5.56 mm AKN 74 Kalashnikov Assault Rifle 300x178 1

The 5.56 mm Kalashikov is a highly effective
automatic weapon designed for the antipersonnel role
at a range of 1000 m in daylight and 600 m during the
night. The system operates on propellant gases
diverted through a vent in the barrel.
The 5.56 mm AKN-74 is a modernized version of the
5.45 mm AKN-74 to comply with NATO standard
cartridges. A plastic butt and an attachment for the
NSPU night sight are provided. The complete set also
includes a knife and scabbard-cutter optionally
assembled as a bayonet.
A 40 mm barrel-mounted Kastyor grenade launcher of 400 m effective range can be fitted to the 5.56 mm
AKN-74. Single and group targets can be destroyed firing bursts at a 550 m range (300 m during the night).
Skilled firers hit targets in the single-shot mode up to 700 m (600 m during the night). The bullet retains its
killing effect over a range of 1500 m. The weapon fires 5.56 mm cartridges (5.56 x 45 mm).

CHARACTERISTICS

Calibre, mm 5.56
Muzzle velocity of ball bullet, m/s 1005
Rate of fire (cyclic), rnds/min 650
Rate of fire at:single shot, rnds/min

bursts, rnds/min

 50100
Sighting range, mday, m

night, m

 1000600
Magazine capacity, rounds 30
Length overall, mm 940
Weight with magazine and accessories, kg 3.300
Weight with magazine loaded, kg 3.700
Weight of magazine empty, kg 0.230
Weight of magazine loaded, kg 0.600
Bullet weight, g 3.56

PACKING

12 rifles in a wooden case
Case size, mm 1270 x 572 x 387
Case gross weight, kg 95
Case volume, m3 0.30
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The AKN-74 is a 5.56×45mm NATO select-fire assault rifle produced by Arsenal AD in Kazanlak, Bulgaria, and developed as a rechambered derivative of the 5.45×39mm AK-74 to operate with NATO-standard cartridges. The rechambering retains the AK-74’s gas-operated rotating bolt mechanism while introducing a 5.56×45mm barrel and STANAG-compatible box magazine feed.

The configuration includes a fixed plastic butt with an attachment point for the NSPU passive night sight, and accepts the Kastyor (GP-25) 40mm underbarrel grenade launcher at 400m effective range. These features position the AKN-74 as a cross-standard platform – retaining AK-74 mechanical lineage while accepting NATO-caliber cartridges and NATO-compatible accessories – a procurement profile suited to programs with mixed eastern-origin and NATO-standard logistics requirements.

The platform chambers 5.56×45mm cartridges, the NATO intermediate standard also used across the AR-M1, AR-SF, and related Arsenal 5.56mm configurations in the Atlas supply catalog.

Available for institutional procurement by ministries of defence, authorized defence contractors, and licensed importers. Inquiries must include product designation, required quantity, country of final destination, intended end-use declaration, and applicable end-user certificate (EUC) or import authorization.

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