A&K AK 74 Semi-Auto 7.62x39mm Rifle

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A Soviet AK-74 deactivated assault rifle from the Izhevsk Izhmash arsenal, dated 1982, retaining its period-correct laminate wood furniture in brilliant condition.

The AK-74 was designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov and adopted by the Soviet military in 1974, chambered for the 5.45x39mm cartridge — a smaller, high-velocity round introduced to replace the 7.62x39mm of the earlier AKM. Production was split between the Izhevsk and Tula factories, with the bulk of full-size AK-74 rifles ultimately produced at Izhmash in Izhevsk. This example, dated 1982, was manufactured at the height of the Soviet-Afghan War, the conflict in which the AK-74 first saw major combat service and for which it became the defining Soviet infantry arm.

Early production AK-74s — including this example — were fitted with laminated wood buttstocks and handguards from the outset, before the later introduction of plum-coloured polymer furniture in the mid-1980s. The retention of all-original laminate furniture in brilliant condition makes this a particularly presentable specimen.

Supplied complete with its original canvas sling and cleaning kit hidden in the stock of the rifle , this is a well-preserved example of a genuine Soviet-era service rifle with solid provenance and strong display appeal.

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