tropa smerti 2: Iskuplenie) Militiamen 2008
The Apocalypse Code Terrorists, Russian paratroopers 2007
Not Gonna Get Us (Nas ne dogonish) OMON 2007
Paragraph 78 (Paragraf 78) Gosha Kutsenko Goodwin 2007
Vladimir Vdovichenkov Skiff
Anastasiya Slanevskaya Fox
Anatoliy Belyy Spam
Aziz Beyshenaliev Pay
Stanislav Duzhnikov Lyuba
Criminal
Typhoon Russian guards 2005
9th Company Soviet soldiers w/ bayonets, GP-25 grenade launcher 2005
Afghan Mujahideen
He Will Be Left Behind (Arxada qalmis gelecek) seen during the archive footage 2005
The Bourne Supremacy FSB agent 2004
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Aleksey Makarov Maj. Aleksei Smolin wooden furniture 2004
Russian special forces
Vyacheslav Razbegaev Umar Tamiev black synthetic furniture
Terrorists
Moscow Heat Aleksandr Nevsky Vlad Stepanov 2004
Jisai (Dzisay) Soldiers 2004
Antikiller 2: Antiterror SOBR (SWAT) personnel 2003
Antikiller SOBR personnel 2002
The World Is Not Enough Russian Army soldiers 1999
The Saint 1997
Ricochet (Rikoshet) Andrey Sokolov Arseny 1997
Soviet soldiers
Deserter (Dezertir) Brigands and cult fighters 1997
Ghoul (Upyr) Spetsnaz members 1997
Jackie Chan's First Strike Russian soldiers 1996
Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) Sergey Bodrov Jr. Ivan Zhilin 1996
Russian soldiers
GoldenEye Soviet soldier 1995
Black Shark (Chyornaya akula) Valeriy Vostrotin Major Andrey Gusarov 1993
Aleksandr Belov Capt. Rastorguev
Soviet and American soldiers, mujahideen, mercenaries
The Wild East Aleksandr Sporykhin Ivan Taiga attached with GP-25 1993
Konstantin Fyodorov Strannik
Robert Pastukhov Zhukovsky
Viacheslav Knizel Skull
Bikers, Fascists
The Codex of Disgrace (Kodeks beshchestiya) Soviet soldiers 1993
Ghost (Prizrak) Militsiya special unit personnel 1991
Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane) Pirates 1991
Loaded with Death (Zaryazhennye smertyu) Boris Bystrov Nikodimov 1991
Vadim Andreev Fedoseev
Andrey Tashkov Druzhkov
Vyacheslav Baranov Uvarov
Aleksei Rodionov Borisov
Aleksandr Kulyamin Sr. Lt. Rakov
Soviet border guard sailors, Spetsnaz troopers, Coyle's henchmen
Position of Murderer is Vacant... (Mesto ubiytsy vakantno...) Soldiers 1991
Afghan Breakdown Filipp Yankovskiy Sr. Lt. Steklov 1991
Aleksey Serebryakov Sgt. Arsenyov
Artur Uvarov Pvt. Ivanov
Rinat Ibragimov Pvt. Popov
Sergei Isavnin Pvt. Sedykh
Soviet paratroopers Some with GP-25 grenade launchers
Rabid Bus (Vzbesivshiysya avtobus) Kakha Dzadzamiya "Molchyun" 1990
Amayak Akopyan "Zhila"
OMON troopers
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Soviet soldiers 1989
White Crows (Belye vorony) Soviet paratroopers 1989
Interception (Perekhvat) Soviet Border guards 1986
In the Zone of Special Attention (V zone osobogo vnimaniya) Boris Galkin Lt Tarassov 1977
Mihai Volontir Warrant Officer Volentir
Soviet Army paratroopers

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Brigada Unknown actors OMON and SOBR teams 2002
I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) Russian paratroopers and Chechen rebels Some fitted with the GP-25 grenade launchers 2004
The Storm Gate Mikhail Porechenkov Major Egorov 2006
The Storm Gate Chechen terrorists and Russian Army Spetsnaz With GP-25 grenade launcher 2006
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) Anatoliy Zhuravlyov Aleksandr Ivanovish Ivanov 2009
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) Nikolay Dobrynin Valera Chistov 2009
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) Valeriy Zelenskiy Soldier 2009
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) Russian soldier 2009
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) Bosnian rebels 2009
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 Los Hermanos member "Wrath" (S2E14) 2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 3 Dayton Callie Jeremiah Otto Sr. Scoped, continuity error; "Children of Wrath" (S3E08) 2017
Katran Militsiya personnel 2020
King and Jester (Korol i Shut) SOBR (E05) 2023

