AK-47 vs. AK-74: How Russia's workhorse rifles stack up

Dec 28 2022 by Business Insider

 
Honor guards fire AK-47s during Mikhail Kalashnikov's funeral at a military cemetery outside Moscow on December 27, 2013.

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The AK-47 has become the most well-known infantry rifle on the planet. What many may not know is the AK-47 has a sequel of sorts in the form of the AK-74. Here's how the AK-47 and the AK-74 compare.

This story was first published in July 2021.

Mikhail Kalashnikov, a simple tank sergeant, changed the world when he created the AK-47.

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