The AK-104 is a compact version of the AK-103. It combines features from the older AKS-74U carbine and the newer versions of the AK-74 rifles, giving a more accurate carbine.
The AKM (Russian: Avtomat Kalashnikova Modernizirovanniy or "Kalashnikov automatic rifle modernized") is a 7.62 mm assault rifle designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is an upgraded version of the 7.62 mm AK-47 rifle with a fixed stock developed in the 1950s. Introduced into service with the Red Army in 1959, it is the most ubiquitous variant of the entire AK series and it found widespread use with most members states of the former Warsaw Pact and its many African and Asian allies. Production of Soviet rifles was carried out at both the Tula Arsenal and Izhevsk Mechanical Works.
Das AK-74 (russisch: Awtomat Kalaschnikowa obrasza 1974 goda) ist eine 1974 eingeführte Weiterentwicklung des Sturmgewehres AK-47. Für Fallschirmtruppen wurde das Modell AKS-74 mit einer nach links abklappbaren Skelettschulterstütze und der Indexbezeichnung 6P21 einwickelt.
Kalashnikov AKS-74U assault rifle. The AKS-74U features a short barrel, lesser muzzle velocity, high rate of fire, but more lower consistency of fire, compared to thet of AK-74.