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG Dejima refugee 2004-2005

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear unusable 1999
Splinter Cell used by hostile NPC's 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm II 2003
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow used by hostile NPC's 2004
Project Reality With optional GP-25 grenade launcher With inaccurate smooth receiver cover 2005
Operation 7 2006
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Akm-74/2 Available w/ silencer, PSO-1 scope, and GP-25 grenade launcher 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
9th Company: Roots of Terror AK-74 w/ With & without GP-25 grenade launchers 2008
ArmA II w/ Kobra red dot sight and PSO-1 scope 2009
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2010
Dead Island 2010
Karma Online 2011
Payday 2 "AK" 2013
Escape from Tarkov AKS-74 5.45x39 assault rifle
AKS-74N 5.45x39 assault rifle
tons of the attachments added in v0.8.0.1208 update (2018) 2016
Call to Arms AKS-74 2018
Caliber AKS-74N 2019

AK-74M

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AK-74M - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74M, left side - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74M with GP-30 grenade launcher - 5.45x39mm / 40mm
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AK-74M Universal Upgrade Kit 'Obves' with sound-suppressor attached - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74M Universal Upgrade Kit 'Obves' with muzzle brake, vertical foregrip, flashlight and reflex sight accessories - 5.45x39mm
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AK-74M Universal Upgrade Kit 'Obves' with rifle sling, muzzle brake, vertical foregrip, sound suppressor and Perst-3 laser sight accessories - 5.45x39mm

The AK-74M is the modernized version of the AK-74, and the current service rifle of the Russian Ground Forces. The AK-74M features a new side-folding polyamide stock, an improved muzzle device, and a smooth dust cover. All AK-74M rifles feature a side bracket for mounting optics. The AK-100 series is derived from the AK-74M design.

In 2017, Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash) released a new upgrade/modernization kit for AK style rifles, known as Universal Upgrade Kit (Обвес, 'Obves,' Russian for 'body-kit'). The 'Obves' upgrade kits are officially designated as the KM-AK, which stands for 'komplekt modernizatsii - avtomata Kalshnikova' or 'upgrade kit - Kalashnikov assault rifle'. It is a drop-in kit which allows converting any stock AK-47/AKM or AK-74 rifle into a modern weapon, making it more adjustable and suitable for accessorizing. This kit consists of a number of new parts, including a new muzzle device, pistol grip (housing the cleaning kit) and safety selector lever. It also features a new handguard set which adds top and bottom permanently attached Picatinny rails and allows mounting rail sections on its either side.

Specifications

(1991 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm
  • Weight: 7.5 lbs (3.4 kg)
  • Length: 37.1 in (94.2 cm) (stock unfolded), 27.7 in (70.4 cm) (stock folded)
  • Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 45-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Black Widow Soldiers Deleted scene 2021
Republic Z (Respublika Z) Georgiy Bessonov Byokke 2018
Zombie soldier
Psychos Spetsnaz 2015
The Interview North Korean soldier 2014
Survivor Survivors 2014
Fast & Furious 6 Kim Kold Klaus with a GP-25 grenade launcher 2013
The Project: Panacea (Proyekt: Panatseya) Vyacheslav Bulavin Alex 2013
Dmitriy Turok Kot
Svetlana Nikolaeva Laura
August. Eighth Russian soldiers with and without GP-25 grenade launchers 2012
Suicides (Samoubiytsy) Oleg Labozin Pvt. Sasha 2012
Tatyana Shvydkova Sveta
SOBR members Standard and customized
Bablo Russian OMON officers 2011
The Best Movie 3D (Samyi Luchshiy Film 3-De) OMON soldiers 2011
The Darkest Hour 2011
Smithereens (Vdrebezgi) OMON soldiers 2011
Salt Russian guard 2010
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven) various characters 2010
Dark World (Tyomnyy mir) Ivan Zhidkov Kostya 2010
Denis Yushechkin Jordan
Sergei Ugryumov Aleksandr Õlto Vallo
Sergey Ryabtsev Privalov
Pyotr Korolyov Demon
Aleksey Potapov Demon
Demons
Hooked (Na Igre) different characters Some with the forward handgrips and the red dot sights 2009
High Security Vacation (Kanikuly strogogo rezhima) Prison guards, criminals 2009
The Eleventh Hour North Korean soldiers 2008
Mirage Jamal's men 2008
Typhoon Russian guards 2005
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) Russian special forces 2004
Moscow Heat Aleksandr Nevsky Vlad Stepanov 2004
Oleg's henchmen, Russian police
I Am a Dummy (Ya - kukla) Prison Guards 2001
Checkpoint (Blokpost) Russian soldiers 1998

