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AK-74
The AK-74 and variants have been seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Please note that some movies and TV shows feature the Norinco Type 84, which is a Chinese AK variant that looks similar to the AK-74 but is chambered in 5.56x45mm. Do not confuse these with the genuine mil-spec AK-74.
Also note that AK-74 and its update AK-74M is a standard-issue assault rifle for Russian armed forces since the 70s. All fictional depictions of 7.62x39 AK variants as standard-issue Russian military weapon, therefore, should be considered an anachronism until proven otherwise (for example, some special forces operators and front line soldiers have been known to arm themselves with available 7.62x39 AK rifles and light machine guns as a matter of personal choice).
AK-74
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
The AK-74 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chernobyl | Soviet soldier | 2019 | ||
| Banshee - Season 3 | Chayton's tribesmen | Ep.5 | 2015 | |
| The Storm Gate | Chechen terrorists | AK-74 and AK-74 with GP-25 grenade launcher | 2006 | |
| E-Ring | Serb gunman | "War Crimes", With drum magazine and scope | 2005-2006 | |
| I Have The Honor! (Chest Imeyu!) | Russian paratroopers | 2004 | ||
| Brigada | OMON and SOBR teams | AK-74 and AK-74M | 2002 | |
| Purgatory (Chistilishche) | Russian and Chechen forces | AK-74 and AK-74M; some with GP-25 grenade launcher | 1998 | |
| The State Border: Film 8 | Soviet Border guards | 1988 | ||
| Confrontation (Protivostoyanie) | Soviet soldiers | 1985 |
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 |
| Canaan | Sham | 2009 | |
| High School of the Dead | in Hirano's FPS game imagination | 2010 | |
| 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 silencer | 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 | As the "AK-47 Hawkeye" | With custom-painted handguard | 2007 | |
| Crysis | FY71 | Heavily customised with various accessories | 2007 | |
| ArmA: Armed Assault | 2007 | |||
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | Kaliningrad 74 | 2010 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Survarium | AK-74N | AK-74N | 2014 | |
| Insurgency | AK-74 | w/ various attachments | 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 | |
| Contract Wars | 2014 |
AK-74M
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.
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
The AK-74M and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Z (Respublika Z) | Georgiy Bessonov | Byokke | 2018 | |
| Zombie soldier | ||||
| Psychos | Spetsnaz | 2015 | ||
| The Interview | North Korean soldier | 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 | |
| Moscow Heat | Oleg's henchmen, Russian police | 2004 | ||
| I Am a Dummy (Ya - kukla) | Prison Guards | 2001 | ||
| Checkpoint (Blokpost) | Russian soldiers | 1998 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuum - Season 2 | / "Second Chances" (E01) | 2013 | ||
| The Storm Gate | Russian soldiers | 2006 | ||
| Brigada | OMON and SOBR teams | 2002 | ||
| Purgatory (Chistilishche) | Russian and Chechen forces | some with GP-25 grenade launcher | 1998 |
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 | 2014 | |||
| Squad | with optional GP-25 grenade launcher and 1P78 optic | 2015 |
AKS-74
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
The AKS-74 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
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 |
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 | |||
| 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 |
AKS-74U
The AKS-74U 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. This weapon 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. Furthermore, 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).
The AKS-74U is, in fact, a purpose-built weapon based on the AK-74 assault rifle. 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. AKS-74U clones, collectively named Krinkov (a name never used by Russians themselves) 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
The AKS-74u and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | White Widow operatives | 2018 | ||
| 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 |
| thugs | ||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Son for Father... (Syn za ottsa...) | Militsia and criminals | 1995 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |
Televison
| 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 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jormungand | 2012 | ||
| King of Thorn | Russian soldiers | 2009 | |
| Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | terrorists | 2004-2005 | |
| Planetes | El Tanikan soldiers | With solid stock and top of handguard removed | 2003-2004 |
| Hyper Police | Security Guard | 1997 |
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 | |
| Combat Arms | AK-74U | 2004 | ||
| Battlefield 2 | AK-74U | w/ camouflage paint scheme and Kobra red dot sight | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Insurgency | w/ various attachments | 2014 | ||
| Survarium | 2014 | |||
| 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 |
Kbk wz. 88 Tantal
The karabinek wzór 1988 (Carbine Model 1988), codenamed Tantal (Tantalum) is a 5.45mm assault rifle designed and produced in Poland in the late 1980s. It is considered by many to be one of the most unique small calibre Kalashnikov rifles made outside of Russia. A primary consideration in its design was the three-round burst option, as well as the ability to fire rifle grenades. In the early 1990s it was issued to Polish Army units, but with upcoming Poland membership in NATO, Tantal production was halted. It was then replaced by the Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl.