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Purgatory (Chistilishche) Russian and Chechen forces some with GP-25 grenade launcher 1998
Brigada OMON and SOBR teams 2002
The Storm Gate Russian soldiers 2006
Continuum - Season 2 / "Second Chances" (E01) 2013
Territory (Ep. 04) 2020
Tokyo Vampire Hotel Survivors 2017
Topi Maksim Sukhanov Vitaly Alyabyev/Owner continuity error; "Transfiguration" (S1E05) 2021
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area 2022

Anime

Title Character Note Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Assassin Outfitted with scope and 20-round magazine 2002 - 2003
Flag Militia fighters 2006

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Ghost Recon 2001
The Sum Of All Fears unusable 2002
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield AK-74 Suppressor, ACOG, or 100-round drum 2003
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
Project Reality With optional GP-25 grenade launcher, bayonet, and 1P29 scope 2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms With PK-AS red dot scope 2007
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men 2007
Battlefield 3 With various accessories 2011
War Inc. Battlezone "Kalashnikov" w/ various attachments 2011
Survarium 2013
Squad with optional GP-25 grenade launcher and 1P78 optic 2015
Escape from Tarkov AK-74M 5.45x39 assault rifle Tons of the attachments added in v0.8.0.1208 patch (2018) 2016
Call to Arms 2018

AKS-74U

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AKS-74U with earlier handguard - 5.45x39mm
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AKS-74U - 5.45x39mm
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AKS-74UN with a side-mounted bracket above the trigger for attaching scopes - 5.45x39mm

The AKS-74U, also referred to as the "AKSU", "AK-74U", or "Krinkov" (a nickname originating from regional Pashto pronunciations of "Kalashnikov" in Afghanistan), is a compact carbine based on the AK-74 design. Contrary to popular belief, the AKS-74U is not exactly a "chopped" or otherwise shortened AKS-74. The AKS-74U is, in fact, a purpose-built weapon based on the AK-74. Its distinguishing features are its unique muzzle flash suppressor (designed to lower the considerable report and flash stemming from the short barrel, including an integral muzzle booster to increase the weapon's reliability), the short handguard, big-eared flip rear sight, lowered front sight, and pivoting upper receiver.

The AKS-74U was designed during a contest for a compact carbine (a type of weapon earlier neglected by the Soviet army and police forces) during the late 1970s. Its original and primary purpose was to be a compact weapon that could be easily stowed within vehicles by their crews, and usable for personal defense by those same crews once on foot. Its use by Afghanistan-era airborne troops and later adoption as a standard-issue police weapon answered the need for a compact rifle-caliber weapon in the Soviet arsenal (the earlier and widely manufactured PPSh-41 submachine gun having been discontinued by the 1960s).

AKS-74U clones may differ visually in details like front sight and handguard length and shape, together with differences in construction. No converted AK-74 can be rightfully called an AKS-74U.

Despite common miscategorization, particularly in video games, it also is not, has never been, and will never be a submachine gun: since it fires an intermediate round, it is a compact assault rifle. This perception seems to come from the AKS-74U heavily influencing the NATO "Personal Defense Weapon" concept first published in 1989, which called for an armor-piercing SMG for a similar role and led to the development of the FN P90 and Heckler & Koch MP7.