Specifications
(1987–1994)
- Manufacturer: Fabryka Broni Radom.
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.45x39mm
- Weight: 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg)
- Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) (stock extended), 29.4 in (74.8 cm) (stock folded)
- Barrel length: 17 in (43.2 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round detachable box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi/Burst/Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs 2 (Psy 2: Ostatnia krew) | Boguslaw Linda | Franz Maurer | 1994 | |
| Pigs 2 (Psy 2: Ostatnia krew) | Artur Zmijewski | Radoslaw Wolf | 1994 |
Anime
| Title | Actor | Character | Notes | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upotte!! | 2012 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Fire | WZ-88 TANTAL | 2007 |
Kbs wz. 96 Beryl
The Kbs wz. 96 (karabinek szturmowy wzór 1996), codenamed Beryl is a Polish assault rifle chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO. The Beryl rifle was developed from Kbk wz. 88 Tantal rifle, and since its adoption in Polish military in 1997 went through several modifications focused on improving its ergonomics. The Beryl is often used with a quick-detach sight rail.
Several variants of rifle exists. The basic model is kbs wz. 1996A Beryl. The 96B (made in 2004) model has a fixed foregrip and side rails. The 96C (made in 2009) model features many modernized features, such as a new buttstock, rails, magazine, and foregrip. The most recent model is 96D, made in 2013-2014, which was the 96C with a foldable stock and using STANAG magazines. In addition, two export versions of the 96C in 5.45x39mm and 7.62x39mm were produced, called M545 and M762, M762 being most notably used by Nigeria. A carbine Mini-Beryl also exists.
Specifications
(1996 - Present)
- Manufacturer: Fabryka Broni Radom.
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO, 5.45x39mm (Beryl M545), 7.62x39mm (Beryl M762)
- Weight: 7.4 lbs (3.4 kg) empty
- Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) with unfolded stock
- Barrel length: 18 in (45.7 cm)
- Capacity: 20, 30-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi/Burst/Auto
The Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demons of War | Serbian separatists | 1998 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality | wz. 96A | 2005 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Siege | M762 | Fitted with Hera Arms CQR stock, Midwest Industries Extended Handguard and railed dust cover | Beryl M762; added in Operation White Noise (2017) | 2015 |
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds | Beryl M762 | Beryl M762; Released in 2018 update | 2017 | |
| World War 3 | Beryl | Beryl M762 | 2018 |
Skbk wz. 89 Onyks
Poland made its own equivalent of the AKS-74U known as the, Skbk wz. 89 (subkarabinek wzór 1989), codenamed Onyks (Onyx), based on the wz. 88 Tantal. The Onyks differs from the AKS-74U most notably in the design of the folding stock, rear sights mounted on the front trunion rather than dust cover and a different muzzle device that allows the firing of rifle-grenades.
Work on the weapon began in 1989 at the Ośrodek Badawczo-Rozwojowy state research institute in the city of Radom. The weapon’s technical specifications were confirmed that same year. First prototypes were made in 1990, and last pre-production batch of approximately 150 (or less) carbines in 1995. Carbines from all three series can be identified by having different rear-sights, or plastic furniture (pictured). Skbk wz. 89 Onyks was never issued to Polish Army, and weapons from the third batch were destroyed, deactivated or sold to the movie industry.
Specifications
(1990–1995)
- Manufacturer: Fabryka Broni Radom.