Specifications

(1979 – Present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm
  • Weight: 6 lbs (2.7 kg)
  • Length: 28.9 in (73.5 cm) (stock extended), 19.3 in (49 cm) (stock folded)
  • Barrel length: 8.3 in (21 cm)
  • Feed System: 30, 45-round box magazine
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Project Wolf Hunting 2022
Black Widow seen in arsenal 2021
Seventh Circle Prison guard
No Time to Die Daniel Craig James Bond with RIS handguards 2021
Henchmen
The Witch (Vedma) Vitaliy Pahomov Gleb Frolov 2020
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Seen in armory 2019
Rambo: Last Blood cartel soldiers 2019
Justice for All (Pravosudie dlya vsekh) Ilya Shashkov Policeman 2019
Mission: Impossible - Fallout White Widow operatives 2018
Deadly Still Police 2018
The Soul Conductor Denis Nagretdinov Policeman #1 2018
Denis Druzhinin Policeman #2
Yuriy Skulyabin Policeman #3
London Has Fallen Terrorists 2016
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation syndicate members 2015
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Paul Giamatti Aleksei Sytsevich with RIS handguards 2014
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22 Minutes (22 minuty) Russian Marines 2014
Hunting the Phantom SWAT 2014
Red 2 Catherine Zeta-Jones Katja 2013
Fast & Furious 6 Joe Taslim Jah 2013
Snitch El Topo's lieutenant 2013
Pawnshop (Lombard) Mark's and Yuriy's bandits 2013
Nightingale the Robber (Solovey-Razboynik) Russian Police 2012
Sergey Badyuk Molot
Oksana Fandera Izabella Yur'evna
August. Eighth Russian soldiers 2012
Winter of the Dead. Meteletsa Dmitriy Kozhuro Captain Igor Knyazev 2012
Sergey Shirochin Khan
Suicides (Samoubiytsy) Evgeniy Stychkin Tolik 2012
Alex Sparrow Aleksey
Aleksandr Strizhenov Lieutenant Krylov
Evgeniy Kharlanov Sergeant Sergeev
Oksana Akinshina Marina
Mitus' thugs, SOBR members
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol Russian agents with accessory rails 2011
Bablo Russian OMON and Ukrainian Berkut officers 2011
The Raid: Redemption thugs airsoft 2011
Home (Dom) Eduard Flerov Veteran 2011
Smithereens (Vdrebezgi) OMON soldiers 2011
The Alien Girl Henchman 2010
Elite Squad 2 Seen on the ground 2010
Icarus Hitmen 2010
Hooked 2. Next Level (Na Igre 2. Novyy Uroven) OMON and contrabandists 2010
Sinners and Saints Sonny Puzikas Mercenary with accessory rail, scope, and 45-round magazines attached 2010
A Yakuza's Daughter Never Cries khokhol's henchmen 2010
My Joy Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov Captain Deputy 2010
Pavel Vorozhtsov Sergeant Deputy
Dark World (Tyomnyy mir) Evgeniy Atarik Capt. Sharapov 2010
The Interceptor (Zapreshchyonnaya Realnost) StopCrime members 2009
Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) Yevgeni Tsyganov Herman 2009
Get Smart David S. Lee Krstic 2009
Hooked (Na Igre) Russian Militia and OMON 2009
Punisher: War Zone Russian mobster 2009
Antikiller D.K. Gosha Kutsenko "Lis" 2009
A pair of bald hitmen
Dolphin Jump (Pryzhok Afaliny) police 2009
Babylon A.D. Seen leaning on a wall in Toorop's apartment 2008
Body of Lies Terrorists 2008
RocknRolla Russian thug 2008
Hitman FSB agents 2007
The Path of the Death 2: Atonement (Tropa smerti 2: Iskuplenie) Militiamen 2008
Tins (Konservy) A few characters 2007
Postal Larry Thomas Osama Bin Laden 2007
Trackman (Putevoy Obkhodchik) Aleksandr Vysokovskiy Pakhomov 2007
Vladimir Elin Militiaman
Mikhail Udy Militiaman
Tomas Motskus Kostya
Oleg Kamenshchikov Irkut
Dmitriy Orlov Grom
Svetlana Metkina Katya
Aleksey Dmitriev Trackman
Racketeer (Reketir) SOBR 2007
Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) Security Guard 2006
Svetlana Antonova Olga Khmelnitskaya
Junk (Zhest) Mikhail Efremov "The Kind Man" 2006
Typhoon Chatthapong Pantanaunkul Toto With 45-round magazine and suppressor 2005
Sky Fighters Terrorists 2005
Anthony Zimmer Henchman 2005
Sniper 3 2004
District B13 Henchman 2004
Countdown (Lichnyy nomer) seen on instruction poster 2004
Moscow Heat Klimov's henchmen, Russian police 2004
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life Henchman 2003
Bumer Militsioners and OMON members 2003
Detention A terrorist 2003
Antikiller 2: Antiterror A Chechen terrorist With PBS-4 suppressor 2003
Die Another Day Pierce Brosnan James Bond 2002
Bond's teammates
North Korean soldiers
Rick Yune Zao
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Lucy Liu Sever Fitted with black furniture and a GP-30 grenade launcher 2002
War (Voyna) Militia patrolman 2002
Antikiller Criminals, Militsia officers 2002
Black Hawk Down Razaaq Adoti Mo'alim 2001
Tomb Raider Daniel Craig Alex West 2001
April (Aprel) Maksim Trapo Militsia sergeant 2001
I Am a Dummy (Ya - kukla) Olga Sumskaya Gerda 2001
Aleksandr Domogarov Viktor Vorobyov
Viktor Abdulov Escort
Russian soldiers, Prison Guards, Mujaheddin
Brother 2 Belkin's henchman 2000
The World Is Not Enough Russian Army soldiers 1999
Composition for Victory Day (Sochinenie ko Dnyu Pobedy) Russian Militsia (police) 1998
The Jackal MVD SOBR officers 1997
The Saint Val Kilmer Simon Templar 1997
All the Things We Dreamt of for So Long A criminal 1997
Deserter (Dezertir) Anatoliy Kotenyov Skif With jungle-taped magazines 1997
Viktor Demertash Murab
Jonas Arakelu Habibullah's lieutenant
Soviet soldiers, brigands and cult fighters
Ghoul (Upyr) Aleksey Serebryakov Vampire Hunter 1997
Spetsnaz members
Jackie Chan's First Strike Ukrainian police officers 1996
Prisoner of the Mountains (Kavkazskiy plennik) Russian soldiers and Chechen fighters 1996
Mercenary Lindsey Ginter Klinge 1996
GoldenEye Pierce Brosnan James Bond 1995
Famke Janssen Xenia Onatopp With dual mag clamp
Sean Bean Alec Trevelyan
Shirli-Myrli Militia, Special Forces 1995
Son for Father... (Syn za ottsa...) Vladimir Gostyukhin Tikhanovich 1995
Militsiya and criminals
Police Academy 7 Guard 1994
Hagi-Tragger Militiaman 1994
The Little Bee (Pchyolka) Prison guards 1993
Son of the Pink Panther Jennifer Edwards Yussa 1993
Makarov OMON (SWAT) troopers 1993
The Full Moon (Polnolunie) Spetsnaz 1993
The Wild East Skull's thugs, Fascists 1993
The Codex of Disgrace (Kodeks beshchestiya) Special unit personnel 1993
Water Thieves (Pohititeli vody) Sergei Rozhentsev Ivan Mukhin 1992
Pavel Abdalov "Maradona"
Gangsters
The Third Take (Tretiy dubl) Vyacheslav Zakharov Anatoliy Ryumin 1992
Yulian Makarov Militsiya Capt. Aleksandr Panin
Risk Without Contract (Risk bez kontrakta) Vasily Shlykov Sergey Gromov 1992
Bandit
Police officer
The Arbiter (Arbitr) Aleksandr Solovyov "The Arbiter" With PBS sound suppressor 1992
The Bay of Death (Bukhta smerti) Aleksandr Slastin Capt. Anatoli Lensky 1991
Militsia officers, criminals
Gangsters of the Ocean (Gangstery v okeane) Aleksandr Mikhaylov Gennady 1991
Peteris Gaudins Stuart Donald
Pirates; Russian and American sailors
Afghan Breakdown Soviet tank crewman 1991
Ghost (Prizrak) Militsiya special unit personnel 1991
I Declare War on You (Ya obyavlyayu vam voynu) OMON personnel 1990
Kill the "Jackal" (Ubit "Shakala") Special Forces, Jackal's gangsters 1991
Living Target (Zhivaja mishen) Militsia and criminals 1990
Rabid Bus (Vzbesivshiysya avtobus) Sergei Maksachyov "Sedoy" 1990
Kakha Dzadzamiya "Molchyun"
Amayak Akopyan "Zhila"
Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) Romualds Ancans Cooper 1989
Aleksandr Cheskidov Tolya
Soviet warrant officers
Road to Hell (Doroga v ad) Mafia gunman 1988

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Confrontation (Protivostoyanie) Soviet paratroopers Seen in documentary footage 1985
The State Border: Film 8 Andrei Alyoshin Capt. Valeriy Belov 1988
The Halt of Wanderers (Prival strannikov) OMON personnel 1991
Truckers Sergey Veksler Chechen boss Salman "Movie" (S01E04) 2000
Grazhdanin nachalnik Sergey Pinchuk "Valet" 2001
Egor Pazenko "Zaboy"
Militsia and criminals
Brigada Unknown actors Many characters 2002
Brigada Alexander Vysokovskiy Max Karelskiy 2002
Brigada Dmitri Dyuzhev Kosmos Kholmogorov 2002
Brigada Pavel Maikov Viktor Pchyolkin 2002
Ultimate Force French Special Forces "Communication" (S02E01) 2003
E-Ring Benjamin Bratt Lt. Col. James Tisnewski "Fallen Angels" (S01E06) 2006
Female Terrorist Ivanova (Terroristka Ivanova) OMON 2009
Human Target Spetznaz soldiers 2010
Sanctuary Liberian rebels "Homecoming" (S04E06) 2012
Continuum - Season 2 "Second Chances" (E01) 2013
The Tunnel Nicolas Wanczycki Thibaut Briand 2016
Fear the Walking Dead - Season 2 Los Hermanos member "North" (S2E15) 2016
The Jackal (Shakal) Yuriy Itskov Mikhail Podkolzin aka Uncle Misha 2016
Pavel Chinaryov Ilya Lyubovskiy
Aleksandra Bortich Nyura Gorbatova
Sergey Belov Sergey Matyushin
Andrey Feskov Pavel
Aleksey Bardukov Militsiya Sr.Lt. Aleksey Garkusha
Aleksey Komashko Militsiya Capt. Aleksey Chesnokov
Pavel Yulku A gunrunner
Formula of Revenge (Formula mesti) Militsiya 2019
Katran A Soviet Internal Troops soldier 2020
Stranger Things - Season 4 Soviet Army 2022
Secret Invasion - Season 1 Alex Romashov Russian soldier "Promises" (S1E02) 2023
Uncredited Russian soldier