- Type: Carbine
- Caliber: 5.45x39mm
- Weight: 7.1 lbs (3.2 kg)
- Length: 28.3 in (72 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
- Fire Modes: Semi/Burst/Auto
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs 2 (Psy 2: Ostatnia krew) | Yakushin´s man | 1994 | ||
| Sara | Jack Recknitz | Jozef´s bodyguard | 1997 | |
| Proof of Life | Russian soldiers and ELT rebels | 2000 | ||
| Avalon | Players | 2001 | ||
| Pitbull | Andrzej Grabowski | Jacek Goc "Gebels" | 2005 | |
| Pitbull | Janusz Gajos | Zbigniew Chyb "Benek" | 2005 | |
| Weekend | 2010 | |||
| Hans Kloss. Stawka wieksza niz smierc | East German soldier | 2012 | ||
| Pitbull: Tough Women (Pitbull. Niebezpieczne kobiety) | Gang members | 2016 | ||
| Women of Mafia | Sebastian Fabijanski | Artur Ostrowski "Cieniu" | 2018 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kryminalni | Maciej Zakoscielny | Marek Brodecki | "Powrot" (S3E11) | 2005 |
| Kryminalni | Magdalena Schejbal | Barbara Storosz | "W potrzasku" (S5E08) | 2006 |
| Kryminalni | Various | 2004-2008 |
AKS-74UB
5.45 mm "folding stock shortened silent" (silenced), as coded in the acronym.
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Passwords | 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 |
AIM/AIMS-74
Specifications
(1986 - Present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.45x39mm
- Weight: 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg)
- Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm) (stock extended), 29.4 in (74.8 cm) (stock folded)
- Barrel length: 17 in (43.2 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto
The AIM/AIMS-74 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Seconds | gangsters | 2005 | ||
| The Hard Corps | Hoodlum | 2006 |
AK-105
The AK-105 is a modern short carbine variant of the AK-74M.
Specifications
(1994 - Present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.45x39mm
- Weight: 6.6 lbs (3 kg)
- Length: 32.4 in (82.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 12.4 in (31.4 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
The AK-105 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirage | Jamal's men | 2008 | ||
| High Security Vacation (Kanikuly strogogo rezhima) | Aleksey Kravchenko | Maj. Gagaryn | 2009 | |
| August. Eighth | Aleksey Guskov | Kazbek Nikolaevich | 2012 | |
| Psychos | Spetsnaz | 2015 | ||
| Republic Z (Respublika Z) | Georgiy Bessonov | Byokke | 2018 | |
| Ayan Vasilyev | gun sailer |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery (Modification) | Also has PBS-1 suppressed model | 2013 | ||
| Contract Wars | 2014 |
AK-107
Full-sized assault rifle in 5.45x39mm with a "balanced action" system (also found on the AEK-971) for much better recoil control and accuracy. Physically, it is a modernized version of the AL-7 prototype assault rifle, and the AK in its name does not stand for Avtomat Kalashnikov, and instead Alexandrov/Kalashnikov.
Specifications
(1999 - Present)
- Type: Assault Rifle
- Caliber: 5.45x39mm
- Weight: 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg)
- Length: 37.1 in (94.3 cm)
- Barrel length: 16.3 in (41.5 cm)
- Feed System: 30-round box magazine, 60-round casket magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst-3/Full-Auto
The AK-107 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splinter Cell | w/ GP-30 grenade launcher | used by hostile NPC's | 2002 | |
| Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow | w/ GP-30 grenade launcher | used by hostile NPC's | 2004 | |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | "AK-107bis" | With custom muzzle brake, Crane stock, RIS handguard, and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2007 | |
| ArmA II | "AK-107" | w/ Kobra red dot sight, PSO-1 scope, and GP-30 grenade launcher | 2009 | |
| ArmA Tactics | "AK107" | not usable | 2013 |
Vepr
Ukrainian bullpup conversion of the AK-74.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | Vepr | w/ various attachments | Incorrectly classified as a submachine gun | 2013 |
| Survarium | 2014 |
Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar
Based on the Kbk wz. 1996 Beryl, the wz. 2005 Jantar (Amber) is a Polish bullpup rifle firing 5.56x45mm NATO rounds. It was a prototype to test out the advantages of bullpup rifles and laying the pathway on modernizing the Polish Army to NATO standards.
Anime
| Anime Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Life with a Monster Girl | Zombina | 2015 |
Mini-Beryl
The Mini-Beryl’s design combines features from both the wz. 1989 Onyks carbine and the wz. 1996 Beryl rifle; the principal components that were modified include the barrel, barrel trunnion, upper and lower handguards, muzzle device and magazine. The weapon’s method of operation, the rotary bolt locking mechanism and ammunition are identical to those of the kbk wz. 1996 Beryl standard rifle.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality | Fitted with a EoTech 552 holographic sight and proprietary foregrip | 2005 |
See Also
- Izhevsk Machinebuilding Plant - A list of all firearms manufactured by Izhmash.