Anime

Title Character Notes Date
Hyper Police Security Guard 1997
Planetes El Tanikan soldiers With solid stock and top of handguard removed 2003 - 2004
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG terrorists 2004 - 2005
King of Thorn Russian soldiers 2009
Guilty Crown Funeral Parlor members 2011 - 2012
Jormungand Major Pollack's troops "Pulsar" 2012
Jormungand: Perfect Order Jonathan "Jonah" Mar
Hex
"The Snake that Admires the Heavens" and "Century of Shame" (Jonah)
"Dance with Undershaft phase.1".
2012
Upotte!! 2012

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Ghost Recon not usable 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty w/ laser sight and an optional sound suppressor 2001
Operation Flashpoint AK-74 SU w/ metallic body and AKS like folding stock 2001
America's Army w/ and without Kobra red dot sight and PSO-1 scope 2002
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger 2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin AK Rifle 2002
The Sum Of All Fears "5.45mm SMG" can fire in 3-round burst 2002
Chaser AKS74UN AKS-74UN with scope 2003
Conflict: Desert Storm II 2003
Combat Arms AK-74U 2004
Battlefield 2 AK-74U w/ camouflage paint scheme and Kobra red dot sight 2005
Project Reality 2005
Chameleon 2005
S.W.A.T. 4 AK-74su Skeletonized buttstock Only usable by hostile NPCs 2005
Black Stock footage 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms 2007
ArmA: Armed Assault w/ and without silencer 2007
Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat 2007
Cross Fire 2007
9th Company: Roots of Terror 2008
Battlefield: Bad Company w/ sound suppressor 2008
7.62 High Calibre w/ various attachments 2008
Dark Sector AKS-74 2008
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 In the console versions only; absent from the PC version 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 Mistakenly chambered for 7.62x39 M43 2008
ArmA II w/ Kobra red dot sight and sound suppressor 2009
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 AKS-74U Krinkov w/ sound suppressor, and red dot and/or ACOG sight 2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction 2010
Operation 7 2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops AK74u w/ blackened forend, red dot/reflex sight or scope, or GSN-19 grenade launcher 2010
Medal of Honor (2010) w/ various attachments 2010
Battlefield 3 With Surefire Universal weaponlight 2011
War Inc. Battlezone w/ various attachments 2011
Battlefield Play4Free 2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action AKSU-74 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II AK74u w/ synthetic forend and metal magazines SP and Zombies only 2012
Arctic Combat AKSU-74 2012
State of Decay "AKS 74U" 2013
Tomb Raider Fully Automatic Pistol modified MP only 2013
ArmA Tactics AKS74U not usable 2013
Metro: Last Light AKSU 2013
Counter-Strike Online "AK-74U" 2013
Survarium 2013
Warface added in 2021 2013
Insurgency w/ various attachments 2014
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly AKS-74U 15 and 30-rounded taped mags, recoil pad, PBS-4 suppressor 2014
Rainbow Six Siege unusable; seen on a pre-release concept 2015
Call of Duty: Black Ops III AK74u w/ synthetic forend and metal magazines update on 23 May 2017 2015
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered 2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades AKS74U 2016
Escape from Tarkov Kalashnikov AKS-74U 5.45x39
Kalashnikov AKS-74UN 5.45x39
w/ various attachments 2016
Insurgency: Sandstorm AKS-74U AKS-74UN 2018
State of Decay 2 2018
Call to Arms 2018
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War AK-74u 2020
Into the Radius VR "AKS-74U" Various attachments, dovetail rail 2020
Battlefield 2042 AKS-74U 2021

AKS-74UB

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AKS-74UB - 5.45x39mm
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6S1 Kanareyka - 5.45x39mm/30mm

The AKS-74UB ("B" is Russian for Бесшумный; Besshumniy, or "silent") is a suppressed variant of AKS-74U. In place of the standard AKS-74U muzzle device, it instead has a threaded barrel made for the PBS-4 suppressor.

The 6S1 Kanareyka is a suppressed "rifle-grenade-launching complex" (Стрелково-гранатомётный комплекс, a Russian-specific weapon classification, describing a rifle with an attached grenade launcher) developed by TsNIITochMash for the Russian Spetsnaz. The complex includes the AKS-74UB, the PBS-4 supressor, and 30-mm silent grenade launcher BS-1.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
America's Army With Kobra red dot sight, GSN-19 grenade launcher, and PSO-1 scope 2002
7.62 High Calibre With GSN-19 grenade launcher 2008
Escape from Tarkov Kalashnikov AKS-74UB 5.45x39 w/ various attachments 2016
Caliber Kanareyka Carbine/Grenade Launcher System w/ BS-1 grenade launcher 2019


Foreign Copies & Derivatives

Vepr

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Vepr - 5.45x39mm
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Vepr with scope and different stock - 5.45x39mm

The Vepr (Ukrainian: Вепр, wild boar) is a Ukrainian bullpup conversion of the AK-74. The Vepr was announced in 2003 as the first indigenous Ukrainian assault rifle, designed by the State Space Agency of Ukraine.

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Cross Fire "Vepr" 2007
Call of Duty: Ghosts Vepr w/ various attachments Incorrectly classified as a submachine gun 2013
Survarium 2013


Type 88

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Type 88 - 5.45x39mm
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Type 88-1 - 5.45x39mm
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Type 88-2 - 5.45x39mm

The Type 88 is a North Korean version of the Soviet AK-74, but with some modifications to suit local needs and production capabilities. Variations in gas block and handguard type are known. This assault rifle was adopted by the North Korean military and gradually replaced the previous Type 68 assault rifle, which is a copy of the AKM. There are at least two variants:

  • The Type 88-1 is a version with a side-folding skeletal metal stock, generally similar to the AKS-74. However, its stock is of a different design, and is right-side folding.
  • The Type 88-2 is a newer version with a top-folding stock. When the stock is folded it does not obstructs the sights. A notable aspect of the weapon is its unusual high-capacity helical magazine, which looks like a larger version of the Russian PP-19 Bizon magazine. This helical magazine allows for a higher capacity without the same bulk as on a drum magazine. This weapon has been in service since around 2010.

Specifications

(1988-present)

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Caliber: 5.45x39mm
  • Weight: 6.8 lbs (3.1 kg)
  • Length: 42.9 in (109 cm) (stock extended), 20.4 in (51.9 cm) (stock folded)
  • Barrel Length: 8.1 in (20.7 cm)
  • Feed System: 30-round detachable box magazine, 150 (reported) rounds helical magazines (Type 88-2 only)
  • Fire Mode(s): Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Take Point North Korean soldiers Type 88-2, very likely to be mockups 2018

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Phantom Forces Conversions to 7.62x39mm and regular Type 88 stock available as attachments Type 88-2 2015


See Also